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GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012

GODAE OceanView

Project Office Report 2012

Kirsten Wilmer-Becker, Met Office

GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012

• Actions from last meeting
• Overview 2012
• Symposium & review
• Meetings/workshops
• Website
• Finances

Content

GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012

Short look at the..... Actions from GOVST-III (Nov, 2011)

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Actions from last meeting (1/2)

GOVST III-1: KWB to prepare and publish a GODAE OceanView newsletter (3-6 monthly) GOVST III-2: All to update the GODAE OceanView work plan by end of year 2011 (only update new actions). KWB to collect input and publish update when ready GOVST III-3: KWB, AS and ED to update other sections of the work plan. KWB to include communication plan by the end of year 2011 GOVST-III-4: (PO/GL): OSEval-TT Co-chairs to prepare a short paper on the major challenges for the OSEval-TT that will be circulated to GODAE OceanView Patrons. GOVST-III-5: (PO & MM): Following the completion of this, the Co-Chairs will work with Craig Donlon (ESA), who has agreed to be a “Champion” for the OSEval-TT, to explore the possibility of funding from ESA and/or EUMETSAT to support a Postdoc (based at UKMet) to +undertake OSEval and IV activities. GOVST-III-6: (PO & GL): TT Co-Chairs are to update OSEval-related publications on the TT webpage. GOVST-III-7: (PO, GL): Zhang Tianyu, from the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center in China, will be included as a TT member following endorsement from the GODAE OceanView Co-Chairs. GOVST-III-8: (DL & PO/GL): Agree on a set of standard graphics for OISs and on the format of OISs. Seek endorsement from GODAE OceanView Co-chairs and Patrons on the format and content of OISs. GOVST III-9: IV-TT co-chairs (MM & FH) to consider sending rep to take part in COSS-TT (Jan 2012) GOVST III-10: GOVST to provide feedback for the SMRCP-TT/WGNE workshop and nominations for the lead roles by end November 2011. GOVST III-11: OSEval-TT should inform to the Argo Project office (through OISs) on a regular basis on Argo use and utility. GOVST III-12: GOVST to provide update to the GHRSST user requirement table if required. KWB to contact GOVST with the request to respond to the action. GOVST III-13: GOVST to review the WMO Observing Requirements Database and statement of guidance and feedback to GB and S Ishizaki.

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There was the suggestion from discussions between the co-chairs and Craig Donlon about this and it was agreed that a workshop should be proposed to discuss the work which could be done which would also be of interest to ESA. Marie Drevillon and Matt Martin were asked to liaise with Craig about it. They put together a proposal for the workshop, and sent it to Craig in June. They received no response for a couple of months, so Matt spoke to Craig on the phone. He had not seen the email (because their mailboxes had been changed). He said he would forward it to someone else in ESA to deal with, but we still haven't heard anything back, despite a reminder email being sent a couple of weeks ago. So basically the status is "ongoing".

Ongoing Ukmet (Dan Lea) has published his OIS Technical report that is today the basis for OIS standards. This action is ongoing because we should try to motivate all groups to provide a data-usage report. This would be a step towards OISs Ongoing . Partially done through the NRT OSE activity done by Ukmet. Material exist but the OIS not officially provided to ARGO

• program. Dan gave a talk at the Argo Science Team meeting in Venice on his OSE work, and Peter presented the overall OSE-TT work

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Actions from last meeting (2/2)

GOVST III-14: GOVST to consider contributions to the GlobCurrent User Consultation meeting (7-9 March) on user requirements in particular regarding GODAE OceanView priorities. GOVST III-15: GOVST to feedback on proposal for summer school in Africa in 2013 GOVST III-16: The GOVST to provide comments, suggestions and concerns regards the GODAE OceanView Review to GOVST co-chairs by email. GOVST III-17: The Review sub-committee to decide on a date for GODAE OceanView symposium in November 2013 and to inform HT asap. GOVST III-18: GOVST co-chairs to update the science team on progress made in sub-committee with regard to the organisation of the GODAE OceanView Symposium & Review within the next 6 months. GOVST III-19: HT to check during NOAA “huddle” to suggest David Green to be considered as champion for the MEP-TT GOVST-III-20: AS, ED and KWB to develop a new template and guidelines for national group presentation/ document submissions for future GOVST meetings GOVST-III-21: All national group representatives to follow the new guidelines when preparing the report and presentation for GOVST meetings GOVST-III-22: All national group representatives are to submit the national report at least one month in advance (allowing putting the contributions into a dossier), to be circulated before meeting to free up presentation time at the meeting GOVST-III-23: KWB to set up doodle poll to find best dates for next GOVST meeting and to organise next meeting with the help of CT.

