GODAE Ocean View Work Plan Review 2011 Kirsten

GODAE Ocean. View Work Plan Review 2011 Kirsten Wilmer-Becker, Met Office GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, Paris, 14 -18 November 2011

Content • Overview (history) • Structure of work plan • Updating the work plan • Summary GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, Paris, 14 -18 November 2011

Work plan overview - history • Initiated at GOVST-I, Toulouse, 2009 • First version of plan was completed 2009/2010 and included a “deliverables & achievement” table, linked to TT activities • for GOVST-II, Tokyo 2010, a refresh was proposed to align work plan with national report • National reports template was provided to streamline updating system information • System information for the work plan is now resembling national reports and “delivery & achievement” table was replaced by information on “milestones” and “contributions to task teams” GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, Paris, 14 -18 November 2011

Work plan - purpose - Provide objectives, activities and planned linkages of GODAE Ocean. View for 2009 – 2013 - Describe details of the future plans for the national groups, task teams and PO - Response to overarching societal and research requirements for ocean modelling and assimilation in a consistent framework to optimize mutual progress and benefit - Develop a long term strategy of progressing international communication and coordination in support of the ocean forecasting, global ocean observing system and new areas of ocean research, e. g. eco-system prediction, coupled atmosphere-ocean models, etc. GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, Paris, 14 -18 November 2011

System and Centre Plans (national groups) Work plan – structure Australia – BLUElink Brazil – REMO Includes: • General introduction Canada – DFO/CONCEPTS China – SOA/NMEFC ECMWF (Europe) France – Mercator Ocean India - An Integrated Forecast system for the Indian Ocean (INDOFOS) • System & centre plans: 14 groups are represented, covering America, Europe, Asia and Australia Italy – INGV/MFS Japan – MRI/JMA Norway NERSC/TOPAZ • Five task team plans UK – Met Office/FOAM USA – NOAA Climate Forecast System (CFS) incorporating the Global Ocean • Plans for the project office, as well as plans for capacity building, outreach and education Data Assimilation System (GODAS) Real Time Ocean Forecasting System (RTOFS) National Ocean Service Operational Forecast Systems (OFS) - Need to consider expanding, elaborating on capacity building and outreach USA – U. S. Navy – GOFS USA – ECCO Task Teams Intercomparison and Validation Task Team (IV-TT) • Need to develop/ include a communications plan Observing System Evaluation Task Team (OSEval-TT) Coastal Oceans and Shelf Seas Task Team (COSS-TT) • Latest work plan publication – May 2011 (available from the GODAE Ocean. View website) Marine Ecosystem and Prediction Task Team (MEP-TT) Task team for Short- to Medium-Range Coupled Prediction (SMRCP-TT) GODAE Ocean. View Project Office GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, building, education. November 2011 Capacity Paris, 14 -18 and outreach

Work plan – new members New forecasting system represented at last years GOVSTmeeting: for Brazil (REMO) – Clemente Tanajura for India (INDOFOS)– Francis Pavanathara • Submission of work plan for these system for the coming years now is included in the GODAE Ocean. View work plan • The first national report from these countries are due after this meeting GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, Paris, 14 -18 November 2011

Work plan updates • Most of the updates where done more than a year ago • Depending on system developments and new activities we need to update the plan again – Communications plan – Reference for the GODAE Ocean. View review • We propose to introduce an annual update cycle with the option to update intermittently if required • Work plan updates are due now (system reps + TT co-chairs) • Reminder: National groups (system rep) should provide their national reports now • Reminder: Task Teams (co-chairs) should provide a half-page report on activities carried out in the last year GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, Paris, 14 -18 November 2011

Summary • Work plan was completed in May 2011 – a living document! • Two new members joined the GOVST providing their contribution to the work plan • Needs updating annually • Last updates out of date • Updates need to be made now – final deadline 19 Dec 2011 • Work plan will be very important as a reference for the GODAE Ocean. View review • In addition: Reminder to submit the national reports and task team reports GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, Paris, 14 -18 November 2011

Thank you GOVST-III Meeting, ESA HQ, Paris, 14 -18 November 2011