List of Meeting Participants

Meeting/Workshop Goals:

1. Inform community about NOAA/OAR/CPO/COD programmatic progress/plans/goals
2. Update ocean observation requirements from our stakeholders and users
3. Identify advances, initiatives, and strategies needed to sustain and develop the ocean observing system
4. Discuss and identify quantitative measures to more completely assess and motivate system performance
5. Foster coordination/integration across the system

Session 1: Programmatic Landscape

Chair: David Legler

Welcomes and Introductions

David Legler

Observations from the Climate Program Office

Chester Koblinsky

A New OAR Perspective

Robert Detrick

Community Discussion/Q&A

Session 2: Updated Requirements and Needs for a Global Observing System

Chair: David Legler

WCRP

Anthony Busalacchi

OOPC/OceanObs'09 Follow Up

Eric Lindstrom

Community Discussion/Q&A

Evening Poster Session

Session 3: Community Contributions

Chair: Ed Sarachik

Speakers have been asked to work with their communities to address the following:

• What are the most important 1) requirements for your community to meet, 2) goals, and 3) time scales? 
• What is the strategy to meet your goals?
• What is the status or health of the observing system components necessary to deliver the goals?
• Are redundant measurements an affordable priority in today’s budget climate?  If so, how are we benefiting?  If not, what can be eliminated?
• What is the role of international or other partnerships?
• How are/can emerging technologies be integrated?
• Most importantly, what will the observing system need to look like in 5 years to address the questions and goals above?

Ocean Synthesis

David Behringer

Sea Level/GLOSS

Mark Merrifield

Ocean Carbon Networks

Chris Sabine

OceanSITES and Ocean Reference Stations

Robert Weller

Community Discussion/Q&A

SOOP/XBT

Molly Baringer

Drifting Buoy Network

Luca Centurioni

Tropical Arrays

Michael McPhaden

Argo

Dean Roemmich

Community Discussion/Q&A

Session 4: Programmatic Ties

Chair: Arun Kumar

Arctic Observations

John Calder

Climate Monitoring

Chris Miller

Ocean Acidification

Chris Sabine

IOOS and IOOS Summit [video]

Zdenka Willis

Community Discussion/Q&A

Session 5: Data and Performance

Chair: Ken Casey

NOAA's New Directives

Darien Davis

OSMC

Kevin O'Brien

Performance Metrics

Neil Christerson

Community Discussion/Q&A

Session 6a: Plenary - Looking Ahead

Chair: David Legler

Scientific Framing of Observations Program -> Strategic Planning and Direction for Program

David Legler

Breakout Overview (Performance Metrics)

David Legler

Session 6b: Breakout Groups

• Heat, Sea Level, Salinity
• SST and Air-Sea Fluxes
• Velocity, Carbon and Nutrients

Session 6c: Plenary - Breakout Group Reports and Discussion

Performance Metrics

• Summaries of group discussions and examples of suggested Performance Measures
• List of actions to take forward

Chair: Eric Lindstrom

Session 7: Emerging Technologies and their Applications

Chair: Robert Weller

Wave Gliders

Chris Meinig

Gliders

Dan Rudnick

Data Pods [video]

Ulises Rivero

PICO [video]

Chris Meinig

Deep Argo

Steve Piotrowicz

Community Discussion/Q&A

Closing Remarks

David Legler

Session 1: Welcome and Overviews

Chair: Ed Harrison

Welcome and State of the Observing System Ocean Climate Observation – Program Planning, Budget

David Goodrich

Principles and Guidelines for Managing Observing Systems in a NOAA Climate Service

Chet Koblinsky

Keynote Address - Looking Toward the Future: OOPC and IOOC Perspectives

Eric Lindstrom

Keynote Address - Climate Observations and Research: A WCRP Perspective

Anthony Busalacchi

Discussion

Session 2: Ocean Observations and NOAA Climate Service collaborations

Chair: Ed Sarachik

Climate Observations and Coastal Climate Services: Providing Decision-Makers With What They Need

Paul Scholz

Ocean Observations and Seasonal/Interannual Prediction

Arun Kumar

Ocean Observations and Decadal Climate Prediction

Gabriel Vecchi

IPCC/Climate Assessment Issues

Kevin Trenberth

Ocean Observations and Monitoring Data System Needs

Margarita Gregg

I. SUSTAINING THE OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM FOR CLIMATE

Session 3: Requirements, Status, and Issues

Chair: Gabriel Vecchi

Argo Profiling Floats

Breck Owens

Surface Drifting Buoys

Rick Lumpkin

Tide Gauge Stations

Mark Merrifield

Tropical Moored Arrays

Michael McPhaden

Ocean Reference Stations

Meghan Cronin

Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) / XBTs

Gustavo Goni

Current developments and future opportunities for the Global Ocean Carbon Observing Network

