Thirty Fifth Session of the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel

14 - 18 October 2019,

World Meteorological OrganizationCase Postale 2300
CH-1211 Geneva
Switzerland



Agenda



1 Opening and Welcome to the DBCP Session
2 Scientific and Technical Workshop
3 Societal Impacts and User Benefits
3.1 The value of data buoy observations to Earth system modelling
3.2 The value of data buoy observations to satellite applications
3.3 The value of data buoy observations for Tropical Cyclone/Hurricane/Typhoon warnings and forecasts
4 National Reports
5 Opening of the DBCP Business Session
5.1 Adoption of the agenda
5.2 Working arrangements
6 Strategic Planning Discussion
6.1 Decisions of WMO and IOC governing bodies of the consequences to DBCP community
6.2 WMO reform, Strategy and impact on DBCP
6.3 GOOS Strategy and impact on DBCP
6.4 OceanOBS’19 highlights
6.5 DBCP and JCOMMOPS Report
6.6 DBCP Executive Board Report
6.7 DBCP Strategy and Implementation Plan (plenary discussion)
7 Recommendations by the Action Groups (to focus on challenges, opportunities and risks, and derived recommendations)
7.1 Global Drifter Programme (GDP)
7.10 Action Groups; Work plan, Actions and Recommendations discussion (plenary discussion)
7.2 International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP)
7.3 WCRP-SCAR International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB)
7.4 International Buoy Programme for the Indian Ocean (IBPIO)
7.5 International South Atlantic Buoy Programme (ISABP)
7.6 DBCP-PICES North Pacific Data Buoy Advisory Panel (NPDBAP)
7.7 Tropical Moored Buoys Implementation Panel (TIP)
7.8 International Tsunameter Partnership (ITP)
7.9 Surface Marine programme of the Network of European Meteorological Services, EUMETNET (E-SURFMAR)
8 Recommendations by the Task Teams (with focus on challenges, opportunities and risks, and derived recommendations)
8.1 Task Team Drifter Best Practices and Technology Development (TT-DBPD)
8.2 Task Team on Moored Buoys (TT-MB)
8.3 Task Team on Wave Measurements (TT-WM)
8.4 Task Team on Capacity-Building (TT-CB)
8.5 Task Team on Data Management (TT-DM)
8.5.1 Recommendations of the Task Teams
8.5.2 Recommendations of the Buoy data management centres (with focus on challenges, opportunities and risks, and derived recommendations)
8.6 Task Teams ; Work plan, Actions and Recommendations discussion (plenary discussion)
9 Pilot Projects
9.1 Pilot Project on High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (PP-HRSST)
10 Issues to the Panel
10.1 Buoy Vandalism and outreach
10.2 Best Practises and guidelines for ocean instruments
10.3 Long-term serving buoy station identification (Centennial Stations)
10.4 User Engagement
11 Themed Discussions (Plenary Discussion)
11.1 Breakout 1: Enhancing impact and value to our users
11.2 Breakout 2: Environmental Stewardship
11.3 Breakout 3: Future state (governance, vision et cetera) of DBCP
12 Panel Decisions
12.1 Financial Reports
12.2 DBCP Operating Principles
12.3 Review of action items from the previous DBCP Session
12.4 Work plans and priorities for the Panel and the Technical Coordinator
13 Executive Board Membership
14 Review of Actions/Recommendations
15 Dates and Place for the Next Session
16 Closure of the Session