BPO Science Program14 December 2014Webiinar We cannot manage what we do not measure: Martin Kramp -...

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

We cannot manage what we do not measure:

Martin Kramp - JCOMMOPS Ship Coordinator

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

JCOMMOPS, UN and GOOS

www.ioc-goos.org

Meteorologywww.wmo.int

Oceanographywww.ioc-unesco.org

Mixed Commission www.jcomm.info

Support Centerwww.jcommops.org

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

Remote Areas: How do we get more Data?

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

Limits of Repeat Hydrographic Cruises

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

Limits of Commercial Shipping

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

A World’s First: Do it in a RALLY!

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

• International program coordinating the use of autonomous data buoys to observe atmospheric and oceanographic conditions.

• Drifting and moored buoys that measure air pressure, sea surface temperature, salinity, ocean current velocity, air temperature, humidity, wave characteristics and wind velocity across all oceans.

• Aiming to increase the quantity, quality, global coverage and timeliness of atmospheric and oceanographic data.

DBCP

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

DBCP: Video Jimmy Cornell

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

Deployment Values: Blue is what we need

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

Argo (Video)• A revolutionary achievement for subsurface observations• An unprecedented cooperative effort in the history of

oceanography• A crucial mechanism to better understand the warming

of the upper ocean• An essential data for the new generation of

numerical models, allowing forecasts

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

Volunteer Ships: SOT The JCOMM Ship Observations Team (SOT) coordinates:• The Voluntary Observing Ships (VOS) Scheme, which uses

every month ~2000 mostly commercial ships to gather and distribute meteorological observations in near-real-time to shore, for immediate use by weather forecasting services.

• The Automated Shipboard Aerological Programme (ASAP), operating mostly on ships participating in VOS, and using radiosondes tethered to gas-filled balloons to sample the atmosphere from the surface to a height of about 30km.

• The Ship-of-Opportunity Programme (SOOP), collecting along repeat lines at regular intervals notably thermal data in the top 1000m of the oceans by expendable probes, known commonly as XBTs, mostly from VOS ships.

• The data are used for operational and scientific purposes.• SOT vessels are often also used for the deployment of autonomous instruments

(floats, drifters) at sea.

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

SOT: TurboWin Demo, Video

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

Your contribution on the WWW

BPO Science Program 14 December 2014 Webiinar

Thank You…. And Good Luck!

Contact:Martin Kramp

mkramp@jcommops.orgPhone: +33 6 21 12 15 13

www.jcomm.info