1. Observing System Status- Brief Overview Will post PPts from Mike Johnson and from Eric Lindstrom from the annual review of the NOAA Climate Observations Program to provide more details on recent NOAA and NASA perspectives Mike’s JCOMM Obs Coordination PPt is available from JCOMM web site

2. Keeping it going There has been some progress in some nations toward sustaining in situ and satellite observing efforts. However most efforts are still supported via research agency funding and the efforts of research oceanographers Demonstrations of effectiveness of system will be a continuing need INDICES!

3. In Situ System Particular progress w. real time Tide gauges and pCO2 Incremental progress in some other elements Increased awareness of challenges of maintaining global distribution of both surface drifters and float Some historical data issues w. XTBs and some Argo floats New GOOS coastal technical panel

4. Celebrating the Past, Observing the Present, Predicting the Future Adjusted Program 1250 91 41 2557 17 492 102 27 1500 9 458 69 26 458 67 370 975 39 2240 15 468 79 1250 103 44 3000 38 22 522 152 1250 117 51 3000 58 31 180 1250 115 51 3000 57 55 29 582 172 1250 112 46 3000 49 55 26 582 162 1250 97 41 3000 20 492 127 2003 200420052007200620082009 20102011 Representative milestones including international contributions Tide Gauge Stations Real-time Stations, Initial GCOS Subset Surface Drifting Buoys Tropical Moored Buoys Ships of Opportunity Argo Floats Ocean Reference Stations Arctic Ocean System Ocean Carbon Network Dedicated Ship Time High resolution & frequently repeated lines occupied Number of floats Number of moorings Number of buoys Days at sea (NOAA contribution) Repeat Sections completed, one inventory per 10 years Number of observatories and ocean reference stations Ice buoys, drifting and moored stations, transects 779787 923 923 37 41 42 4 57 55 59 72 63 59 Total System 4548 2003 200420052007200620082009 20102011 System % Complete 43 46 Base Budget FY 08 President’s Budget Program Planning 18 24 1312 1250 119 51 3000 58 37 180 1250 118 51 3000 58 55 34 582 180 55 582 20122013 81 20122013 89 2121 5557 5959 63 72 81 89 98 56 55 59 67 6258 68 69 100% Requirement Program Adjustment 1250 132 51 3000 87 37 180 73 882 Goal 100 7983 86 47 Goal Components that will be completed by 2013 05/18/07

5. Sort by: Platform type Variables being sampled Time frame Contributing Country Drill down for platform metadata and real-time data. Observing System Monitoring Center Near-real-time tool for system statistics and data Test Version 2.00 beta: www.jcommops.org/network_status

6. Status of the System 6279 platforms globally. 2950 U.S. platforms. ( One day snapshot of surface platforms reporting

7. Coming Soon: Direct link to performance monitoring GOOS Requirement for SST: 5x5 grid

8. TAO/TRITON sustained PIRATA Extensions implemented Indian Ocean Array getting started Tropical Moored Buoys

9. 2849 active floats Argo Profiling Float Array

10. AX07 AX03 AX20 AX22 IX01 IX12 IX22 IX28 PX05 PX08 PX09 PX10 PX13 PX17 PX18 PX30 PX31 PX34 PX37 PX38 PX40 PX50 AX08 AX18 AX25 AX29 AX34 IX06 IX08 IX15 PX02 PX04 PX11 IX21 PX21 PX36 PX81 AX15 AX10 AX11 IX07 IX09S PX44 PX06 IX10 Note : AX08 is Under sampled in FRX Mode 41 of 51 UOT XBT lines now occupied 910 VOS reporting at least 25 obs/month

11. GCOS Climate Reference Network of Tide Gauge Stations GEO-located Establishing the GCOS subset of GLOSS Climate Reference Stations By the end of 2007 most of the 170 Climate Reference Tide Gauge Stations Will Provide Marine Hazards Warning in Real Time

12. Deploying and maintaining 89 Ocean Reference Stations (42 now in service) NOAA Contributions Future NOAA Future NSF OOI ITF and MOVE in transition to NOAA

13. 38% complete Measuring Ocean Carbon Sources and Sinks 1. Inventory 10-year survey 2. Ships of opportunity 3. Moored buoy time series

14. Sites where Tsunami and Climate plans overlap -- potential for coordination Sites where Climate missions already deploy tsunami buoys routinely Integrating tsunami buoys into GOOS (JCOMM DBCP and OceanSITES) Chilean Tsunami Buoy being deployed during a U.S. Climate mission Met sensors installed by USA (WHOI) on the Chilean tsunami buoy in October 2006

15. Satellite System Status Mostly status quo ante last year in terms of data available GHRSST products available CEOS response to GCOS IP has raised visibility of mission continuity issues IGOS-P merger into GEO Bigger role for China and India ahead?

16. 000102030405060708091011121314 ERS-2/RA GODAE ENVISAT/RA-2 TOPEX/Poseidon Jason-1Jason-2 SARAL Sentinel-3 CRYOSAT-2 End of lifeIn orbitApprovedPlanned/Pending approval Data gap? Data gap ERS-1 CNES/EUMETSAT/NASA/NOAA signed Letter of Agreement for Jason-2 GFO “KNOWN” FUTURE ALTIMETRY MISSIONS Jason-3? Data gap? IPY

17. Ocean Satellite Status Summary NOTE: Needs to have Surface Vector Winds added

19. Summarizing Uncertainties Recent Examples: Upper Ocean Heat Content Atlantic MOC September Arctic Sea Ice Extent

20. Vecchi 2006 (pers. Communication)

21. K-7 Max. MOC 25 o N Bryden et al. (2005) ECMWF

22. in 1996/1997, NIC - Transitioned to digital imagery (OLS/AVHRR) and digital analysis in GIS format Started using SAR data in tactically significant areas Now, NIC uses Quicksat to compensate for deficiencies in SSM/I NIC’s Sea Ice Climatology Courtesy Florence Fetterer, NSIDC

23. Sept. Arctic Sea Ice Extent C.C. Bitz, U.Wa. Personal Communication 2007