JCOMMOPS

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JCOMMOPS SOOS

• M. BelbeochSOOS 3St Petersburg, July 2008

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Background

• Ocean observation programmes are implemented
  nationally and collaborate internationally
  through dedicated panels.
• International coordination can improve efficiency
  of the national programmes between funding
  agencies, program managers or principal
  investigators, platform operators, data users,
  satellite data telecommunication providers,
  instrument/sensors manufacturers and data
  centres.
• This international coordination is required,
  under the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS),
  the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and
  the Joint WMO-IOC Commission for Oceanography and
  Marine Meteorology (JCOMM).
• JCOMMOPS was developed in this context, with
  modest resources, two Technical Coordinators (TC)
  and gradually took form to become a
  near-operational structure.

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Background

• Each international observing programme has its
  own specific requirements but there are many
  cross-cutting issues (e.g. deployment
  opportunities, metadata management and
  information system development, generic
  international coordination issues, relationships
  with IOC and WMO etc).
• Each JCOMMOPS TC focuses on his/her designated
  programme/s but at the same time, keep in mind
  the larger context in which they are implemented.
• They share an infrastructure, develop tools in
  common, share ideas and are able to produce more
  together than they would do if isolated.
• JCOMMOPS represents a bridge between the
  oceanographic and meteorological communities and
  keeps the day-to-day link with the platform
  operators and actors involved in such programmes.
• Today, JCOMMOPS faces the challenge of
  strengthening its infrastructure, integrate the
  existing services better and eventually extend
  its operations to new observing systems.

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Introduction

• JCOMMOPS is a component of the international
  coordination mechanism, which aims on behalf of
  JCOMM to
• develop synergies between observing systems
• assist in the planning, implementation and
  operations of the observing systems
• monitor and evaluate the performance of the
  networks
• encourage cooperation between communities and
  member states
• encourage data sharing
• assist in data distribution on Internet and GTS
• relay users feedback on data quality to platforms
  operators
• provide technical assistance and user worldwide
  support
• act as a clearing house and focal point on all
  programmes aspects
• 20 years of experience in international technical
  coordination ...
• More general information on http//www.jcommops.or
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JCOMMOPS Chronology
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Infrastructure

• JCOMMOPS is funded through the following annual
  (or ad hoc) national voluntary contributions
• DBCP/SOT Australia, Canada, Europe (E-SURFMAR),
  France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland,
  Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South
  Africa, United Kingdom, USA.
• Argo Australia, Canada, China, France, United
  Kingdom, USA, Germany, India
• OceanSITES USA
• The IOC of UNESCO administers two specific trust
  funds and employs the two Technical Coordinators.
• Administrative supervision IOC/GOOS
• Work guidelines panels
• Host CLS-Argos Toulouse/France

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Information System - Description

• Essential links with platform operators, Argos
  location system, GTS and Data Centres
• Independent float/buoy tracking (XX-6
  Res.)IOC/ABE-LOS JCOMMOPS is a key tool
• 24/7 web services

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Information System Web Services

• Real-time monitoring system
• On-line database (platforms, programmes,
  contacts, ...)
• Deployment Planning Procedure (Argo)
• Up to 1 year in advance
• Refined gradually until formal deployment
  notification
• To be extended to all programmes
• Information (News, Meeting, Doc, ...)
• Mailing Lists, Monthly Reports
• Users Support Centre
• Stats, Maps
• Web GIS, monthly maps, on demand
• Text files, Shapefiles, XML, Google Earth files

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Challenges Deployment Opportunities

• Substantial effort is still required on the
  JCOMMOPS website and in general within the
  JCOMMOPS Information System in the integration of
  all available products.
• Main challenge deployment opportunities
  information to assist the maintenance of global
  networks
• How can we deploy the required instruments at
  the required time/space resolution to fill the
  gaps identified?
• Full time job

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Challenges Extension to new Observing Systems

• Next step Observing Programme Support Centre
  (OPSC)
• Joint WMO-IOC Circular Letter released 24
  September, 2007
• Letters of Intent solicited from institutions
  interested to host a JCOMM OPSC.
• Submission deadline 15 November, 2007
• 15 Letters of Intent received wide interest and
  support
• 6 proposals short-listed for further
  investigation
• Decision expected by end of year
• Argo, DBCP, SOT (SOOP, VOS, ASAP), OceanSITES
• IOCCP, GLOSS, satellites, Bio-Argo, gliders,
  marine mammals CTDs

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Share data to be on the Argo map ...
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Argo
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Argo
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Argo
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Argo Coverage/Age
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Argo Southern Ocean
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Profile Data in the World Ocean Database from the
Southern Hemisphere (excluding moorings and
animal-mounted sensors) as of 31 December 2007
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Profile Data at the Coriolis (France) Data Center
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Profiles at Coriolis (July 2008)
December 2007
July 2007
(XBT CTD) - 436
(XBT CTD) - 182
Argo - 2148
Argo - 1944
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Argo Sensors
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Argo Core Mission 3000 T/S floats 60N 60S,
no marginal seas

• Argo in SOOS is not a pre existing entity !
• Plans
• To be expanded below 60S (with SOOS support)
• Marginal seas
• New design to be discussed at next AST and ASW
  (China, March 2009)
• Profile to 3000m
• New telecommunication systems (more bandwidth,
  downlink, short surface time)
• SST (SSS ?)
• Additional funding required (floats, ship time,
  ..)
• high quality CTD required for Southern Ocean
  delayed mode QC
• Partnerships with new programmes ArgO2, BIO-Argo
  ...
• Expensive sensors
• Impact float lifetime
• Data system to be built up (in particular QC)
• Data sharing issues ...
• Maintaining the original array is becoming hard !

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International issues EEZs

• Law of the sea (IOC/ABE-LOS)
• IOC Res. XX-6. () notify to Member States of
  all floats which might drift into some EEZs ()
• 30 of the ocean national maritime zones
• Southern Ocean ?? Antarctic Treatee ??

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Floats (buoys) retrieval procedure

• 1.5 of floats are beachedor trapped in
  fishermen nets
• (15 In Marginal Seas)
• Redeployed
• Shipped back
• Recycled

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International issues Cooperation

• Donor programmes
• Develop cooperation
• Transfer floats anywhere avoiding custom taxes
  legally
• Fill small gaps in specific areas
• Deploy float (for free) in a foreign EEZ avoiding
  bureaucracy
• Foster new participating countries
• Modest capacity building initiatives (transfer of
  marine technology)
• Thank countries that helped to retrieve floats
• Achieved Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina,
  Mauritius, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador
• Ongoing Dominican Rep. , Kenya, Morocco
• Planned Caribbean Region, Philippines, Columbia,
  Cape Verde, Sri Lanka, Gabon, Ivory Coast,
  Snegal, Nigeria
• Time consuming (2 years of communication )
• Target long term support
• Demand increasing
• Contract (approved by UNESCO legal affairs )
  ready.
• BUT Kenya story ... 5 floats blocked at Met.
  Services ...

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DBCP in the Southern Ocean

• Southern Ocean Buoy Program
• Plans 80 buoys with barometers south of 40S
• Target achieved, Maintenance phase
• Much more deployed in 2007
• Broader plan 300 with barometers

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DBCP
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DBCP Sensors
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DBCP Iridium
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VOS
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SOOP
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Google Earth demo