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First GODAE OceanView Science Team Meeting, Mercator-Ocean, Toulouse, 8-10 June 2009

Eric Dombrowsky & Andreas SchillerKirsten Wilmer-Becker

Mike Bell and Pierre-Yves Le Traon

The Scope and Objectivesof GODAE OceanView


Talk outline

• GODAE legacy

• New challenges

• GODAE OceanView– Structure– The Science team

• Workplan


Where do we come from ?

• GODAE and its International Steering Team (IGST)– A strong, skilled and motivated international group of experts

• That have pushed international cooperation, share of knowledge, scientific results, and ocean products

• That have setup coordinated actions, such as the development of GODAE metrics, intercomparison exercise, …

• That have organized events such as summer schools, symposium, and publication

– Engaged at national level in operational oceanography development, with some decision making authority

• Decision taken within the IGST are implemented in the national systems– Reporting every year about the progress made

• National reports, IGST meetings, …

• And the GODAE systems in operation– USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Europe …


The GODAE legacy

• GODAE has contributed to :– Further development of pre-existing operational

oceanography capacities (US-Navy, UKMO, …)– The emergence of new (pre) operational capacity

(China, Australia, Japan, Canada, Europe…)– The demonstration of usefullness of some

corresponding services (oil spill combat, navy acoustics, search and rescue, ocean climate understanding, …)

– The design and development of a global observing system (ARGO, altimetry, …)

– Demonstrate the feasibility and strength of the integrated approach (from observations to service including forecast, …)


The needed transition

• From GODAE assets, we identified the need for a push foreward:– The consolidation of the observing system

infrastructure– The transition from the demonstration of usefull

products to the development of operational services– Bridging more the technology capabilities (push)

with the users needs (pull): accuracy• Has been presented to, and endorsed by, the

GODAE community during the Nice GODAE final symposium in November 2008– GODAE OceanView paper, round table, …


Work done since Nice GODAE final Symposium (Nov 2008)

• GODAE project office continued to work– post symposium activities: proceedings, Oceanography

publications, summer school organisation, …– Kirsten, and GODAE co-chairs (Mike and Pierre-Yves) were (are

still) very active on these closing activities• New chairs (Andreas and Eric) have worked with GODAE

chairs (Mike and Pierre-Yves) and the project office (Kirsten) to kickoff Godae OceanView– several teleconf were held, a lot of “e-mail work”– work on ownership, membership, ToRs, scope, funding, links with

other groups, preparation of future events, …– Unfortunately, less work on the content: workplan, etc…

One expected outcome of kickoff meeting next week– organization of June 09 meetings, …


• The place for experts involved in operational oceanography to:– Share experience and practices about their

daily job: the forum– Decide and do coordinated actions, including

joint assessments: the working team– Jointly report and communicate about what

they do, what they achieve, what they need, and about their plans: the voice

GODAE OceanView specific role


The new challenges (1/3)Face emerging new societal needs

• Understand/monitor/forecast the earth system from days to decades– Improve atmospheric forecast where the ocean impacts it (cyclones,

monsoons, …)– Improve decadal prediction including the ocean contribution– Detect climate change in the ocean

• Where (most) people live– Improve near-shore/coastal waters real-time prediction (coupling to and/or

downscaling from the offshore deep ocean)– Understand the impact of climate change in coastal regions (downscaling)

• For the sustained exploitation of the seas– Develop ecosystem-based management of marine living resources

Support environmental policies through environment monitoring


The new challenges (2/3)Improve and extend our capacities

• Research and development in ocean modeling, data assimilation

• Coupling with other components of the earth system

• Cooperation with international research programs (WCRP, IGBP, SCOR)

Improve accuracy of the ocean products


The new challenges (3/3)Better observe the ocean

• Help the international organizations in charge of the development of the ocean observing systems:

– For the transition to sustained operations of the global in situ and space observing system

• better use of existing systems, such as ARGO, Jason, …– For the design/assessment of new observing systems

• new observable (e.g. bio, …), new focus (e.g. coastal, …)– For the optimization of the resources

