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GOVST-IV meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 5 – 9 November 2012

GODAE OceanView

Project Office Report 2012

Kirsten Wilmer-Becker, Met Office


• Actions from last meeting

• Overview 2012

• Symposium & review

• Meetings/workshops

• Website

• Finances

Content


Short look at the.....

Actions from GOVST-III (Nov, 2011)


Actions from last meeting (1/2) GOVST III-1: KWB to prepare and publish a GODAE OceanView newsletter (3-6 monthly) GOVST III-2: All to update the GODAE OceanView work plan by end of year 2011 (only update new actions). KWB to collect input and publish update when ready GOVST III-3: KWB, AS and ED to update other sections of the work plan. KWB to include communication plan by the end of year 2011 GOVST-III-4: (PO/GL): OSEval-TT Co-chairs to prepare a short paper on the major challenges for the OSEval-TT that will be circulated to GODAE OceanView Patrons. GOVST-III-5: (PO & MM): Following the completion of this, the Co-Chairs will work with Craig Donlon (ESA), who has agreed to be a “Champion” for the OSEval-TT, to explore the possibility of funding from ESA and/or EUMETSAT to support a Postdoc (based at UKMet) to +undertake OSEval and IV activities. GOVST-III-6: (PO & GL): TT Co-Chairs are to update OSEval-related publications on the TT webpage. GOVST-III-7: (PO, GL): Zhang Tianyu, from the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center in China, will be included as a TT member following endorsement from the GODAE OceanView Co-Chairs. GOVST-III-8: (DL & PO/GL): Agree on a set of standard graphics for OISs and on the format of OISs. Seek endorsement from GODAE OceanView Co-chairs and Patrons on the format and content of OISs. GOVST III-9: IV-TT co-chairs (MM & FH) to consider sending rep to take part in COSS-TT (Jan 2012) GOVST III-10: GOVST to provide feedback for the SMRCP-TT/WGNE workshop and nominations for the lead roles by end November 2011. GOVST III-11: OSEval-TT should inform to the Argo Project office (through OISs) on a regular basis on Argo use and utility. GOVST III-12: GOVST to provide update to the GHRSST user requirement table if required. KWB to contact GOVST with the request to respond to the action. GOVST III-13: GOVST to review the WMO Observing Requirements Database and statement of guidance and feedback to GB and S Ishizaki.

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Ongoing

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There was the suggestion from discussions between the co-chairs and Craig Donlon about this and it was agreed that a workshop should

be proposed to discuss the work which could be done which would also be of interest to ESA. Marie Drevillon and Matt Martin were asked

to liaise with Craig about it. They put together a proposal for the workshop, and sent it to Craig in June. They received no response for a

couple of months, so Matt spoke to Craig on the phone. He had not seen the email (because their mailboxes had been changed). He said

he would forward it to someone else in ESA to deal with, but we still haven't heard anything back, despite a reminder email being sent a

couple of weeks ago.

So basically the status is "ongoing".

Ongoing

Ukmet (Dan Lea) has published his OIS Technical report that is today the basis for OIS standards. This action is ongoing

because we should try to motivate all groups to provide a data-usage report. This would be a step towards OISs

Ongoing . Partially done through the NRT OSE activity done by Ukmet. Material exist but the OIS not officially provided to ARGO

program. Dan gave a talk at the Argo Science Team meeting in Venice on his OSE work, and Peter presented the overall OSE-TT work


Actions from last meeting (2/2) GOVST III-14: GOVST to consider contributions to the GlobCurrent User Consultation meeting (7-9 March) on user requirements in particular regarding GODAE OceanView priorities. GOVST III-15: GOVST to feedback on proposal for summer school in Africa in 2013 GOVST III-16: The GOVST to provide comments, suggestions and concerns regards the GODAE OceanView Review to GOVST co-chairs by email. GOVST III-17: The Review sub-committee to decide on a date for GODAE OceanView symposium in November 2013 and to inform HT asap. GOVST III-18: GOVST co-chairs to update the science team on progress made in sub-committee with regard to the organisation of the GODAE OceanView Symposium & Review within the next 6 months. GOVST III-19: HT to check during NOAA “huddle” to suggest David Green to be considered as champion for the MEP-TT GOVST-III-20: AS, ED and KWB to develop a new template and guidelines for national group presentation/ document submissions for future GOVST meetings GOVST-III-21: All national group representatives to follow the new guidelines when preparing the report and presentation for GOVST meetings GOVST-III-22: All national group representatives are to submit the national report at least one month in advance (allowing putting the contributions into a dossier), to be circulated before meeting to free up presentation time at the meeting GOVST-III-23: KWB to set up doodle poll to find best dates for next GOVST meeting and to organise next meeting with the help of CT.

