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The Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP)

Joint Meeting of the International Program for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB) and the International Arctic Buoy Program (IABP)

4-7 June 2012Geneva, Switzerland

Kelly Stroker – DBCP Technical CoordinatorJCOMM in-situ Observing Programme Support Centre (JCOMMOPS)

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Outline

• Background and Infrastructure of JCOMMOPS• Products and services provided• DBCP Coordination • GTS Insertion• Buoy Quality Monitoring• Deployment Information• Conclusions

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Background

The JCOMM In-situ Observing Program Support Centre is a component of the international coordination mechanism, which aims on behalf of JCOMM to:

– assist in the planning, implementation and operations of the observing systems – monitor and evaluate the performance of the networks– encourage cooperation between communities and member states– encourage data sharing – assist in data distribution on the Internet and GTS– relay user feedback on data quality to platform operators– provide technical assistance and user support worldwide– act as a clearing house and focal point on all program aspects– develop synergies between observing systems 

Assistance, Monitoring, Cooperation ... Integration

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Background

JCOMMOPS

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Infrastructure: office & staff

• JCOMMOPS comprises two Technical Coordinators (FR / US):– Work priorities are set by panel chairs or steering committee for each program

• ½ time I.T. resource• Students on work experience• New for 2012 – hiring a Ship Logistics Coordinator to assist with

planning and locating deployment opportunities

The OceanSITES reference station network (30% K. Stroker)

The Ship Observations Team (30% M. Belbeoch)

The Argo Profiling Float Program (70% M. Belbeoch)

The Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (70% K. Stroker)

(Ship Logistics Coordinator)

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Ship Logistics Coordinator

http://www.jcommops.org/doc/coordinators/ShipLogisticsCoordinator-10052012.pdf

The new position will act as focal point for all ship based activities related to the implementation of global ocean observing systems supported by JCOMMOPS.

• Ship Observation Team (SOT) Technical Coordination• Operations and logistics within JCOMMOPS• Metadata and information• Technical support and expertise• Communication• International cooperation

Announcement closes 31 August 2012

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Infrastructure: Information System

• The JCOMMOPS I. S. routinely pulls information from different sources: GTS , Global Data Centres , platform tracking data from telecom providers, etc).

• Platform operators feed the system regularly (e.g. deployment planning) and data users feedback on data quality to data producers via JCOMMOPS.

• Information is then redistributed through different methods via the web.

• It permits to track the status, development efficiency of the networks but also provide a common interface and visibility for the programmes.

• Information System is managed by JCOMMOPS at 99.9%: installation, configuration, maintenance, development …

JCOMMOPS is a Metadata management and QC centre

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Products & Services: Assistance

• Assistance on any issue required to participate in an international program

• Assistance to national programs and individual platform operators, scientists or data users

• Assistance in data distribution, following appropriate standards

• Assistance with information about platform manufacturers and telecommunication systems providers

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Products & Services: Assistance

• Assistance in logistics (deployment planning, deployment methods, instrument retrieval)

• A web portal to find information relating to ocean observing systems, including a centralized source of documentation, contact details, program information and platforms, contacts, etc.

• A common system for managing communications (e.g. news items, mailing lists, picture galleries, etc)

• Enhanced user support – e.g. direct contact with program managers, platform operators and data users

• Assistance to the community or media (photos, maps, articles, presentations, etc)

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Products & Services: SamplesReal-Time

Real-time ...On-line interactive GIS–based, real-time tracking tools for ocean platforms

Interoperability targeted: Web Map Services, XML metadata exports, etc.

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Products & Services: SamplesMonthly

Monthly ...Status maps, the JCOMMOPS “signature”, providing an authoritative and up to date status of the arrays, encouraging community to share the data and showing how the programs assess and meet their requirements

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Products & Services: SamplesNetwork Growth

Products (on-line or on-demand) measuring the growth and efficiency of the arrays.

You need information on a platform, a statistic on any national/regional contribution, a map, etc ...

