Participant’s Report IABP-18 Toulouse, June 2008 I ntegrated S cience D ata M anagement
Buoys Messages Buoy and Message Counts by Year By the end of 2008 it is estimated we will have received 1.4M messages from over 155 buoys April 2008
Messages Number of Buoys April buoys reporting 95,121 messages April buoys reporting 44,410 messages Buoy Messages This Year Over Last
Number of Buoys Buoys Reporting Meteorological Parameters
Arctic Buoy Tracks May 2007 to April 2008
Buoy Track Animation (June 07 – May 08)
Buoy QC
IABP CD - 4 Arctic data - 10 Requests
Organizational changes and IT infrastructure consolidation. System and technology upgrades will allow us to improve our QC processes, update frequency and provide more timely products and alerts. Pursue IPY funds for long term data management oceanographic data and the development of value added products from IPY Programmes. Possibly including an IABP/Arctic Buoy DVD and Web Site. Collaborations with the Canadian Hydrographic Service. Current and Future Activities
Thank you! Bruce Bradshaw Fisheries and Oceans Canada