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Project office work – overview 2012

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Project Office - Overview 2012

• Task team meeting
• rganisation
• GOV Twiki webpages
• GODAE OceanView work

plan updated (April ‘12)

• Publication GODAE

OceanView Newsletter (May ‘12)

• Symposium & review
• rganisation
• GOV/CLIVAR-GSOP

reanalysis intercomparison exercise (June ‘12)

• Mailing lists (for COSS and

IV)

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Office work – time distribution

35% 25%

Distribution of GOV Project Office tasks

Events organisation, incl. Symposium / review Communication (below) 15% 10% 5%

3%

Finances / funding Activity support (e.g. TTs, CLIVAR, WGNE) Other (documents, newsletter, etc) Website / twiki

Communication

GOVST co-chairs Symposium & review GOVST members External collaborations (CLIVAR or WGNE) Patrons' Group Met Office Web hosting General

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GODAE OceanView Meetings and workshops

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• GOVST co-chairs meetings (tele-conf) – ca. every 6 weeks
• GODAE OceanView Patrons’ Group meetings (tele-conf) –

6-monthly

• Symposium/review committee meetings (frequently)
• TT co-chair meetings

GODAE OceanView international workshops / meetings:

 COSS-TT international coordination workshop (Jan 2012)  MEP-TT Task Team meeting (Feb 2012)  GOVST-IV meeting (Nov 2012)

Upcoming events:

 Organisation of 2nd COSS-TT workshop, Italy (Feb 2013)  Organisation of Joint GOV/WGNE workshop, USA (March 2013)  Organisation of OSEval-TT meeting, Hobart (April 2013) - TBC  Organisation of MEP-TT meeting, Belgium (May/June 2013) - TBC  Organisation of the GOV Symposium & Review (Nov 2013)

Meetings/workshops/teleconferences

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GODAE OceanView Website

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• Registration facility and submission
• f abstracts
• Events information (TT workshops,

GOVST- IV, etc.)

– Use of external fee collection

• Collaboration space – e.g. CLIVAR

GSOP (twiki & private pages)

• Increased use of surveys (e.g.

registration of interest for GOV/WGNE workshop) and contribution to white papers)

Web - updates

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GODAE OceanView Financial information

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GODAE OceanView Finances (1)

GODAE OceanView project office is funded through contributions

• f the Patrons’ Group member organisations

Contributions are received as

• Direct funding (annual)
• In kind contributions
• Exceptional contributions (e.g. symposia)

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• Project office currently running at 90% of my time
• Project office funding currently healthy – enough funds

available to support the project office in this financial year (UK - until April 2013), but future funding at risk due to financial crisis

• Extra funding requirements for GODAE OceanView

Symposium in Nov 2013

• Decision about future funding – after 2013 may depend on

GODAE OceanView Review

• Funding for 2013/14 and beyond to be solicited

GODAE OceanView Finances (2)

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Last year…

• Organisation of group meeting (teleconference hosting, agenda draft,

meeting report, etc.)

• Funding / invoices
• Arrangement and agreement of contract with funding organisations
• Preparation and provision of funding reports to Patrons’ Group

Future…

• Continued collaboration with funding body representatives/Patrons

– Solicitation of funding in particular related to Symposium & Review – Provision of budget information – Support of group meetings – Maintenance of funding body contracts and required documentation

Name Organisation

Toshiyuki Awaji JMASTEC & Kyoto University Pierre Bahurel Mercator Ocean Mike Bell Met Office John Cortinas NOAA-OAR Peter Dexter Boom Paul DiGiacomo NOAA-space Craig Donlon ESA Mark Drinkwater ESA Johnny Johannessen NERSC David Legler NOAA-CPO Juliette Lambin CNES Pierre-Yves Le Traon Ifremer Eric Lindstrom NASA Mikael Rattenborg EUMETSAT

GODAE OceanView Patrons’ Group support

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GODAE OceanView Summary

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• Real busy year for the PO with regard to
• Organisation of TT workshops and meetings
• Planning and outlining of the Symposium & Review
• Financially stable but only short term (max. 1 year)
• Communication with external groups (e.g. WGNE or

CLIVAR) has intensified: Activities running and white papers planned

• New web facilities introduced, e.g. Twiki, surveys
• First newsletter published, next planned for end of this year

GODAE OceanView Summary

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