Chris Sabine

NOS Tide Gauge Stations: NWLON and its sea level products

Allison Allen

Discussion

Session 4: Poster Session

Chair: Sidney Thurston

II. ENHANCING THE INTEGRATION OF THE OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM

Session 5: An Example of Approaching the System as a System: The Tropical Pacific Ocean Observing Network

Chair: Lisa Goddard

Ship time and other infrastructure issues to maintain present array

David Goodrich / Diane Stanitski

Panel: What impact would a 30% reduction in ship time on the Ka’imimoana and a 10% reduction in budget have on the tropical Pacific ocean observing system, and what approach should be taken to continue monitoring and delivery of observing system data necessary for essential analysis and forecasting?

Discussion

Session 6: Performance Measures

Chair: Arun Kumar

Climate Sea Surface Temperature Performance Measure: Design, Implementation and Monitoring

Huai-min Zhang

Ocean Heat Content

Greg Johnson

Monitoring the Global Sea Level Rise Budget with Jason, Argo and GRACE Observations

Eric Luiellette / Laury Miller

III. BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM FOR CLIMATE

Session 7: Climate Connections

Chair: Kevin Trenberth

Developing an Ocean Acidification Program

Richard Feely

Climate and Fisheries

Ned Cyr

Climate in the Arctic

Kathleen Crane

Session 8: Looking Ahead

Chair: Eric Lindstrom

The Future Of Profiling Floats In Global Ocean Observations

Dean Roemmich

OOI/OceanSITES

Robert Weller

Building our International Partners for the Future

Sidney Thurston

KORDI's Observation Project Focusing on the Tropical Western Pacific

Jae Hak Lee

Discussion - Where do we go from here?

Climate Observing System Council (COSC): Open Session

Chair: Ed Harrison

Consortium for Ocean Research in Climate – CORC

Uwe Send

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation - AMOC

Molly Baringer

Data and metadata management /integration

Steve Hankin

Discussion

Establishing Priorities for the Observing System

Ed Sarachik

Discussion

Meeting wrap up

Regular Meeting Adjourns

COSC Executive Session

Chair: Ed Harrison

Session 1: Overview

Chair: Mike Johnson

Welcome

M. Johnson

Keynote Address: OceanObs'09 Symposium Overview (20 min)

Ed Harrison

Session 2: Ocean Circulation and Global Transport of Heat and Fresh Water

Chair: David Legler

New Ocean Circulation Patterns from Combined Drifter and Satellite Data

Peter Niiler

GOOS/GCOS Measurements of Near-Surface Currents

Rick Lumpkin

A Generalized Ekman Model for Frontal Regions

Meghan Cronin

The Pacific Inflow to the Arctic Ocean - Changes in the Bering Strait Throughflow

Rebecca Woodgate

North Atlantic MOC Results, U.S. Programs and Plans

Molly Baringer

AOML South Atlantic MOC Related Observations and Plans

Silvia Garzoli

OceanSITES and Circulation Timeseries of the MOC (MOVE) and of Boundary Currents (CORC)

Uwe Send

Glider Monitoring of the South Pacific Low-Latitude Western Boundary Currents

William Kessler

Session 3: Biogeochemistry

Chair: Maria Hood

Sustained Underway Oceanic and Atmospheric Measurements from Ships: A Multi-user Component of the Ocean Observing System

Shawn Smith

Decadal Changes in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean Inorganic Carbon Inventories

Chris Sabine

Quantifying Seasonal to Interannual Changes in Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Fluxes

Rik Wanninkhof

Using Chlorofluorocarbons to Better Constrain Estimates of Anthropogenic CO₂ Uptake in the Ocean

John Bullister

Ocean Acidification in a High-CO₂ World

Richard Feely

Expanding the Capabilities of Argo-type Floats: New Sensors for Studying Biogeochemistry, Air-Sea Interaction, and Oceans Beneath the Ice

Stephen Riser

NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coral Bleaching Outlook System

Gang Liu

Time-series Environmental Observations in the Bering Strait Region

Jacqueline Grebmeier

Session 4: The Ocean's Influence on Variability in Seasonal Temperatures, Precipitation, Sea Ice, and Extreme Events