... just ask JCOMMOPS, support@jcommops.org

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operator

manufacturer

deploymentSat Comm

(Argos, Iridium, other)

GTS insertion

Data conversion, ‘QC’ & GTS

formatting (BUFR)

local user terminals

operator

GTS insertion

DBCPAction GroupsQC AgenciesData Centres

Working GroupTask Teams

DBCP Technical Coordinator

Data conversion, ‘QC’ & GTS

formatting (BUFR)

DBCP Technical Coordinator

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Regional Action Groups

• E-SURFMAR: EUCOS Surface Marine• IABP: International Arctic Buoy Programme• IPAB: International Programme for Antarctic Buoys• ISABP: International South Atlantic Buoy Programme• IBPIO: International Buoy Programme for the Indian Ocean• NPDBAP: North Pacific Data Buoy Advisory Panel

• GDP: Global Drifter Programme

• TIP: Tropical moored buoy Implementation Panel (TAO, RAMA, TRITON,PIRATA)

• OceanSITES: OCEAN Sustained Interdisciplinary Time series Environment observation System (http://www.oceansites.org)

• The International Tsunameter Partnership (ITP)

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Southern Ocean Buoy Program

Part of the DBCP Implementation Strategy: http://www.jcommops.org/dbcp/doc/DBCP_Impl_Strategy.pdf

The Southern Ocean Buoy Programme (SOBP), which would maintain a network of about 300 barometer drifters South of 40S, excluding the Antarctic sea-ice zone;

Status of the Global Array

Status of the Global ArrayArctic

Drifting Buoys

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Above 66 N• 19 Active Argos GTS• 24 Active Argos not on

GTS• 19 Active Iridium

May 31, 2012

Status of the Global ArrayAntarctic

Below 50 S• 71 Active Drifters GTS• 5 Active Iridium

May 31, 2012

Country

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AUSTRALIA

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Data Timeliness

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Data onto the GTS

Prepare data collection & processing

• If Argos, submit Argos System Use Agreement; Request Argos IDs; Submit technical file

• If Iridium, contact VAR, and seek centre for GTS data processing (e.g. CLS, Environment Canada, NDBC, Météo France)

• Identify GTS bulletin headers, and make sure data can be routed to your NMHS

• Get WMO IDs

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How to Insert Data on the GTS

http://www.jcommops.org/dbcp/doc/GTS_information.pdf

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Advantages

1. Used by several weather centers which monitor the quality of your data, after they are inserted in numerical models and compared with them

2. Automatically informed about any problems, e.g. sensor bias (Quality Control).

3. Buoy monitoring statistics are produced monthly by major meteorological centres and are available to the public.

4. CLS/CLS America does not charge for the GTS Service. Platform status changes, such as recalibrating a sensor, will also be free of charge. Your regular Argos results will be unaffected by GTS distribution. For example, the Argos processing centers can apply transfer functions to your GTS data but still provide you with your raw data.

5. Data is archived at the Integrated Science and Data Management Center (ISDM)

Benefits of disseminating data on GTS

JCOMMOPS

JCOMMOPS Buoy Quality Monitoring

http://wo.jcommops.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/QCRelay

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• Monitoring tools– Comparison of the observations with the NWP first guess field (ECMWF, NCEP,

UKMO, Meteo France, BOM)• Buoy monitoring statistics• Data plots (e.g. Meteo France tools)

– Compare with nearby observations and other products (e.g. satellite)– Quality information relay mechanism (register to dbcp-qc@jcommops.org)

• Various parameters– Battery voltage– Submergence (drogue loss)– Raw data (frequencies, resistance, vector components, high resolution data)– Duplicate sensors– Derived variables (averages, RMS)

JCOMMOPS - Quality Monitoring

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Buoy monitoring statistics

http://www.meteo.shom.fr/qctools/

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In Conclusion

• DBCP TC and JCOMMOPS is here to assist with operational and research needs

• DBCP TC will work with the Action Groups (IABP and IPAB) Coordinators for plans and to obtain deployment information – not just buoys on the GTS, but all buoys!

• We encourage all members to inform us of deployment opportunities and upcoming deployments

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Thank you

http://www.jcommops.org

http://dbcp.jcommops.org

support@jcommops.org

kstroker@jcommops.org