The GOOS/GCOS Action Plan for Global Physical Ocean Observations

INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (of UNESCO)

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC UNIONS

 

GLOBAL PHYSICAL OCEAN OBSERVATIONS FOR GOOS/GCOS

An Action Plan for Existing Bodies and Mechanisms

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.	INTRODUCTION

2.	REQUIREMENTS

2.1

OCEANS AND CLIMATE

2.1.1

Background

2.1.2

Applications

2.1.3

Sampling specifications

2.1.4

Requirements

2.2

OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY

3.	EXISTING OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS

3.1

COMMISSION FOR MARINE METEOROLOGY

3.2

DATA BUOY COOPERATION PANEL

3.3

INTEGRATED GLOBAL OCEAN SERVICES SYSTEM

3.4

SHIP-OF-OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION PANEL

3.5

GLOBAL SEA LEVEL OBSERVING SYSTEM

3.6

TAO IMPLEMENTATION PANEL

4.	DATA MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE MECHANISMS

4.1

WORLD WEATHER WATCH

4.2

IOC COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE

4.3

GLOBAL TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY PROFILE PROGRAMME

4.4

DATA MANAGEMENT ISSUES FOR GOOS/GCOS

5.	THE INITIAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS FOR PHYSICAL OCEAN OBSERVATIONS FOR GOOS/GCOS"

5.1

THE STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF SBSTA AND COP-4

5.2

SYSTEM ANALYSIS

5.3

OBSERVATIONAL CATEGORIES AND ISSUES

5.4

NETWORK RATIONALE, STATUS, PILOT PROJECTS AND REGIONAL PROGRAMMES

5.4.1

Network rationale

5.4.2

Network status

5.4.3

Pilot projects and new technologies

5.4.4

Regional GOOS programmes

5.5

CROSSCUTTING AND GENERIC ISSUES

5.6

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIONS

6.	IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT

6.1

OVERALL COORDINATION

6.2

SCIENTIFIC GUIDANCE

ANNEXES

I	User scenarios and associated services

II	Tabulated observational data requirements for GOOS/GCOS

III	Tabulated observational data requirements for the World Weather Watch

IV	The Decisions of COP-4 relative to GOOS/GCOS

V	Tabulated analysis of status, capabilities and deficiencies of existing implementation mechanisms

VI	Status of some existing elements of GOOS/GCOS

VII	Initial implementation action list for existing mechanisms

VIII	Planned coordinated implementation mechanism

IX	Terms of reference for JCOMM