Seventeenth Session of the GCOS/GOOS/WCRP Ocean Observations Panel For Climate

21 - 23 July 2014,

Institut de Ciències del Mar - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49

08003 Barcelona Catalunya
Spain



Agenda



1 Opening and overview (Chair: Toshio Suga)
1.1 Welcome from co-chairs, local host, introductions
1.2 Overview of Agenda, aims, expectation of the meeting. Approval of Agenda.
1.3 State of the Ocean Update (Ocean Indices)
2 Sponsor guidance, planning and reporting (Chair: Mark Bourassa)
2.1 GCOS update, process for Status Report and next Implementation Plan
2.2 GOOS update, planning and reporting
2.3 Discussion: reporting processes, drivers and priorities for the OOPC Work Plan going forward
3 Implementing the OOPC Work Plan (Chair: Toshio Suga)
3.1. Overview of OOPC Work Plan, development, status, next steps
3.2. Introducing Observing System Evaluations
3.3. Tropical Pacific Observing System, 2020
3.4 Deep Ocean Observing Strategy
3.5 Discussion: lessons learnt, formation of projects, next steps and priorities
4 Evaluating Variable (EOV/ECV) Requirements (Chair: Mark Bourassa)
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface Salinity
4.3 Sea Level
4.4 Sea State and Sea Ice
4.5 Surface Current and Subsurface Current
4.6 Subsurface Temperature, Salinity, Tracers
4.7 Biogeochemical ECVs/Proposed EOVs
4.8 Evaluating Coastal Observation requirements and implementation globally, inc. Discussion
4.9 Discussion: next steps for EOV Specifications, and connection to GOOS reporting
5 'Science Break': Ocean Observing and the CSIC Institute de Ciences del Mar
5.1 Overview of CSIC Institute de Ciences del Mar Activities
5.2 Zonal Jets and Recirculations in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean
5.3 Citclops: Citizen Observatory for Coast and Ocean Optical Monitoring
5.4 ENSO monitoring using SMOS salinity fields
5.5 Ice, climate, and economics - Arctic research on change
5.6 Small-scale wind variability as depicted by satellite scatterometers: a valuable source of air-sea interaction information
5.7 Discussion
6 Setting observing system requirements and feedback on observing system Design. Connection to CLIVAR
6.1. Overview, pan CLIVAR Sustained Obs breakout
6.2 Global Synthesis and Observations Panel
6.3 Atlantic Panel
6.4 Pacific Panel
6.5 Indian Ocean Panel
6.6 Southern Ocean Panel
6.7 Discussion: connections and feedbacks, role of CLIVAR panels in observing system development and evaluations, GOOS Projects, (process studies feedback into sustained obs design, etc.)
7 Qualitative and quantitative approaches to observing system design and evaluation
7.1 Statistical Approaches
7.2 Modelling approaches and activities of the GODAE OceanView Observing System Evaluation Task Team
7.3 Development of Observing System Metrics
7.4 Discussion
8 Discussion: Collaborative activities to progress in 2014-16
9 Dates/Location of next meeting and meeting close.