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| IV-3.3.2 | Global temperature data distribution by Coriolis |
| IV-3.3.3 | Global Ocean Surface Underway data Pilot Project (GOSUD) |
| IV-4 | ISSUES FOR THE SOOP |
| IV-4.1 | Future global requirements |
| IV-4.1.1 | Evaluation of XBT network – OceanObs’09 |
| IV-4.2 | Observing other ocean variable |
| IV-4.3 | Transmitting XBT data by a common communications platform |
| IV-4.4 | Other communications issues |
| IV-5 | FUTURE WORK PROGRAMME |
| IV-5.1 | Partnerships and integration of other programmes with SOOP |
| IV-5.1.1 | The Oleander Project |
| IV-5.1.2 | pCO2 transects |
| IV-5.1.3 | Other collaborations and opportunities |
| IV-5.2 | Other SOOP related issues |
| IV-5.3 | Action Items |
| IV-6 | ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS |
| IV-6.1 | Review the Terms of Reference of the SOOPIP |
| IV-6.2 | Review the membership of the SOOPIP |
| V | NATIONAL REPORTS |
| I | SOT COMMON SESSION |
| I-1 | ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION |
| I-1.1 | Opening of the Session |
| I-1.2 | Adoption of the agenda |
| I-1.3 | Working arrangements |
| I-10 | CLOSURE OF THE SESSION |
| I-2 | REPORTS BY THE SECRETARIAT, OPA COORDINATOR, SOT CHAIRPERSON AND SOT TECHNICAL CO-ORDINATOR |
| I-2.1 | Report from the Secretariat |
| I-2.2 | Report from the Observations Programme Area Coordinator |
| I-2.3 | Report from the SOT Chairperson |
| I-2.4 | Review of action items from SOT-IV |
| I-2.5 | Report from the SOT Technical Co-ordinator |
| I-3 | REPORTS ON ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIP-BASED OBSERVATIONS |
| I-3.1 | Requirements for ship-based observations |
| I-3.1.1 | GCOS / GOOS / WCRP Ocean Observing Panel for Climate (OOPC) |
| I-3.1.2 | Use of VOS data in climate products |
| I-3.1.3 | Rolling Review of Requirements |
| I-3.1.4 | Platform/Instrument metadata requirements, and META-T |
| I-3.2 | Reports by associated programmes |
| I-3.2.1 | International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) |
| I-3.2.2 | Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System Project (SAMOS) |
| I-3.2.3 | Global High-Resolution SST Pilot Project (GHRSST) |
| I-3.2.4 | Ferrybox Project |
| I-3.2.5 | SeaKeepers Society |
| I-3.2.6 | Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) |
| I-3.2.7 | Proposed SCOR Panel on Merchant Marine Instrumented Oceanographic Surveys |
| I-3.2.8 | The Oceanoscientific Campain |
| I-4 | REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY TASK TEAMS |
| I-4.1 | Task Team on Satellite Communication Systems |
| I-4.2 | Task Team on SOT Iridium Pilot Project |
| I-4.3 | Task Team on ASAP |
| I-4.4 | Task Team on VOS Recruitment and Programme Promotion |
| I-4.5 | Task Team on Metadata for WMO-No. 47 |
| I-4.6 | Task Team on Coding |
| I-4.7 | Task Team on Instrument Standards |
| I-4.8 | Task Team on Call Sign Masking and Encoding |
| I-4.9 | Task Team on VOSClim |
| I-5 | SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE |
| I-5.1 | JCOMM in situ Observing Platform Support Centre (JCOMMOPS) and future Observing Programme Support Cente (OPSC) |
| I-5.2 | Telecommunication facilities |
| I-5.2.1 | Inmarsat and IMSO |
| I-5.2.2 | EUMETSAT |
| I-5.2.3 | Argos |
| I-5.2.4 | Iridium |
| I-5.2.5 | Review of satellite data telecommunication systems |
| I-5.3 | WMO Integrated Global Observing Systems (WIGOS) |
| I-6 | PROGRAMME PROMOTION, AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE |
| I-6.1 | SOT Annual Report |
| I-6.2 | Websites |
| I-6.3 | Focal Point mailing lists |
| I-6.4 | Publications and brochures |
| I-7 | ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS |
