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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
Drifting Buoy Co-operation Panel
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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
19
94
19
96
19
98
20
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20
02
20
04
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