The fifth session of the Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI) of the Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) was held at the Conference Room of the Hotel Courtyard Ottawa Downtown, Ottawa, Canada, at the kind invitation of the Canadian Ice Service, from 25 to 28 March 2014. This session was convened jointly with the 13th session of the Steering Group for the Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank (GDSIDB) project, whose discussion focused on the relevant issues of sea ice climatology.
The Team members discussed and agreed on the detailed work plan for the intersessional period (until 2017) based on the JCOMM SFSPA intersessional workplan, taking into account the emerging priorities of WMO and IOC, with a view to setting clear timelines and deliverables. The following issues were discussed at the session:
- Support and enhance the polar component of GMDSS
- Support for sea ice climatology and ice information
- Maintain and update sea ice technical documentation
- Support and enhance ENC/Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) for ice navigation
- Enhancing the integrated ice services and forecasting
- Training and capacity development for sea ice
Location
Hotel Courtyard Ottawa Downtown
350 Dalhousie Street
Ottawa, K1N 7E9
Canada
Phone: 1-613-241-1000
Fax: 1-613-241-4804
<img src="http://www.jcomm.info/images/stories/2014/Ottawa_Market_map.jpg" width="600" align="left">
Ottawa
Canada
Organisers and Staff
| Organisers | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Vasily Smolyanitsky | |
| Ms Darlene Langlois | |
| Staff | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Boram Lee | |
Vision and strategy for inter-operability and integration
Sea ice training and CB
Ice analyst workshop activity
Themes and agenda of the IAW-4 in June 2014
Training material (COMET, etc)
Requirements for sea ice information
Updates for sea ice in the WMO Rolling Requirements Review
JCOMM Questionnaire and user feedback
Collaboration and Partnership
Relations to IICWG and JCOMM bodies
Polar Initiative activities (EC-PORS, GCW, Cryonet, SAON)
Relations to other WMO/IOC and International programmes
Opening of the Session
Opening
Adoptation of the agenda
Working arrangements
ETSI future activities and working plan for the current intersessional period
Date and place of the next session
Other issues
Closure of the session
Reports
Guidance and Requirements from JCOMM and WMO-IOC
Report by the Chairperson of the ETSI
Reports on national and regional practices
Marine Safety Information (MSI) related to sea ice
Report by the ETMSS chairperson including the Arctic METAREAs: coordinators reports and exchange issues
IHO Report on the use of S100/S101 within the sea ice information / e-Navigation
Sea Ice MSI in the sub- and non-Arctic METAREAs and Antarctic
Role of ice services in Search and Rescue (SAR)
Report on Polar Code development
Guidelines for sea ice MSI in WMO manuals and guides
Review and update of requirements for sea ice MSI
Review of WMO-No. 471 and WMO-No. 558.
Sea ice climatology (13th session of the Steering Group for the GDSIDB project)
Reports
Sea-Ice Climatology in the context of CMOC
Reports of the GDSIDB centers (AARI and NSIDC) and the ice services
Review of the WMO sea ice guidance material related to sea ice climatology
Practices of sea ice historical data processing
Review of sea ice and icebergs products based on GDSIDB data
Proposals for new contributions to the GDSIDB from Member States
WMO sea ice guidance material
Review of SIGRID-3 version 3 (WMO/TD-No.1214)
Review of sea ice in Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) standards
“Ice Objects Catalogue” version 5.2
“Ice in ECDIS” (S-107) specification
“Ice chart color standard” (WMO/TD-No.1215)
Review of “Sea ice nomenclature”, vol. I, II, III (WMO-No. 259)
Update to “Sea ice services in the World” (WMO-No. 574)
Review of coding tables related to sea ice in WMO Manual on Codes (WMO–No.306)
New publications (“Old ice in summer”, “Manual for sea-ice observers”, etc)
Harmonization and management issues
Sea ice information systems and product delivery
Status and perspectives of the Ice integrating portals (Ice Logistics Portal, Polarview, etc)
Sea ice in WIS
Assimilation of ice products in NWP
Report Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| JCOMM-MR-114, SPA_ETSI_meeting_ETSI5_01 | JCOMM Expert Team on Sea Ice, 5th session |
Agenda Documents
| Agenda | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 1.3 | ETSI-5 Provisional Timetable | |
| 2.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.1 | Decisions by WMO Governing Bodies and JCOMM relevant to ETSI | |
| 2.2 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.2 | Report of the ETSI Chairperson | |
| 2.3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.1(1) | National Report - Japan | |
| 2.3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.1(2) | National Report - Russian Federation | |
| 2.3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.1(3) | National Report - Finland | |
| 2.3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.1(4) | National Report - Canada | |
| 2.3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.1(5) | National Report - Denmark | |
| 2.3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.1(6) | National Report - Norway | |
| 2.3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.1(7) | National Report - Germany | |
| 2.3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.1(8) | National Report - USA | |
| 2.3.2 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.2(1) | Report from the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG) | |
| 2.3.2 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.2(2) | Report by the European Ice Services | |
| 2.3.2 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 2.3.2(3) | Report from the North American Ice Service (NAIS) | |
| 3.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 3.1 | Report by the ETMSS Chairperson | |
| 3.6 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 3.6 | Proposed Udates to WMO Manuals and Guides for Sea Ice Maritime Safety Information | |
| 4.1.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 4.1.1 | Sea Ice Climatology in the context of CMOC | |
| 4.1.2 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 4.1.2 | Report on WMO Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank Project (GDSIDB) | |
| 4.5 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 4.5 | Ice Climatology Services provided in Canada | |
| 5.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 5.1 | Review of SIGRID-3 version 3 | |
| 5.2.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 5.2.1 | Review of Ice Objects Catalogue - Version 5.2 | |
| 5.2.3 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 5.2.3(2) | Proposed Revision of Colour Coding and Terminology for Bergy Water | |
| 5.2.3 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 5.2.3(1) | Revision of Colour Coding | |
| 5.3 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 5.3(1) | Sea Ice Nomenclature | |
| 5.3 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 5.3(2) | Proposed Adjustment of Iceberg Symbology on Ice Charts | |
| 5.3 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 5.3(3) | Recommendations for Additions to Sea Ice Nomenclature | |
| 5.5 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 5.5 | Review of Coding Tables related to Sea Ice in WMO Manual on Codes (WMO-No.306) | |
| 6.2 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 6.2(1) | WMO Information System | |
| 6.3 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 6.3 | Assimilation of Ice Products in NWP | |
| 8.1 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 8.1 | WMO Rolling Review of Requirements | |
| 8.2 | ETSI-5/GDSIDB-13/Doc. 8.2 | JCOMM Marine Meteorological Monitoring Survey |
Background Documents
Other Documents
| Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Logistics for the ETSI meeting | ||
| Additional Logistics for the ETSI meeting |
Participant Stats:
| Staff and organisers | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | 13 | |
| Not Confirmed | 0 | |
| Not-participating | 2 | |
| Total | 16 |