Albert Fischer and Eric Lindstrom

CLIVAR SSG-18, 2-5 May 2011

OOPC report:Framework, indices, and the deep ocean

post-OO’09 Working Group

Building a common vision for ocean observations

Provision of routine and sustained global information on the marine environment sufficient to meet society’s needs for describing, understanding and forecasting marine variability (including physical, biogeochemical, ecosystems and living marine resources), weather, seasonal to decadal climate variability, climate change, sustainable management of living marine resources, and assessment of longer term trends

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OceanObs’09: calls for action

(1) Calls on all nations and governments to fully implement by 2015 the initial physical and carbon global ocean observing system originally envisioned at OceanObs’99, and refined at OceanObs'09.

(2) Calls on all nations and governments to commit to the implementation and international coordination of systematic global biogeochemical and biological observations, guided by the outcomes of OceanObs’09, and taking into account regional variations in ecosystems.

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OceanObs’09: calls for action(3) Invites governments and organizations to embrace a framework for planning

and moving forward with an enhanced global sustained ocean observing system over the next decade, integrating new physical, biogeochemical, biological observations while sustaining present observations. Recommendations on this Framework, considering how to best take advantage of existing structures, will be developed by an post-Conference working group of limited duration.

(4) Urges the ocean observing community to increase our efforts to achieve the needed level of timely data access, sensor readiness and standards, best practices, data management, uncertainty estimates, and integrated data set availability.

(5) Asks governments, organizations, and the ocean observing community to increase their efforts in capacity-building and education.

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Sponsorship• IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO• GEO Group on Earth Observations• CEOS Committee on Earth Observation Satellites• POGO Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans• SCOR Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research• SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research• GCOS Global Climate Observing System• GOOS Global Ocean Observing System• JCOMM Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine

Meteorology• PICES North Pacific Marine Science Organization• ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea• CoML Census of Marine Life• IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme• WCRP World Climate Research Programme

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Task Team Membership

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Input(Requirements)

Output(Data &

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Process(Observations)

A Simple System

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RequirementRequirement

What to MeasureWhat to Measure

Essential Ocean Variables Essential Ocean Variables

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Framework Flow: Requirements

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Framework Flow: Observations

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Framework Flow: Data Products

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Framework: Societal Driver 2010

Weather & Climate•UNFCCC/IPCC

•WCRP

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Regional•Regional Seas•CCAMLR

Framework: Societal Drivers Next Decade

Fisheries•FAO•RFMOs

Ecosystem services/Biology•CBD•CSD•WSSD

Real-time services•Emergency support•Ocean forecasting

Assessments•Global Marine (UN)•TWAP (GEF)•Regional

Weather & Climate•UNFCCC/IPCC•WCRP•Climate services

RequirementsExpanded EOVs

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Readiness LevelsReadiness Levels

Concept:Initial articulation of ideas, and appropriatefeasibility studies. Increasing Readiness Levels

Attributes:Peer review of ideas and studies at science, engineering, and data management community level.

Pilot: Plans evolve from draft to projects andvetted in real-world implementation.

Attributes: Planning, negotiating, testing, and approval within appropriate local,

regional, global arenas.

Mature: Requirements, systems, and data become elements of the sustained global ocean observing system.

Attributes: Products of the global ocean observing system are well understood, documented, consistently available, and

of societal benefit.

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Key Concepts of the Framework

• Articulated for global sustained ocean observing systems• Designed for multidisciplinary approach• Builds on existing structures and best practices• Introduces “Essential Ocean Variables” as the common

language• Assesses “readiness” based on feasibility and impact –

integrates developmental activity (R&D) into the framework• Seeks to connect requirements setting process directly to

scientific and society needs (with feedback from products)• Systems approach better defines interfaces for all actors in the

framework, promoting collaborative alignment of independent groups/communities/networks

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Aligning organizations to implement the Framework

• The team considered several approaches for governing the Framework– Characterized by Simplicity

– Based on Functional Needs

– Bring Stakeholders Together

– Nominal Operating Costs

• Requires ongoing engagement of international sponsors and other bodies

• Recommends establishment of a Framework Steering Group: representatives of international sponsors of OO’09, including WCRP– ephemeral, not permanent

– allow progress to more permanent governance structure

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OOPC Terms of Reference

• Develop recommendations for a sustained global ocean observing system, in support of WCRP, GOOS, and GCOS climate objectives, including recommendations for phased implementation

• Help develop a process for ongoing evaluation and evolution of the observing system and its recommendations

• Support global ocean observing activities by involved parties, through liaison and advocacy for the agreed observing plans

1 April 2011, OOPC-15

Decisions and Actions from OOPC-1419-22 January 2010, NOAA/AOML, Miami FL, USA

• Improve societal relevance of OOPC ocean climate indices http://ioc-goos-oopc.org

– improve suite: indices for tropical cyclones (heat content, storm energy), think about deep ocean indices (high uncertainty from low obs.)

– reverse presentation for impacts view• Start with specific examples: SW Australia drought; South Florida

rainfall; S. California; E. Africa seasonal rainfall – link to key ocean climate indices

• Encourage feedback: wiki format to allow input, blog with overview

Surface Ocean Indices

http://ioc-goos-oopc.org/state_of_the_ocean/

1 April 2011, OOPC-15

1 April 2011, OOPC-15

ioc-goos-oopc.org/wiki/

Deep Ocean Observing Strategy (Workshop 30 March – 1 April 2011)

High Level Outline for Strategy built on FOO

• Rationale and science drivers (Climate, Carbon Chemistry, Biodiversity/Ecosystems)

• The Essential Ocean Variables for the deep ocean• Strategy for developing/improving recommendations• Strategy for observing: existing, scalable, and potential

observing networks and programs; addressing readiness• Strategy for data management and policy• Strategy to develop information to answer the questions

(rationale and science drivers)• Priorities [phased implementation]• Strategy for integration and development (roll-out of strategy)

Deep Ocean Observing Strategy

Executive committee responsible for monitoring progress

• Eric Lindstrom (OOPC/FOO)Bob Molinari (WCRP/CLIVAR)Albert Fischer (OOPC)Kathy Tedesco (IOCCP)Bill Westermeyer (GCOS)Myriam Sibuet (post-CoML)

Initial Core writing [bold: co-leads]climate [could have sub-organization]Greg JohnsonStephen RiserBernadette SloyanBrian KingPatrick HeimbachDetlef Stammersea level: ?circulation: ? [include tracers]

carbon/biogeochemistryRik WanninkhofToste Tanhuabiogeochemistry, and interface with ecology/biodiversity[US: OCB]carbon capture/storage, sedimentary flows [Peter Haugen]

biodiversity and ecosystemscontacts developed from Myriam SibuetReggie Beach (NOAA ocean exploration)