GCOOS Ocean Observing Committee

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GCOOS Ocean Observing Committee

• Report to the Board of Directors

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Observing System Committee Membership

• Jim Byous Ocean Specialists
• Don Conlee NOAA/NDBC
• David Heil Fla. Dept. Agriculture
• Stephan Howden, Chair USM
• Gary Jeffress TAMU Corpus Christi
• Dawn Lavoie USGS
• Linda Lillycrop USACE, Mobile District
• Nick Shay Univ. Miami
• Neil Trenaman Teledyne/RD Instruments
• Jan van Smirren Fugro GEOS
• Mike Vogel Shell
• Nan Walker LSU

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Action Plan May 2006-April 2007

• Review Terms of Reference for OSC
• Council and Committee Communication
• Review and Provide Comments on Business Plan
• Outline of Observing System Plan (OSP)

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Action Plan May 2006-April 2007

• Prepare Observing System Plan
• Recommend actions to identify pertinent
  historical data sets
• Review and comment on Operation Center Pilot
  project
• Review and update Action Plan for April 2007.

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Other Actions

• Developed draft Letter of Intent to the NOAA IOOS
  announcement for the Board of Directors