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Argo and GODAE OceanView
GODAE OceanView – November 16, 2011
P.Y. Le Traon from D. Roemmich OSTST presentation
Argo and GOV (1)
Argo challenge and priority 1 : complete and sustain the global array.
• Still a challenge.
• Need convincing cases from GOV (and others) on the use and utility of the array. GOV OSEVal TT results should be regularly communicated to Argo project office.
• Improvements in float technology are providing increases in float lifetime, better data quality, much higher vertical resolution in profiles, and better near-surface data (GOV needs ?).
GODAE OceanView – November 16, 2011
Argo and GOV (2)
Argo challenge and priority 2 : preparing the next decade of the Argo mission
(biogeochemistry, deep ocean, seasonal ice, marginal seas, sampling, etc).
• What are the GOV requirements ?
• OSE/OSSEs works from GOV teams much needed but they require careful framing and interpretation
• (joint GOV/Argo works)
GODAE OceanView – November 16, 2011
Southern Ocean OSSEs Andreas Schiller
Researchers need information about the design of the future SouthernOcean Observing system (CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR Southern Ocean Region Implementation Panel)
Proposed foci (Steve Rintoul), in order of priority:
divergence of heat and fresh water fluxes as f(x,t)
ventilation rates (density fluxes) in Southern Ocean
how frequently (where and when) to measure under ice;
seasonal-to-interannual variability (when, where, how frequently)