Fifth Meeting of the JCOMM Ship Observations Team (SOT)

18 - 22 May 2009,

World Meteorological Organization
7bis, avenue de la Paix

CH 1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland

Annotated Agenda

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)