Cape Town
South Africa
| 1 | ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION, PRIORITIES FOR OCG |
| 1.1 | Opening of the Session, Welcome |
| 1.2 | Adoption of the Agenda |
| 1.3 | Working Arrangements |
| 1.4 | JCOMM OCG Terms of Reference |
| 1.5 | Future Vision for JCOMM OCG |
| 1.6 | Discussion |
| 2 | SETTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINED OBSERVATIONS |
| 2.1 | Global Climate Observing System/Global Ocean Observing System (through OOPC) |
| 2.2 | WIGOS/WMO Rolling Review of Requirements |
| 2.3 | Discussion, role of OCG in requirements processes, potential to develop an OCG Work Plan item to contribute information to these processes, utility |
| 3 | REVIEWING AND EVOLVING NETWORK GOALS, INTERSECTIONS AND INTEGRATION |
| 3.1 | Introduction, context, GOOS Development Projects, Variable based evaluations |
| 3.1.1 | Tropical Pacific Observing System, TPOS 2020 |
| 3.1.2 | AtlantOS |
| 3.2 | Future priorities |
| 3.2.1 | Boundary Currents Shelf interactions |
| 3.3 | Engaging New Networks |
| 3.3.1 | Ocean Gliders |
| 3.3.2 | Submarine Networks |
| 3.4 | Discussion: evolving network targets to meet evolving requirements, engaging new networks, utility of Network Specifications/strategic mapping |
| 4 | NETWORK REPORTS |
| 4.1 | Argo |
| 4.2 | DBCP |
| 4.3 | GLOSS |
| 4.4 | GO-SHIP |
| 4.5 | IOCCP |
| 4.6 | OceanSITES |
| 4.7 | SOT (VOS/SOOP) |
| 5 | MEASURING AND MANAGING PERFORMANCE, RISKS TO SUSTAINABILITY |
| 5.1 | Draft JCOMMOPS Network Reports |
| 5.2 | Developing Variable Metrics/Variable Network Products |
| 5.3 | Discussion: feedback on network and variable metrics, evolving the overall % complete metric, identifying common metrics for networks, development of a framework for assessing risks to the sustainability of the observing network |
| 5.4 | Discussion: Risks to sustainability identified by networks: commonalities, mitigation approaches; value in developing a framework for assessment of risks to O.S. Sustainability and mitigation approaches? |
| 6 | STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN MEASURING VARIABLES |
| 6.1 | Best Practice Strawman (SST as an example) |
| 6.2 | Salinity Pilot Project |
| 6.3 | Argo/GO-SHIP/IOCCP Workshop aims |
| 6.5 | Discussion: potential for variable focussed activities across platforms, focussing on calibration, error characteristics, etc. Potential for expanded focus on Salinity, particularly with common sensors used across platforms? Potential for variable based activities to be led/championed by a network which is strong in that area? |
| 7 | JCOMMOPS FOCUS, WORKPLAN, OVERSIGHT |
| 7.1 | Overview of JCOMMOPS Work Plan and Priorities |
| 7.2 | Overview of the JCOMMOPS Budget and Management |
| 7.3 | JCOMMOPS Terms of Reference |
| 7.4 | Discussion: JCOMMOPS Terms of Reference, Feedback on Work Plan, Budget |
| 8 | OCG DATA MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION |
| 8.1 | JCOMM Strategy for use of standards and Services |
| 8.2 | WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) |
| 8.3 | TT MOWIS |
| 8.4 | OSMC Plans for Integrated Data Access, Pilot Project |
| 8.5 | Discussion. Progress against Keeley Report actions, data sharing protocols to improve integration, availability of QC’d data by variable, next steps |
| 9 | STRATEGIC EVOLUTION OF JCOMM |
| 9.1 | Roundtable Discussion: new and emerging technologies and networks, potential intersections with existing Networks, JCOMM (New Sensors (esp BGC), Autonomous Platforms, Cables, etc) |
| 9.2 | Discussion: Aspirations of Networks to Evolve plans, intersections between networks |
| 9.3 | Discussion: process for engaging new networks in JCOMM OCG (and Work Plan activities) |
| 9.4 | Discussion |
| 9.4.1 | Anticipated achievements for JCOMM-5? |
| 9.4.2 | Post JCOMM-5: Evolving JCOMM Structure to meet future needs |
| 9.4.3 | JCOMM Program Structure (Services, Observations, Data Management) |
| 9.4.4 | OCG Structure and panels |
| 10 | OPA HOUSEKEEPING |
| 10.1 | Outstanding items and issues to progress offline/interessionally |
| 10.2 | Succession Planning for Panel Chairs (and OCG Co-Chairs) |
| 10.3 | Any other business |
| 11 | DEVELOPING AN OCG WORK PLAN |
| 12 | NEXT SESSION OF THE OCG |
| 13 | REVIEW OF THE OCG-6 ACTION ITEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS |
| 14 | CLOSURE OF THE SESSION |