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| I-2.3 | Report by the Chairperson of SOT |
| I-2.4 | Review of Action Items from SOT-III |
| I-2.5 | Report by the SOT Technical Coordinator |
| 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 Observations Panel for Climate |
| I-3.1.2 | Use of VOS data in climate products |
| I-3.2 | Reports by associated programmes |
| I-3.2.1 | International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project |
| I-3.2.2 | Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System Project (SAMOS) |
| I-3.2.3 | GODAE High Resolution SST Pilot Project (GHRSST-PP) |
| 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-4 | Reports and recommendations by task teams |
| I-4.1 | Task Team on VOS recruitment and programme promotion |
| I-4.2 | Task Team on satellite communication system costs |
| I-4.3 | Task Team on metadata for WMO No. 47 |
| I-4.4 | Task Team on VOSClim |
| I-4.5 | Task Team on coding |
| I-4.6 | Task Team on instrument standards |
| I-5 | (start of part 3) Support infrastructure |
| I-5.1 | JCOMM in-situ Observing Platform Support Centre (JCOMMOPS) |
| I-5.1.1 | JCOMM OCG roundtable review of the future of JCOMMOPS |
| I-5.1.2 | JCOMMOPS portal for WMO Publication No. 47 |
| I-5.2 | Telecommunication facilities |
| I-5.2.1 | Inmarsat |
| I-5.2.2 | EUMETSAT |
| I-5.2.3 | Argos |
| I-5.2.4 | Review of other satellite data telecommunication systems |
| I-5.3 | WMO Information System (WIS) and GTS issues |
| I-6 | Programme operations and development |
| I-6.1 | Data standards |
| I-6.2 | Data management |
| I-6.2.1 | META-T pilot project |
| I-6.2.2 | Coding issues: BUFR templates for VOS/VOSClim, XBT/XCTD, META-T |
| I-6.3 | Quality management and best practices |
| I-7 | Programme promotion, capacity building and information exchange |
| I-7.1 | SOT annual report |
| I-7.2 | Websites |
| I-7.3 | Focal point mailing lists |
| I-7.4 | Certificates to ships participating in SOT |
| I-7.5 | Publications and brochures |
| I-7.6 | Capacity building |
| I-8 | Organizational matters |
| I-8.1 | Review of the SOT management team |
| I-8.2 | Selection process of new DBCP-SOT Technical Coordinator |
| I-8.3 | Review of the role of the SOT coordinator |
| I-8.4 | Review of the funding of the SOT coordinator |
| I-8.5 | Ship consumables Trust Fund |
| I-8.6 | Review of the terms of reference of the SOT |
| I-9 | Next session of the SOT |
| II | Scientific and Technical Workshop, New Developments |
| II-1 | Report on VOS Climate Project (VOSClim) data |
| II-2 | Devil XBT acquisition system update |
| II-3 | Report on XBT recorder intercomparisons |
| II-4 | Quality Control (QC) of delayed-mode XBT data using MQuest |
| II-5 | TurboWin electronic logbook enhancement and development |
| II-6 | Demonstration of NOAA/NWS VOS database of ship and equipment metadata |
| II-7 | Demonstration of DWD VOS database of ship and equipment metadata |
| II-8 | BlueLINK - Ocean Forecasting Australia |
| III | National Reports |
| IV | VOS Panel (Fifth session) |
| IV-1 | Programme review |
| IV-1.1 | Report by the chairperson of the VOSP |
| IV-1.2 | Review of action items from VOSP-IV |
| IV-2 | Programme implementation |
| IV-2.1 | VOS automation and electronic logbook software |
| IV-2.1.1 | Status of VOS automation |
| IV-2.1.2 | VOS E-logbook software development |
| IV-2.2 | Report of the E-SURFMAR VOS Technical Advisory Group (VOS-TAG) |
| IV-2.3 | Port Meteorological Officers (PMO) |
| IV-2.3.1 | Review of Port Meteorological Officers' role and responsibilities |
| IV-2.3.2 | Report and recommendations from PMO-III |
| IV-2.4 | Ship monitoring |
| IV-2.4.1 | VOS quality monitoring tools |
| IV-2.4.2 | Dirkzwager vessel tracking tool |
| IV-3 | Monitoring and data management |
| IV-3.1 | Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC), Exeter, VOS monitoring report |
| IV-3.2 | Real-time Monitoring Centre (RTMC) for VOSClim project monitoring report |
