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William Westermeyer
15th Meeting of the GCOS-GOOS-WCRPOcean Observations Panel for Climate
2 April 2011
Comments from the GCOS Secretariat
GCOS Implementation Plan – Actions for OOPC
OOPC, in consultation with/supporting/in coordination with Parties, JCOMM, WCRP, IOCCP, etc.
O2: Establish Plans to monitor coastal regions, support adaptation O13: Develop strategy to measure surface pCO2
O17: Establish group to make global estimates of current, etc. O18: Establish systematic sea ice observations O21: Establish continuous plankton recorder surveys O22: Develop technology for underway plankton surveys O23: Establish network of long-term observation sites for ocean
habitats O40: Undertake pilot projects of reanalysis of ocean data
Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-Based Products for Climate
The Satellite Supplement to IP-10
Open Review: 9 May through 1 July, 2011 Publication of document: September 2011 To be submitted to UNFCCC as INF document
for COP-17 Action: OOPC Members requested to review
GCOS Cooperation Mechanism
Potential for funding of needed improvements in ocean observing systems in developing countries
Funding dependent on voluntary contributions Annual one-day meeting, either linked to GCOS
SC session or to SBSTA Action: GCOS encourages development and
maintenance of a shopping list of high priority needs
DFID-DECC Opportunity?
New Intl Climate Fund (ICF), for supporting developing countries, could be used to support climate observations in developing countries
Up to £20 million available GCOS requested to develop a Concept Note for UK’s
DECC and DFID. Wish to include activities in all domains Priority countries in Africa, South Asia, Caribbean Action: Prepare brief proposals for inclusion in Concept
Note: 1) (five) moored buoys for the Western Indian Ocean, 2) regular maintenance of 15 tide gauges in Africa
Advisory Group on Ocean Obs?
AOPC has a subsidiary body, the AGG, that considers setting priorities for GSN and GUAN needs.
Is there a need for creating something similar for the oceans domain?
OceanSITES
Is Ocean Sites a GRUAN for the oceans, i.e., a comprehensive network??
Can GCOS do anything to promote the further development of OceanSites?
GRUAN: GCOS Reference Upper Air Network
To provide long-term, high quality upper-air climate records, with complete estimates of measurement accuracy
Measuring a large suite of co-related climate variables with deliberate measurement redundancy
30-40 sites to start
Ocean ECVs
Standardization issues? A la terrestrial ECVs…ISO to terrestrial ECVs Is there a need? Is a similar approach wanted? WMO stds for MM are as good as ISO std