JCOMM OCG-III

Third meeting of the JCOMM Observations Programme Area Coordination Group

9 – 11 Mar 2009, Paris, France

Notes

The meeting will be held in Room B13.36 of the Bonvin building, UNESCO Annex / 1 rue Miollis. We will start at 9:00 am on Monday 9 March. To find the UNESCO Annex please see the directions at www.ioc-unesco.org/visiting

Location

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
1 rue Miollis

75015 Paris
France

Organisers and Staff

Organisers
Dr. Albert Fischer
Ms Candyce Clark
Mr. Etienne Charpentier
2

Requirements for the Observations Programme Area (OPA)

2.1

Quick review of scientific requirements for climate, GCOS progress and update

2.2

Critical review of non-climate requirements and feasibility (Statements of Guidance as part of CBS rolling review, including SPA requirements)

2.3

Coordination and integration issues from the JCOMM Data Management Programme Area (DMPA)

2.4

Coordination and integration issues from the JCOMM Services Programm Area (SPA)

3

Review of status and challenges for each observing system component

3.2

JCOMM Data Buoy Cooperation Program (DBCP)

3.3

JCOMM Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)

3.4

Argo

3.5

OceanSITES

3.6

International Ocean Carbon Coordination Program (IOCCP)

3.7

Satellites

4

Issues and synergies for cross-component integration and coordination

4.1

JCOMM OPA metrics

4.2

Are rquirements being met?

4.3

Instrument best practics and standards (contribution to WIGOS pilot project, JCOMM Catalogue)

4.4

Common capacity-building requirements and how to effectively implement the PANGEA concept

4.5

Common strategy to move forward including cross-coordination and synergies

5

Technical coordination

5.1

Status of JCOMMOPS

5.2

JCOMM OPA Network Status Reporting, including JCOMMOPS and the Observing System Monitoring Center (OSMC)

5.3

Report from the secretariat on process for Observing Program Support Centre (OPSC) expansion

5.4

Guidance from the Observing Networks

6

OceanObs'09

6.1

Status of planning for OceanObs'09

6.2

Review of the Community White Papers from the OPA

6.3

Identification of the common issues to be raised in Plenary Papers

7

JCOMM-III and parent body (WMO + IOC) reporting and recommendations

7.1

What needs to be raised at the cross-programme area technical level?

7.2

What needs to be raised at the intergovernmental level?

7.3

OPA Draft operating plan

8

Closing

Report Documents

Code Title
JCOMM OCG-3: Summary of Decisions, Recommendations, Messages, Actions

Agenda Documents

Agenda Code Title
1 OPA_OCG_meeting_OCG3_Doc1.0-rev.3, OCG-III/Doc.1 rev. 3 JCOMM OCG-III Provisional Agenda
1 OCG-III/Doc. INF. 1 JCOMM OCG-III Documentation Plan
1 OCG-III/Doc. INF. 2 JCOMM OCG-III Draft Time Table
2.1 OCG-III/Doc. 2.1 Review of scientific requirements for climate, GCOS progress and update
2.2 OCG-III/Doc. 2.2 Critical Review of Non-Climate Requirements and Feasibility (Statements of Guidance as Part of the CBS Rolling Review, including SPA Requirements)
2.3 OCG-III/Doc 2.3(1) Status of DMPA Activities in the Intersessional Period 2005-2009
2.3 OCG-III/Doc 2.3(2) Coordination and Integration Issues from DMPA
2.4 OCG-III/Doc 2.4 Coordination and Integration Issues from the point of view of the JCOMM Services Programme Area (SPA)
3.1 OPA_OCG_meeting_OCG3_Doc3.1(1), OCG-III/Doc. 3.1(1) Challenges and Issues for the VOS and ASAP
3.1 OCG-III/Doc. 3.1(2) Challenges and Issues for the SOOP
3.2 OCG-III/Doc. 3.2 Report of the Data Buoy Co-operation Panel (DBCP) to the JCOMM Observations Programme Area Meeting
3.4 OCG-III/Doc. 3.4 Report of the Argo Program to OCG-3
3.5 OCG-III/Doc 3.5 Status and Challenges for OceanSITES
3.6 OCG-3/Doc. 3.6 IOCCP Report for the JCOMM Observations Programme Area Meeting
4.2 OCG-III/Doc. 4.2 DRAFT JCOMM Observing System Implementation Goals
4.3 OPA_OCG_meeting_OCG3_Doc4.3, OCG-III/Doc. 4.3 Instrument Best Practices and Standards
4.4 OCG-III/Doc. 4.4 Common capacity building requirements
5.1 OCG-III/Doc 5.1 JCOMMOPS Operations and Development
7.2 OPA_OCG_meeting_OCG3_Doc7.0(2), OCG-III/Doc. 7(2) Issues to be raised at the intergovernmental level
7.3 OPA_OCG_meeting_OCG3_Doc7.0(3), OCG-III/Doc. 7(3) JCOMM OPA Draft Operating Plan

Event Documents

Code Title
Introduction and meeting goals
Overview of OCG Requirements from OOPC Perspective
Quick Overview of ECV/GCOS-92 Perspective on OCG Activities
Critical review for non-climate requirements
Observational requirements for SPA
Challenges and Issues for the VOS and ASAP
Programme Review: Challenges & Issues for the SOOP
DBCP report to OCG-III
Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)
Report of the Argo Program to JCOMM OCG-3
OPA_OceanSITES_presentation_01 OceanSITES, Status and challenges March’09
IOCCP presentation to OCG-III
Satellites
Metrics
Best Practices
Capacity Building
JCOMMOPS Operations and Developments
OceanObs09 and OCG

Background Documents

Code Title
Draft GCOS Progress Rep. Draft Progress Report on the Implementation of GCOS 2004-2008

Participant Stats:

Staff and organisers 3
Confirmed 18
Not Confirmed 0
Not-participating 8
Total 21
Groups: GOOS, IOC, IODE, JCOMM, OOS
Created at 16:27 on 7 November 2008 by Dr. Albert Fischer
Last Updated at 12:47 on 11 June 2017 by Mr. Mithun Mohan Gawas
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