| IV-3.3 | Global Collecting Centres (GCC) report on the VOS and VOSClim |
| IV-3.4 | VOSClim Data Assembly Centre (DAC) report |
| IV-3.5 | Review of Marine Climatological Summaries Scheme (MCSS) |
| IV-3.6 | Implementing a VOS database for tracking ship and equipment metadata |
| IV-4 | Issues for the VOS |
| IV-4.1 | Industry concerns regarding the transmission of meteorological data from ships |
| IV-4.1.1 | Report from the fifty-eighth session of the WMO Executive Council |
| IV-4.1.2 | Implementation of masked call signs |
| IV-4.2 | Impact of national regulations on VOS operations |
| IV-4.3 | Multiple ship recruitment |
| IV-4.4 | European Union's restrictions on the use and transport of mercury |
| IV-4.5 | VOS communication problems and errors |
| IV-5 | Future work programme and implementation issues |
| IV-5.1 | Partnerships and the integration of other programmes with the VOS |
| IV-5.2 | Action items |
| IV-6 | Organizational matters |
| IV-6.1 | Review of the Terms of Reference of the VOSP |
| V | SOOP Implementation Panel (seventh session) |
| V-1 | Programme review |
| V-1.1 | Report by the Chairperson of SOOP |
| V-1.2 | Review of Action Items from SOOPIP-VI |
| V-2 | Programme implementation |
| V-2.1 | Status of the current sampling programme |
| V-2.2 | JCOMM/SOT pool of XBT probes |
| V-2.3 | Review of XBT line responsibilities |
| V-2.4 | Operational XBT systems and development |
| V-2.5 | Report on IOGOOS/JCOMM Western Indian Ocean XBT training workshop |
| V-2.6 | Report on Argo |
| V-3 | Monitoring and data management |
| V-3.1 | JCOMM in-situ Observing Platform Support Centre (JCOMMOPS) report |
| V-3.1.1 | Review of the 2006 Semestrial survey |
| V-3.1.2 | Timely submission of data for SOOP Semestrial reports |
| V-3.1.3 | Improving the ease of upload to the JCOMMOPS database |
| V-3.2 | SOOP database of ship and equipment metadata |
| V-3.3 | Monitoring centre reports |
| V-3.3.1 | Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) |
| V-3.3.2 | Global Ocean Surface Underway Data Pilot Project (GOSUD) |
| V-4 | Issues for the SOOP |
| V-4.1 | Future global requirements |
| V-4.2 | Observing other ocean variables |
| V-5 | Future work programme and implementation issues |
| V-5.1 | Partnerships and the integration of other programmes with the SOOP |
| V-5.2 | Action items |
| V-6 | Organizational matters |
| V-6.1 | Review of the Terms of Reference of the SOOPIP |
| V-6.2 | Review of the membership of the SOOPIP |
| VI | ASAP Panel (sixteenth session) |
| VI-1 | Programme review |
| VI-1.1 | Report by the Chairperson of ASAPP |
| VI-1.2 | Review of Action Items from ASAPP-XV |
| VI-2 | Programme implementation |
| VI-2.1 | Report on the EUMETNET ASAP (E-ASAP) |
| VI-2.2 | Report on the Worldwide Recurring ASAP Project (WRAP) |
| VI-3 | Monitoring and data management |
| VI-3.1 | Monitoring reports |
| VI-3.1.1 | Monitoring activities of ECMWF in support of the ASAP |
| VI-3.1.2 | Report by the ASAP Monitoring Centre |
| VI-4 | Issues for the ASAP |
| VI-4.1 | Ship recruitment |
| VI-4.2 | Satellite transmission difficulties |
| VI-4.3 | Improvement of data quality |
| VI-4.4 | ASAP routes |
| VI-4.5 | Costs |
| VI-5 | Future work programme |
| VI-5.1 | Action items |
| VI-6 | Organizational matters |
| VI-6.1 | Future of the ASAPP |
| VI-6.2 | Review of the Terms of Reference of the ASAPP |
| VI-6.3 | Review of membership of the ASAPP |
| VI-6.4 | ASAP Trust Fund |
| I | SOT-IV common session (parts 1, 2, 3) |
| I-1 | (start of part 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 | Review of the SOT-IV session report, action items and recommendations |
| I-11 | Closing |
| I-2 | (start of part 2) Reports by the Secretariat, OPA Coordinator, Chair of the SOT and the SOT Technical Coordinator |
| I-2.1 | Report by the Secretariat |
| I-2.2 | Report by the Observations Programme Area Coordinator |