1. Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology Contributions to WIGOS Johan Stander, co-president, JCOMM David Meldrum, co-chair, JCOMM OCG How to learn to love 3 rd -party data

2. 11/11/11 2

3. Difficulties faced by 3 rd party data originators WMO ID allocation Automatic gross error checking Coding for GTS/WIS GTS/WIS insertion Feedback re –Quality –Quantity –Timeliness –Impact

5. JCOMMOPS vision definition JCOMMOPS occupies a unique place as the focal point for the practical co-ordination of the in-situ ocean observing system defined by JCOMM. Its role consists of the following core objectives: to assist in the implementation and deployment of the observing networks through close interaction with programme managers and platform operators, and through Capacity Development and outreach; to assist in establishing, maintaining and verifying mechanisms for the timely exchange of data and metadata, including the facilitation of quality control and archival functions; to develop the consistent set of tools needed to monitor the status of the observing system and its attendant data and metadata distribution, so as to identify action areas and improve the overall effectiveness and development of the system.

6. The supplier/consumer relationship supplier consumer data & metadata

7. The supplier/consumer relationship supplier consumer data & metadata FEEDBACK: quality quantity timeliness JCOMMOPS acts as a ‘broker’ between supplier and consumer

8. Quality feedback tools

11. Quality trend over 10 years: drifter SLP

12. Databuoy network: coverage

30. Databuoy network

31. Databuoy network: drifter GTS delays

37. Databuoy network

38. Databuoy network: AOML view

40. One output - surface current climatology http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/dac/dac_animations.php Will increasingly be used for network design

41. AOML drifter prediction tool

42. Databuoy network: OSMC view

43. Databuoy network: SAILWX.INFO - only simple way for 3 rd party operator to view GTS data!

44. Monitoring: conclusion Current arrangements: –Too inconsistent to be used easily as a management tool –Do not give reliable status by platform, or by ECV –Probably do not represent best use of combined resources Further discussion and action underway within JCOMM OPA

45. Future JCOMM contributions to WIGOS Closer interaction with satellite community –Pilot projects for in situ surface vector winds / 2D wave spectra / HRSST Roll-out of climate-quality observations –Ocean heat content and sea-level rise Deep Argo Sub-sea cables (ITU/IOC/WMO JTF): dual use for tsunami warning Improved sea-level network: dual use for tsunami warning Implementation of Satcom Forum Importance of GRAs Biogeochemical observations Composite network design –OSSEs –Better metrics of system performance

46. Times are changing… Questions and comments?

48. JCOMMOPS Technical Coordinators nos 1 & 2