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OOPC Comments to OCO

OOPC Comments to OCO. Congratulations. The OCO program has been a great force for progress in global ocean observations Congratulations to Mike Johnson, the OCO staff and all of you who have made the progress toward the initial global ocean observing system

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OOPC Comments to OCO

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  1. OOPC Comments to OCO

  2. Congratulations • The OCO program has been a great force for progress in global ocean observations • Congratulations to Mike Johnson, the OCO staff and all of you who have made the progress toward the initial global ocean observing system • You have proven that the global upper ice-free ocean can be observed.

  3. Moving Ahead w. Initial System • Getting metadata and best practices and real time data transmission in place throughout the OS • Documenting strategy and needs to sustain the global arrays • Improving system management for the observing activities, both research and operational – “OPS Center”

  4. Products and Information • A range of analyses are now available “GODAE” type near real time (high-res) “CLIVAR” type delayed mode (lower-res) • These need to be examined, exploited and advice given about uncertainties and improvements needed • The wider community of marine users will depend increasingly on these

  5. Interesting the wider community • We have a lot of work to do to convince the world why continuing to invest in observing the subsurface ocean is important to them. • There remains a great need for interesting ocean indices that can be related to surface climate or society • How the subsurface ocean affects the surface ocean and prediction (weather and climate) needs to be communicated better

  6. Expanding the OOS • Bring ecosystems and biogeochemistry communities into the global ocean observing system as quickly as feasible • Re-evaluate the initial plan for physical and carbon variables and revise as appropriate. • What about ‘sub-Argo’ ocean? • How to advance new generation satellite and in-situ capabilities?

  7. ?Ocean09? • A symposium to follow OceanObs99 has been suggested • Goal would be to set the stage for the coming decade in the way that OceanObs99 did for the present decade • Have to address utility to society, new technology, new opportunities. • CLIVAR/OOPC/IMBER/??? As partners • Is this timely? If not ’09, when?

  8. Toward Ocean09 • Seasonal/Interannual forecast wkshop • 2nd Ocean Reanalysis workshop Sept07 • Sensor workshop Ralf Prien late07? • OSE/OSSE workshop Nov07 • Climate and Fisheries symposium mid-08 • What White Papers, a la OceanObs99, needed? How to organize and fund?

  9. The Future? • No rest for the weary! • Must expand our product suite and our user base and broaden community interest and support • Financial climate for sustained observations is not welcoming • Beyond global-ocean-only…

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