Title: Panel or WG Activity in framework of COPES
14th International Southern Ocean Region Panel
Meeting
Buenos Aires, November 2006
2CLIVAR MISSION
- To observe, simulate and predict Earths
climate system, with a focus on ocean-atmosphere
interactions, enabling better understanding of
climate variability, predictability and change to
the benefit of society and the environment in
which we live. -
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3ICPO Who are we?
Howard Cattle, Director
Valery Detemmerman Funding support
Mike Sparrow Southern Ocean region, VACS (Africa)
(plus WOCE Atlases, SCAR/SCOR, research)
Carlos Ereño VAMOS, AAMP
Roberta Boscolo Pacific, Indian, Atlantic
Antonio Nico Caltabiano GSOP, ETCCDI, Data,
Carbon
?
Sandy Grapes Admin support, Exchanges
New member Modelling panels plus PAGES
4CLIVAR FOCUSon the Southern Ocean region
- Change in Meeting report format
- Produce an eye-catching document
(newsletter-like) from the presentations etc. at
panel meeting. New Scientist levelThis would
require summary inputs from attendees including a
figure if appropriate. Distribution would be
largely electronic though printed for
developing countries. Link to e.g. policy
people/ fundersVisibility - Formal meeting report would then cover the action
item list, a short summary description of the
discussions leading to an action item, the
meeting agenda and list of attendees
5SO region panel website
http//www.clivar.org/organization/southern/southe
rn.php
6SO region panel website
- What should be changed?
- What should be included/removed (best not to have
too much!) - E.g. how should observations page be
shown/updated? Front page (something more recent?
Make Atmos./Cryo. links more obvious?) - Should reflect panels direction after this
meeting
7Interactions with other panels/programmes etc
- To work in concert with relevant CLIVAR, CliC
and SCAR panels (e.g. - regional panels, the CLIVAR Global Synthesis and
Observations panel) and - other groups (e.g. Ocean Observation Panel for
Climate, Argo Science - Team, SCAR/SCOR Oceanography Expert Group) to
integrate Southern - Ocean observations with those in neighbouring
regions to ensure the - objectives of CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR are met and
resources are used - efficiently.
- E.g. Comment on IGOS-cryosphere draft
- Chapter 11 An integrated and coordinated
Observing system - Recommendations (development of Sea Ice
Observations)
8Next meeting
- May(ish) 2008?
- Consider
- Northern Hemisphere
- If CLIVAR funds the same amount of meetings in
2008 funds available will be less than for this
meeting - WCRP now carbon offsets its flights. Should try
to minimise air miles