Chair: Ed Sarachik

The Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array

Michael McPhaden

Aquarius/SAC-D Salinity Satellite Mission and the Ocean Observing System

Gary Lagerloef

Intercomparisons Among Global Daily SST Analyses

Richard Reynolds

Activities of the US CLIVAR Drought Working Group: Role of SST Variability on the World Climate

Philip Pegion

Role of the Ocean in Variability of Seasonal Evaporation and Long-Term Changes in Global Water Cycle

Lisan Yu

Quantifying Global Oceanic Precipitation By Combined Use of In Situ and Satellite Observations

Pingping Xie

2008 Arctic Sea Ice Outlook - a Pilot Climate Service

Jim Overland

Arctic Sea Ice

John Calder

Session 5: Rising Sea Level and the Ocean's Storage of Heat

Chair: Kevin Trenberth

Storage and Movement of Heat in the Ocean

Kevin Trenberth

Estimates of Global Sea Level Rise Based on the GCOS and GLOSS Tide Gauge Networks

Mark Merrifield

The NOAA Satellite Altimetry Program: Closing the Global Sea Level Rise Budget with Jason, Argo and GRACE Observations

Laury Miller/ Eric Leuliette

The Argo Program: Accomplishments and Future Plans

Dean Roemmich

The Status and Role of the Current XBT Operations in the Global Ocean Observing System

Gustavo Goni

Global Ocean Heat Content 1955-2007 in Light of Recently Revealed Instrumentation Problems

Sydney Levitus

Deep Ocean Heat and Freshwater Storage with Implications for Sea Level Rise

Greg Johnson

Information Content in Low-Density XBT Lines Relative to Atlantic and Pacific Wind- driven Gyres

Bob Molinari

Simulation of the Argo Observing System

Igor Kamenkovich

Session 6: User Requirements/Applications

Chair: Ming Ji

OSMC

Steve Hankin

NCEP (EMC)

Stephen Lord

GFDL

Tony Rosati

WCRP

Antonio Busalacchi

IPCC

Kevin Trenberth

Session 7: COSC Open Session

Chair: Ed Harrison

Office of Climate Observation ? Program Planning, Budget

Mike Johnson

Global Ocean Observation and Climate Services

Antonio Busalacchi

Welcome to the 5th Annual System Review

M. Johnson

Ocean Observations and Useful Climate Information

Sarachik

Climate Observation Program: Report to the 2007 Annual System Review

M. Johnson

Global Warming is unequivocal

Trenberth

NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program

C.S. Moore

European Perspective: Prospects for Sustained Ocean Observations in Germany and Europe

M. Visbeck

Status Report: NOAA's Arctic Goals for IPY & Beyond

J. Calder, K. Crane

Atmospheric Climate Observations: Better Integration with Ocean Observations Work

H. Diamond

A Synthesis Plan for the Future Ocean Observing System: some thoughts to stimulate discussion.......

R. Weller

NASA REPORT

E. J. Lindstrom

National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) (Formerly ORA)

C.S. Barrientos

Marine Optical BuoY (MOBY) A Vicarious Calibration System for Producing Climate Quality Ocean Color Data

M. Ondrusek

NESDIS Sea Ice Team

P. Clemente-Colón

NOAA Lab for Satellite Altimetry Global Sea Level Rise R&D Program

Miller

Ocean Acidification of the Greater Caribbean Region 1996 - 2006

D. Gledhill, R. Wanninkhof

Reinventing the Climate Observation Program

M. Johnson

NOAA Climate Mission Goal

Trenberth

Ocean Analysis/Reanalysis - Team of Experts

P. Arkin

SSTs: Jun'06 - May'07

R.W. Reynolds

Global Interannual Upper Ocean Heat Content (& Sea-Surface Salinity) Variability

G. C. Johnson, J. M. Lyman, J.K. Willis

Ocean Surface Heat Fluxes

L. Yu, R.A. Weller

The State of the Ocean in 2006: near-surface currents

R. Lumpkin, G. Goni, P. Niiler

State of the Meridional Overturning Circulation: Estimates of the Meridional Heat Transport in the South Atlantic

M. Baringer

United States National Sea Level Activities Update

Zervas

The Global Ocean Carbon Cycle

R. Wanninkhof

Arctic Sea Ice Cover

Richter-Menge

Global Oceanic Precipitation Variations in 2006

P. Xie, J. E. Janowiak, R. Joyce, P. A. Arkin

Hurricanes and Atlantic Surface Flux Variability

M.A. Bourassa, P.J. Hughes, J. Rolph, S.R. Smith

Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential

G. J. Goni

The Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS) at NCEP

D.W. Behringer, Y. Xue, B.Huang

DMAC Data Integration: What is it really? Why does it seem frozen in place? How do we get it moving?