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Ongoing

TBC

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Project office work – overview 2012


Project Office - Overview 2012 • Task team meeting

organisation

• GOV Twiki webpages

• GODAE OceanView work plan updated (April ‘12)

• Publication GODAE OceanView Newsletter (May ‘12)

• Symposium & review organisation

• GOV/CLIVAR-GSOP reanalysis intercomparison exercise (June ‘12)

• Mailing lists (for COSS and IV)


Office work – time distribution

35%

25%

Distribution of GOV Project Office tasks

Events organisation, incl. Symposium / review

Communication (below)

15%

10%

5%

3%

Finances / funding

Activity support (e.g. TTs, CLIVAR, WGNE)

Other (documents, newsletter, etc)

Website / twiki

Communication GOVST co-chairs

Symposium & review

GOVST members

External collaborations (CLIVAR or WGNE)

Patrons' Group

Met Office

Web hosting

General


GODAE OceanView

Meetings and workshops


- GOVST co-chairs meetings (tele-conf) – ca. every 6 weeks

- GODAE OceanView Patrons’ Group meetings (tele-conf) – 6-monthly

- Symposium/review committee meetings (frequently)

- TT co-chair meetings

GODAE OceanView international workshops / meetings: COSS-TT international coordination workshop (Jan 2012) MEP-TT Task Team meeting (Feb 2012) GOVST-IV meeting (Nov 2012)

Upcoming events: Organisation of 2nd COSS-TT workshop, Italy (Feb 2013) Organisation of Joint GOV/WGNE workshop, USA (March 2013) Organisation of OSEval-TT meeting, Hobart (April 2013) - TBC Organisation of MEP-TT meeting, Belgium (May/June 2013) - TBC Organisation of the GOV Symposium & Review (Nov 2013)

Meetings/workshops/teleconferences


GODAE OceanView

Website


• Registration facility and submission

of abstracts

• Events information (TT workshops,

GOVST- IV, etc.)

– Use of external fee collection

• Collaboration space – e.g. CLIVAR

GSOP (twiki & private pages)

• Increased use of surveys (e.g.

registration of interest for

GOV/WGNE workshop) and

contribution to white papers)

Web - updates


GODAE OceanView

Financial information


GODAE OceanView Finances (1)

GODAE OceanView project office is funded through contributions of the Patrons’ Group member organisations

Contributions are received as

- Direct funding (annual)

- In kind contributions

- Exceptional contributions (e.g. symposia)


o Project office currently running at 90% of my time

o Project office funding currently healthy – enough funds

available to support the project office in this financial year

(UK - until April 2013), but future funding at risk due to

financial crisis

o Extra funding requirements for GODAE OceanView

Symposium in Nov 2013

o Decision about future funding – after 2013 may depend on

GODAE OceanView Review

o Funding for 2013/14 and beyond to be solicited

GODAE OceanView Finances (2)


Last year…

• Organisation of group meeting (teleconference hosting, agenda draft, meeting report, etc.)

• Funding / invoices

• Arrangement and agreement of contract with funding organisations

• Preparation and provision of funding reports to Patrons’ Group

Future…

• Continued collaboration with funding body representatives/Patrons

– Solicitation of funding in particular related to Symposium & Review

– Provision of budget information

– Support of group meetings

– Maintenance of funding body contracts and required documentation

Name Organisation

Toshiyuki Awaji JMASTEC & Kyoto University

Pierre Bahurel Mercator Ocean

Mike Bell Met Office

John Cortinas NOAA-OAR

Peter Dexter Boom

Paul DiGiacomo NOAA-space

Craig Donlon ESA

Mark Drinkwater ESA

Johnny Johannessen NERSC

David Legler NOAA-CPO

Juliette Lambin CNES

Pierre-Yves Le Traon Ifremer

Eric Lindstrom NASA

Mikael Rattenborg EUMETSAT

GODAE OceanView Patrons’ Group support


GODAE OceanView

Summary


o Real busy year for the PO with regard to

o Organisation of TT workshops and meetings

o Planning and outlining of the Symposium & Review

o Financially stable but only short term (max. 1 year)

o Communication with external groups (e.g. WGNE or

CLIVAR) has intensified: Activities running and white

papers planned

o New web facilities introduced, e.g. Twiki, surveys

o First newsletter published, next planned for end of this year

GODAE OceanView Summary


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