JCOMM JCOMM in situin situ Observing Observing Platform Support CentrePlatform Support Centre

JCOMMOPShttp://www.jcommops.org/

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http://www.jcommops.org/http://www.jcommops.org/

• JCOMMOPS was established by JCOMM to combine international coordination efforts on the: – Data Buoy Cooperation Panel, DBCP (drifting and moored buoys) – Ship Observations Team, SOT (including its 3 panels – SOOPIP, ASAPP, VOS)– Argo, Profiling Float Programme.

Data Buoy Cooperation Panelhttp://www.dbcp.noaa.gov/dbcp/

Argo Information Centrehttp://argo.jcommops.org/

Ship Observations Team

http://www.jcommops.org/sot/

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• Two Technical Coordinators at JCOMMOPS - Mathieu Belbeoch (Argo) and Hester Viola (DBCP/SOT)

• Provide support to programme planning, implementation, monitoring and operations, including:– observational data requirements and data flow– technologies, instrumentation and costs– operational status of observing networks (maps, monitoring and

analysis)– deployment opportunities (by ship and air). – community information – eg News, Meeting information, Contact

information and mailing lists

JCOMMOPSJCOMMOPS

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Observational Networks - MapsObservational Networks - Maps

Observational Network maps (produced monthly)

Live, dynamic & interactive mapse.g.

http://w4.jcommops.org/website/GOOS/viewer.htmhttp://w4.jcommops.org/website/Argo/viewer.htm

http://w4.jcommops.org/website/Gloss/viewer.htm

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Observational Networks - statusObservational Networks - status

• Web Mapping interfaces, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Google Earth can be used to visualise where platforms are located.

• Web Map Services (WMS) are available to “plug in” JCOMMOPS data to existing GIS tools.

Argo network in Google Earth (.kml file) Argo network in Google Earth (.kml file)

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Examples of queries about data Examples of queries about data

• View News items about International Programmes• Observational Platform Query

– e.g. based on unique identifier (WMO Number), all platforms owned by a programme/agency, within a geographical area…

• View contact details for people or organisations participating in International Programmes

• Search for meeting dates, reports or technical papers prepared by JCOMM (can be sent in hard copy upon request)

• View images of platforms, people or maps• Link to related websites and other information

sources

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Tools for monitoring data Tools for monitoring data

• JCOMMOPS provides tools to report and analyse quality of data over time and which the various data sets collected

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JCOMMOPS is a support centre JCOMMOPS is a support centre NOTNOT a data centre a data centre

• It provides information and metadata – not raw data (available from providers, archives or on the GTS of WMO)

• It acts as a gateway/portal to find information on how to obtain data itself.– Links to Meteorological centres and Information about the GTS of WMO– Archived Buoy data and Ship based XBT data

• Canadian Marine Environmental Data Services• USA NOAA/National Oceanographic Data Center

– Argo Float data• Argo Information Centre http://www.argo.net • US GODAE server• French Coriolis Centre

– Community Information – News, meetings, Mailing lists

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Data AvailabilityData Availability

• Meteorological Centers also provide meteorological and oceanographic data as well as quality monitoring statistics for that data.

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Questions?Questions?

• http://www.jcommops.org

• Contact Details: Hester ViolaJCOMMOPS8-10, rue HermèsParc Technologique du Canal31526 Ramonville Saint-Agne, FranceTel: +33 5 61 39 47 82Email: viola@jcommops.org