S. Hankin

Observing the Ocean Below 2 km: Why and How?

G. C. Johnson

IOOS Ocean Modeling and Analysis Strategic Implementation Plan

C. Mooers

The Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS) at NCEP

D. W. Behringer, Y. Xue, B. Huang

A Web Site for NCEP's Global Data Assimilation System: Data Link, Model Validation and Ocean Monitoring Products

Y. Xue

Ocean Prediction Center

M. Ji

A monitoring system for heat and mass transports in the South Atlantic as a component of the Meridional Overturning Circulation

S. Garzoli

Salinity Observations for Climate: Future Observing Needs

T. Boyer, J.Carton, Y. Chao, A.Gordon, G. Johnson, G. Lagerloef, W. Large, S. Riser, R.Schmitt

Breakout Groups and Questions for Discussion
Group 1: Carbon

Chair: Rik Wanninkhof
S. Smith, K. Tedesco, D. Stanitski

Breakout Groups and Questions for Discussion
Group 2: Air-sea exchange group report on "Priorities for advancement of the ocean observing system"

L. Yu, A. Plueddeman, M. Bourassa, M. Cronin, C. Fairall, D. Hosom, R. Lumpkin, M. McPhaden, P. Xie,

Breakout Groups and Questions for Discussion
Group 3: Sea Level & Ocean Heat Storage Breakout Group

Breakout Groups and Questions for Discussion
Group 4: Ocean Circulation

M. Baringer, C. Meinen, M. Harrison, U. Send, C. Mooers, G. Lagerloef, C. Barrientos

OOPC Comments to OCO

E. Harrison

Session 1 - Overview

Chair: M. Johnson

Welcome

M. Johnson

Putting the "O" in NOAA

A. Leetmaa

The Climate Observation Program;
Program Planning, Performance Metrics, Budget

M. Johnson

Session 2 - Users

Chair: E. Sarachik

CLIVAR - observing system needs of the research community

R. Weller

Observing System Simulation Experiments at GFDL

G. Vecchi

Observations in Support of Climate Risk Management at IRI

L. Goddard

CLIVAR Working Group on Seasonal to Interannual Prediction

D. DeWitt

Session 3: Panel Session and Discussion - Ocean Observing System Applications

Panel:   How does the ocean influence drought, Atlantic circulation, and hurricane development/intensity? Do researchers studying these issues need an ocean observing system? If so, what ocean observations are necessary?

Chair: E. Sarachik

Attribution Evidence for Oceanic Forcing of Regional Droughts

M. Hoerling

Early Detection/Prediction Of Ocean Circulation Changes: Implications For The Design Of Ocean Observation Systems

K. Keller

Hurricane Forecasting (CBLAST)

P. Black

Session 4: Assimilating Data - Collaborations and Applications

Chair: E. Harrison

The Link between Satellite and In Situ Observations

K. Casey

NOAA's Plan to Address Satellite Needs Identified in the GCOS Implementation Plan

S. Wilson

Operational NCEP Global Ocean Data Assimilation System at NCEP: The Link, Validation and Application (Part 1)

Y. Xue

Operational NCEP Global Ocean Data Assimilation System at NCEP: The Link, Validation and Application (Part 2)

D. Behringer

Session 5: Illustrated Poster Presentations

Chair: S. Thurston

Reception with Poster Viewing

Session 6 - The State of the Ocean (based on Ch. 2 - OCO Annual Review 2005)

Chair: P. Arkin

Overview: Ocean Analysis and Reanalysis - Team of Experts

P. Arkin

Temperature

Sea Surface Temperature

R. Reynolds

Global Interannual upper Ocean Heat Content Variability

G. Johnson

Heat Fluxes

L. Yu

Discussion

Ocean Circulation

Surface Currents

R. Lumpkin

Thermohaline Circulation

M. Baringer

Sea Level

M. Merrifield

Discussion

The Global Ocean Carbon Cycle

C. Sabine

Sea Ice

I. Rigor

El Nino: Tropical Oceanic Conditions during 2004 - 2006

J. Janowiak

Discussion

Precipitation

P. Xie

Hurricanes and Atlantic Surface Flux Variability

M. Bourassa

Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential

G. Goni

Discussion

Session 7: Technical Requirements

Chair: D. Stanitski

Metadata (report from JCOMM Metadata Workshop)

