Terms of Reference
(As approved by JCOMM-5, on the basis of excerpt of annex to Resolution 12.2/2 (JCOMM-5))
The Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Panel shall:
(As approved by JCOMM-5, on the basis of excerpt of annex to Resolution 12.2/2 (JCOMM-5))
The Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Panel shall:
(a) Review, recommend and coordinate the implementation of new and improved specialized shipboard meteorological instrumentation, siting and observing practices, as well as of associated software;
(b) Support the development and maintenance of new pilot projects;
(c) Oversee the upgrade of ships to VOS Climate standard, and encourage other new ships to be recruited to the VOS Climate;
(d) Develop and implement activities to optimize ship inspections and recruitment, including promotional brochures and training videos;
(e) Prepare annually a report on the status of VOS operations, data availability and data quality.
| Member | Role | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jang-Won SEO
Korea Meteorological Administration |
Republic of Korea | ||
| Odinn Taorarinnson
The Icelandic Meteorological Office. |
Iceland | ||
| Wattana Kanbua
Thai Meteorological Department, Meteorological Development Division |
Thailand | ||
| S. H. Kariyawasam
Department of Meteorology of Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka | ||
| Michail Myrsilidis
Hellenic National Meteorological Service |
Greece | ||
| Manuel Gil
Instituto Nacional de Meteorología Madrid (AEMET) |
Spain | ||
| Thomas Nedergaard
Danish Meteorological Institute |
Denmark | ||
| Aslaug van Nes
Norwegian Meteorological Institute |
Norway | ||
| Columba Creamer
Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service Online Headquarters |
Ireland | ||
| Balakrishnan Nair
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services |
India | ||
| Sonia Batten
Marine Biological Association |
Canada | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Cohuet
Météo France |
E-SURFMAR Automated VOS coordinator | France | |
| Matheos Papadakis
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Department of Meteorology |
Cyprus | ||
| Sonia Cavalcante | Brazil | ||
| Alejandro de la Maza
Chilean Navy Weather Service |
Chile | ||
| George STAFFORD
Ministry of Fisheries & Water Resources. |
Gambia | ||
| Sonia Recalde
Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada del Ecuador |
Ecuador | ||
| Johan Svalmark
Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut |
Sweden | ||
| Lixin Wei
National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC)/Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) |
China | ||
| Humberto Gómez Proaño
Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada del Ecuador |
Ecuador | ||
| Dionysia Kotta
Hellenic National Meteorological Service |
Greece | ||
| Joel Cabrie
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne |
Australia | ||
| Janja Milkovic
Meteorological and Hydrological Service Croatia |
Croatia | ||
| Emma Steventon
Met Office |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| Anabela Carvalho | Portugal | ||
| Steve Knowles
Meteorological Service of New Zealand |
New Zealand | ||
| Sonia Silva
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Pesqueira - Luanda |
Angola | ||
| Ashraf A Abulhamail | Saudi Arabia | ||
| S.Si Ramlan
BADAN METEOROLOGI, KLIMATOLOGI, DAN GEOFISIKA |
Indonesia | ||
| Tham Chien Wan
Meteorological Service Singapore |
Singapore | ||
| Sonia Hurtado
Cruz Roja Dominicana |
Dominican Republic | ||
| Sonia Nurse | Barbados | ||
| Ramlan Bin Ab Rahman
Malaysian Meteorological Department |
Malaysia | ||
| Mardené de Villiers
South African Weather Service |
South Africa | ||
| Lilach Lev
Israel Meteorological Service |
Israel | ||
| Natali Gisel Aranda
Servicio Meteorológico de la Armada |
Argentina | ||
| Louis Quinones
National Weather Service/National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration |
acting VOS PM | United States of America | |
| Juan Ramon MORETA
Instituto Nacional de Meteorología Madrid (AEMET) |
Spain | ||
| Sonia GUEROUN | Tunisia | ||
| Sonia Mumba
County Government of Kilifi |
Kenya | ||
| Sai-tick CHAN
Hong Kong Observatory |
China | ||
| Seyed Bagher Soltani
Islamic Republic Of Iran Meteorological Organization |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | ||
| Dijana Klaric
Meteorological and Hydrological Service - Headquarters |
Croatia | ||
| Vasiliy Melnikov
P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences |
Russian Federation | ||
| Masaya KONISHI
Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo |
Japan | ||
| Juan Moreta
Instituto Nacional de Meteorología Madrid (AEMET) |
Spain | ||
| Jens Quirin Hansen
Danish Meteorological Institute |
Denmark | ||
| Daniel Carvalho
Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center, Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation |
Brazil | ||
| Daniel Carvalho
Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center, Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation |
Main Port: Niterói – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Ports or area serviced: All Brazilian Ports | Brazil | |
| Shin Dong-Hyun
Korea Meteorological Administration |
Republic of Korea | ||
| Dickson LAU
Hong Kong Observatory |
China | ||
| Rene Rozeboom
Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut |
E-SURFMAR Conventional VOS coordinator | Netherlands | |
| Christophe Guillerm
Météo France, Centre de Météorologie Marine |
E-SURFMAR Programme Manager | France | |
| Alexander Zucconi
Monitoring and Data Service, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada |
Canada | ||
| Teeratham Tepparaj
Thai Meteorological Department, Marine Meteorological Center |
Thailand | ||
| Karol Wencel
Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Branch in Gdynia |
Poland | ||
| Henry Kleta
Deutscher Wetterdienst Hamburg |
Germany |