Eric Dombrowsky

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Status of GODAE OceanView
Eric Dombrowsky Andreas Schiller Kirsten
Wilmer-Becker Mike Bell and Pierre-Yves Le Traon
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Where do we come from ?

• GODAE and its International Steering Team (IGST)
• A strong, skilled and motivated international
  group of experts
• That have pushed international cooperation, share
  of knowledge, scientific results, and ocean
  products
• That have setup coordinated actions, such as the
  development of GODAE metrics, intercomparison
  exercise,
• That have organized events such as summer
  schools, symposium, and publication
• Engaged at national level in operational
  oceanography development, with some decision
  making authority
• So that decision taken within the IGST are
  implemented in the national systems
• Reporting every year about the progress made
• National reports, IGST meetings,
• And the GODAE systems in operation
• USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Europe

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The GODAE legacy

• GODAE has contributed to
• Further development of pre-existing operational
  oceanography capacities (US-Navy, UKMO, )
• The emergence of new (pre) operational capacity
  (China, Australia, Japan, Canada, Europe)
• The demonstration of usefullness of some
  corresponding services (oil spill combat, navy
  acoustics, search and rescue, ocean climate
  understanding, )
• The design and development of a global observing
  system (ARGO, altimetry, )
• Demonstrate the feasibility and strength of the
  integrated approach (from observations to service
  including forecast, )

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The needed transition

• From GODAE assets, there is a need for a push
  foreward
• The consolidation of the observing system
  infrastructure
• The transition from the demonstration of usefull
  products to the development of operational
  services
• Bridging more the technology capabilities (push)
  with the users needs (pull) accuracy
• Has been presented to, and endorsed by, the GODAE
  community during the Nice GODAE final symposium
• GODAE OceanView paper, round table,

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Work done since Nice GODAE final Symposium (Nov
2008)

• GODAE project office continued to work
• post symposium activities proceedings,
  Oceanography publications, summer school
  organisation,
• Kirsten, and GODAE co-chairs (Mike and
  Pierre-Yves) were (are still) very active on
  these closing activities
• New chairs (Andreas and Eric) have worked with
  GODAE chairs (Mike and Pierre-Yves) and the
  project office (Kirsten) to kickoff Godae
  OceanView
• several teleconf were held, a lot of e-mail
  work
• work on ownership, membership, ToRs, scope,
  funding, links with other groups, preparation of
  future events,
• Unfortunately, less work on the content
  workplan, etc
• ? One expected outcome of kickoff meeting next
  week
• organization of June 09 meetings,

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GODAE OceanView Science Team

• CORE ACTIVITIES A forum where the main
  operational and research institutions involved in
  global ocean analysis and forecasting develop
  collaborations and international coordination.
• TASK TEAMS These teams will address specific
  topics of particular importance to GODAE
  OceanView that require collaboration with
  international research programs (e.g. OOPC,
  CLIVAR, IMBER, SOLAS, WCRP) or other groups
  (e.g. coastal community).
• ET-OOFS Operational aspects related to product
  harmonization and standardization will be carried
  out by the JCOMM ET-OOFS.

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Science Team membershipGeneral terms

• The GODAE Ocean Science Team (GOVST) membership
  should reflect all major activities supported by
  GODAE Ocean View
• Preferably limited to 30 members to allow for an
  efficient and effective operation of the team
  need to be inclusive also new members/countries
• The GODAE OceanView Science Team will initially
  be co-chaired by two of its members
• New members will be proposed by the chair or
  co-chairs and are subject to approval by the
  Science Team itself
• The term of membership will normally be 5 years
  but can be extended with the agreement of the
  chair or co-chairs
• The chair of ET-OOFS and the chairs of the Task
  Teams are members of GODAE Ocean View Science
  Team. Representatives from Argo, GHRSST, OSTST
  are also ex officio members of the Science Team

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Science Team ToRs (Draft)

• LEAD and MANAGE the execution of the GODAE
  OceanView program
• PROMOTE the development of improved capabilities
  in ocean analysis and forecasting
• DEVELOP collaborations and improved
  communications between the participants in GODAE
  OceanView
• EVALUATE scientific and technical developments to
  optimize the use of knowledge and technology in
  GODAE OceanView implementation
• REPORT on national activities related to GODAE
  OceanView. Maintain an up-to-date description of
  national capabilities related to ocean analysis
  and forecasting (national reports)
• LIAISE with other international programs of
  interest to, and interested in, GODAE OceanView
• decide what to do and do it rather than
• 
  define what should be done and expect it to be
  done

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(Initial) Task Teams

• Intercomparison and Validation Fabrice Hernandez
  Matthew Martin
• Assess the performance, quality and consistency
  of ocean forecasting and analysis systems.
• Observing System Evaluation Peter Oke Gilles
  Larnicol
• Assess the impact of obervations on forecasts and
  analyses and improving the design of the global
  ocean observing system. (includes developing new
  approaches).
• Coastal Ocean and Shelf Seas Pierre DeMey
  Villy Kourafalou
• Assessing and demonstrating the value of GODAE
  OceanView results for regional,coastal and shelf
  seas analysis and forecasting systems. (includes
  coupling open ocean/coastal zone seamless
  transition from the open sea down to the coastal
  zone).
• Marine Ecosystem Analysis and Prediction Task
  Team Pierre Brasseur Nicolas Gruber
• Developing new strategies for the design and
  exploitation of analysis and forecasting systems
  for ecosystem applications.
• ? Others to be explored, e.g. coupled data
  assimilation NWP community

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Observing System Evaluation

• GODAE systems are powerful means to
• assess the impact of the observing system,
• identify gaps and
• improve the efficiency/effectiveness of the
  observing system.
• OSEs or OSSEs are useful tools which have been
  applied to
• high-resolution ocean forecasting,
• seasonal-to-interannual prediction,
• climate analysis and reanalysis
• OSEs are flexible tools that can be used to
• examine the impact of observations on a
  particular application (e.g. surface current
  forecasts for marine safety applications)
• give insight into the effectiveness of the data
  assimilation systems that are being used.

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GODAE OceanView
Science Team
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Next to come

• Next week (8-10 June)
• Launch of GODAE OceanView Science Team
• First GOV-ST meeting organized by the GODAE
  project office and hosted by Mercator Océan
  (here, same room)
• 30 invited people attending
• Patrons meeting on Monday
• Next week (11-12 June)
• ET-OOFS meeting organized by Gary Brassington,
  and hosted by Mercator Océan (next building,
  second floor)
• Second face-to-face meeting of the team (after
  Nice)
• 20 invited people attending
• One meeting objective is to review interaction
  with GODAE OceanView
• Work on defining the GODAE OceanView 4-year plan
• Coordinated with ET-OOFS under JCOMM IOC/WMO
  flagship