| I-7.1 | Review of the SOT Management Team (including The role of the SOT Technical Co-ordinator) |
| I-7.2 | Funding issues (SOT Technical Co-ordinator, Ship Consumables Trust Fund, ASAP Trust Fund) |
| I-7.3 | Review the Terms of Reference of the SOT |
| I-7.4 | Status of ASAP Panel |
| I-8 | NEXT SESSION OF THE SOT |
| I-9 | REVIEW OF THE SOT-V SESSION REPORT, ACTION ITEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS |
| II | SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOP, NEW DEVELOPMENTS |
| III | SIXTH SESSION OF THE VOS PANEL (VOSP-VI) |
| III-1 | PROGRAMME REVIEW |
| III-1.1 | Report by the VOSP Chairperson |
| III-1.2 | Review of Action Items from the VOSP-V |
| III-2 | PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION |
| III-2.1 | VOS automation and electronic logbook software |
| III-2.1.1 | Status of VOS automation |
| III-2.2 | Report on the E-SURFMAR VOS Technical Advisory Group (VOS-TAG) |
| III-2.3 | Port Meteorological Officers (PMOs) |
| III-2.3.1 | Status of PMO global network |
| III-2.4 | Monitoring tools |
| III-2.4.1 | VOS quality monitoring tools, multi-recruit tool |
| III-2.5 | Metadata and Reporting tools |
| III-2.5.1 | VOS Pub-47 metadata generation tools |
| III-3 | MONITORING AND DATA MANAGEMENT |
| III-3.1 | Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC), Exeter, VOS monitoring report |
| III-3.2 | Real-Time Monitoring Centre (RTMC) for the VOSClim project monitoring report |
| III-3.3 | ASAP QC Monitoring report |
| III-3.4 | Global Collecting Centres (GCC) report on the VOS and VOSClim |
| III-3.5 | Review of the Marine Climatological Summaries Scheme (MCSS) |
| III-3.6 | VOSClim Data Assembly Centre (DAC) report |
| III-4 | ISSUES FOR THE VOS |
| III-4.1 | VOSClim – project status – results / implications for the wider VOS |
| III-4.2 | IMO – report on WMO / IMO actions, progress on MSC circular, etc. |
| III-4.3 | Proposed Ship ID for SOT |
| III-4.4 | Technology challenges |
| III-4.4.1 | AIS, LRIT |
| III-4.4.2 | hg replacement |
| III-4.4.3 | Solutions for lack of floppy drive in Inmarsat terminals |
| III-4.5 | Review of VOS Classes |
| III-5 | FUTURE WORK PROGRAMME AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES |
| III-5.1 | Partnerships and the integration of other programmes with the VOS |
| III-5.2 | Action items |
| III-6 | ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS |
| III-6.1 | Review the Terms of Reference of the VOSP |
| IV | EIGHTH SESSION OF THE SOOP IMPLEMENTATION PANEL (SOOPIP-VIII) |
| IV-1 | PROGRAMME REVIEW |
| IV-1.1 | Report by the SOOPIP Chairperson |
| IV-1.2 | Review of Action Items from SOOPIP-VII |
| IV-2 | PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION |
| IV-2.1 | Status of the current sampling programme |
| IV-2.2 | Review of real-time and delayed-mode data transmissions |
| IV-2.3 | Review of XBT transect responsibilities |
| IV-2.4 | JCOMM / SOT pool of XBT probes |
| IV-2.5 | Operational XBT systems and development |
| IV-2.6 | Report on the Argo Project |
| IV-2.7 | Recruitement issues |
| IV-2.8 | Thermosalinograph (TSG) Operations |
| IV-3 | MONITORING AND DATA MANAGEMENT |
| IV-3.1 | JCOMM in situ Observing Platform Support Centre (JCOMMOPS) |
| IV-3.1.1 | Review of the 2007 Surveys |
| IV-3.1.2 | Timely submission of data for SOOP Semestrial Reports |
| IV-3.1.3 | Improving ease of upload to JCOMMPS database |
| IV-3.2 | Metadata and coding |
| IV-3.2.1 | Metadata requirements |
| IV-3.2.2 | SOOP database and equipment metadata |
| IV-3.2.3 | XBT BUFR testing – AOML |
| IV-3.2.4 | TSG BUFR testing - AOML |
| IV-3.3 | Monitoring Centre reports |
| IV-3.3.1 | Global temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) |