• measure the relative impact, assess the utility, etc… through OSE/OSSE

Evaluate benefit and optimize use of the OOS


To be achieved by GODAE OceanView

• Improve accuracy and utility of ocean analysis and forecasting products

• Promote the development of downstream use of ocean data and information products from GODAE systems

• Support the transition to operational services Link to JCOMM/ET-OOFS

• Demonstrate the value of the observing systems• Coordinate the development of new capabilities and

links to other communities job of task teams


GODAE OceanViewThe Science Team

• Be pragmatic: Decide what to do and do it rather than decide what should be done and wait for it to be done– concrete actions, developments and demonstrations

• Work together: GODAE is ongoing in any case– most (if not all) the GODAE systems have plans to

continue their developments of ocean services

• In a collaborative way: decide together what has to be addressed jointly to the benefit of each group– Agree on commonalities and things to share


Science Team Terms of ReferenceDraft ToRs from Nice paper

• LEAD and MANAGE the execution of the GODAE OceanView program

• PROMOTE the development of improved capabilities in ocean analysis and forecasting

• DEVELOP collaborations and improved communications between the participants in GODAE OceanView

• EVALUATE scientific and technical developments to optimize the use of knowledge and technology in GODAE OceanView implementation

• REPORT on national activities related to GODAE OceanView. Maintain an up-to-date description of national capabilities related to ocean analysis and forecasting (national reports)

• LIAISE with other international programs of interest to, and interested in, GODAE OceanView

“decide what to do and do it” rather than “define what should be done and expect it to be done”


GODAE OceanView

Science Team

IntercomparisonAnd validation

Task Team

Observing systems

evaluation Task Team

Coastal oceanand shelf seas

Task Team

Marine ecosystemAnalysis and

prediction Task Team

JCOMM

ET-OOFS Patron’s group

•People contacted to become Patrons•Positive feedback obtained•Still some Patrons to be confirmed•1st meeting to be held on Monday this week

•Group already active during GODAE•People contacted to co-chair the Task Teams (TTs)•Co-chairs of task teams agreed•2nd worshop on OSE/OSSE held last week

•GOOS contacted and discussions about ownership for OceanView took place during the GSSC-XII meeting in Perth in Feb. 2009 (Andreas attending)•A working group (GOOS people, Andreas participating) has worked on this issue•Suggestions that GODAE OceanView sits within JCOMM structure, and is represented in GSSC (with one nominee)•Proposal to sit under JCOMM has been made to the JCOMM co-president•To be discussed during this meeting

•Discussions with ET-OOFS chair (Gary) took place since Nice meeting•Complementarities and need for the two groups has been identified•A joint statement document has been drafted and circulated to the GOV-ST•To be discussed during this meeting

•OSE and Intercomp/valid task teams activities linked to ET-OOFS ones•Discussions took place during OSE/OSSE 2nd workshop last week•Needing more discussions

Potential overlap between OSE and Intercomp/valid task teamsEstablish joint task teams ? How ?Specify, develop, demonstrate, re-design, endorse, implement, run Who’s doing what ?


GODAE OceanView:4-Year Work Plan*

• Objective– Develop and implement a 4-year Program with

measurable progress towards the GODAE Ocean View objectives by 2013.

• Scope– Assess all key activities of GODAE OceanView (incl.

TTs), including but not limited to • scientific progress and excellence: accuracy, publications,

…• outreach, education, media• capacity building and technology transfer: new countries, …• “positive competition” real collaboration• others…

* alignment with JCOMM reviews


GODAE OceanView:4-Year Work Plan

• Process: – GOVST-1: discuss and agree on outline of a

4-year plan– Q: How GOVST will be reviewed in 2013 and

by whom ?• e.g. JCOMM, patrons, users (navies), industry,…

Define “metrics” for measuring success


GODAE OceanView:4-Year Work Plan

• Proposed Process during GOVST-1:– Monday:

• introduction (Andreas and Eric)• breakout sessions (groups of ~5 people, 1 rapporteur)

– Wednesday: • summary of breakout sessions, • discussion and agreement on key elements of 4-year plan• assignment of co-writers of plan

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