The Data Buoy Co-operation Panel

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The Data Buoy Co-operation Panel

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Drifting Buoy Co-operation Panel (1985)

• Rationale:• More reliance on autonomous ocean instrumentation (e.g

drifters) to replace OWS fleet• Drifter data quality, quantity and timeliness all poor

• reasons not clear• drifter reputation in severe decline

• Oceanographers do not put drifter data on GTS• Recommendations and resolutions passed:

• Absolutely no effect on the data!!• Raise funds to appoint Technical Co-ordinator

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Drifting buoy data co-ordination:

operator

manufacturer

deploymentsat comms

(Argos) GTS

insertion

data conversion, ‘QC’ & GTS formatting

local user terminals

operator

data conversion, ‘QC’ & GTS formatting

GTS insertion

DBCP technical co-

ordinator

DBCPAction GroupsQC AgenciesData Centres

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Drifting buoy data co-ordination:

operator

manufacturer

deploymentsat comms

(Argos) GTS

insertion

data conversion, ‘QC’ & GTS formatting

local user terminals

operator

data conversion, ‘QC’ & GTS formatting

GTS insertion

DBCP technical co-

ordinator

DBCPAction GroupsQC AgenciesData Centres

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DBCP Technical Co-ordinators: present and past

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Management Group2 Copresidents

4 PA coordinatorsReps. of GOOS, GCOS, IODE

3 additional experts

PAObservations

PACapacity BuildingPA

ServicesPA

Data Management

Point of Contact /User Forums

Task TeamResources

DBCPShip Obs.Team

ASAPP

SOOPIP

VOS

Link to ArgoTeam

GLOSS/GE

Additional ExpertsExpert team

Maritime SafetyServices

Expert TeamSea Ice

Editor, JCOMMProducts Bulletin

MPERSS

Expert TeamWaves/Surges

OBS Coord. GroupChair, OBS Coord.2 additional experts

Satellite Expert

SERV Coord. GroupChair, SERV Coord3 additional experts.

CB Coord. GroupChair, CB Coord.

5 additional expertsLinks reg. bodies

DM Coord. GroupChair, DM Coord.

5 additional expertsIODE rep.

Expert TeamData Mngt. Pract.

Expert Team MarineClimatology

Data Buoy Co-operation Panel within JCOMM (IOC/WMO Joint Commission for Oceanography & Marine Meteorology)

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Data Buoy Co-operation Panel:

some practical achievements• Improvements in data quality and quantity• Formation of regional action groups• Establishment of effective QC procedures

• QC monitoring network• QC system at Argos for data entering GTS

• Involvement of oceanographic community• Active forum for data buoy issues

• Annual sessions, technical workshops and documents

• Website and related discussion fora

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Regional Action Groups

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Quality, quantity, timelinessRMS errors – air pressure

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Quality, quantity, timeliness1979 - FGGE

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Quality, quantity, timeliness1987

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No of drifters on GTS

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200

400

600

800

1000

1200

14001

98

6

19

88

19

90

19

92

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94

19

96

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98

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20

02

20

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20

06

20

08

Quality, quantity, timeliness

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No of drifters on GTS

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

14001

98

6

19

88

19

90

19

92

19

94

19

96

19

98

20

00

20

02

20

04

20

06

20

08

1250

Quality, quantity, timeliness

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No of drifters on GTS

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

14001

98

6

19

88

19

90

19

92

19

94

19

96

19

98

20

00

20

02

20

04

20

06

20

08

1250

• Targets:• Achieve 1250 by JCOMM-II• Keep Mike Johnson sane

Quality, quantity, timeliness

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Quality, quantity, timeliness

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Quality, quantity, timelinessPercentage of Argos data available in near real time

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DBCP Technical Document Series

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http://dbcp.noaa.gov/dbcp

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http://dbcp.noaa.gov/dbcp

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http://dbcp.noaa.gov/dbcp

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DBCP-I Toulouse, 1985

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DBCP-X La Jolla, 1994

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DBCP-XX Chennai, 2004

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The future…• Implementation strategy:

• Overall framework for the work of the Panel• Statement of objectives• Fostering of action groups

• Interaction with manufacturers, communications service providers, QC agencies and users

• Close involvement with development of JCOMM Observations Programme

• New challenges • Deployment opportunities and strategies• Vandalism• New chemical and bio sensors• New communications and smart platforms

JCOMM