W. Burnett

DMAC and GODAE Services

S. Hankin

Annual Report Overview and Reporting Requirements

J. Levy

Take-Home Messages - Overview of days 1 and 2

Climate Observing System Council (COSC) Open Session - Program Review

OSMC - Kevin O'Brien
OSSE
GODAE Services

Chair: E. Harrison

COSC Executive Session

Chair: E. Harrison

Session 1 - Overview

Chair: M. Johnson

Welcome and The Climate Observation Program; Meeting Objectives, Program Planning, Budget (30 min)

M. Johnson

The NOAA Climate Program Office - Implications for Observing Systems; Formulation of the 2008-2012 Agenda

C. Koblinsky

Session 2 - Climate Research & Operations and the Sustained Ocean Observing System

Chair: S. Garzoli

Science Session Overview

S. Garzoli

Themes:

1. The use of IOOS data to resolve Climate Signals and to develop indices for Detection and Attribution of Climate Change
• Definition and identification of climate signals
• What measurements are needed to understand them and index them? Which ones are we now measuring with IOOS? How can their measurement be improved? Which ones are additionally needed?
• The use of satellite observations and the blending with the IOOS components
• What products are we generating (or needed) to best describe the climate system?
2. Model validation and initialization
• Model needs for validation
• Elements of the IOOS use to compare with products from model simulations to analyze and to diagnose the nature of the disagreements
• Where the models fail and how IOOS can help
• Observations needed for model initialization
3. Direct application of the observing system information. What is needed? What can people use?
• Ecosystem assessment and management
• Hazards and warnings
• Global and regional change
• Resource management

Theme 1: Climate Signals and Indices

Chair: R. Wanninkhof

Model Trends for Climate Change GFDL/NCAR results

A. Leetma

Observational Benchmarks for MOC

B. Molinari

Heat Transport Estimates Using XBT Data

M. Baringer

Blended SST Analysis Changes and Implications for the Buoy Network

R. Reynolds

Global Sea Level Rise Over the Past Decade

L. Miller

In Situ Sea Level Measurements

M. Merrifield

Application of Long Term Records from NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network

S. Gill

Theme 1: Climate Signals and Indices (continued)

Chair: M. Baringer

Variability of Heat Content and Salinity of the World Ocean

T. Boyer

Annual Cycle of Surface Heat Fluxes, Ocean Heat Content, and Ocean Heat Transports

K. Trenberth

Detecting Decadal Climate Variability in the Atlantic Ocean through Integration of In Situ Time Series with Satellite and Reanalysis Fields

L. Yu

Resolving Surface Currents and Heat Advection with the Global Drifter Array

R. Lumpkin

CLIVAR/CO₂ Repeat Hydrography

R. Feely

Decadal Water Mass Variations in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean

G. Johnson

Temporal Variability in Equatorial Pacific CO₂ Fluxes

C. Sabine

Air-Sea CO₂ Fluxes in the Caribbean Sea

R. Wanninkhof

Discussion

Session 2 (Continued)

Chair: R. Weller

Overview: NOAA Research and the Sustained Observing System

R. Rosen

Theme 2: Model Validation and Initialization

Chair: R. Weller

Why Ocean Circulation Observations are Important for Climate Studies

P. Niiler

Observational Issues Relevant to Seasonal-to-Interannual Modeling and Predictions

L. Goddard

The Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS) at NCEP: Introducing new data sets

D. Behringer

Operational NCEP Global Ocean Data Assimilation System: Validation and Applications

Y. Xue

Evaluation of Model Fluxes

A. Plueddemann

OceanSITES

R. Weller

Theme 3: Direct Application of Observing System Information

Chair: R. Reynolds

NOAA Global Ocean Observing System: Implications upon South Florida Ecosystem Restoration

P. Ortner

NOAA's Coral Reef Watch: Watching Climate Impacts on Coral Reefs

M. Eakin

Key Challenges Facing an Integrated Information System for Global Climate Observations

S. Hoffert

Near-real-time Monitoring of the Upper Ocean for Tropical Cyclone Studies

G. Goni

NDBC Tropical MON Expansion and Climate Partnership

D. Conlee

The Rapid Climate Change Program

M. Srokosz

Poster Session

Discussion and Session 2 Recommendations

Chair: S. Garzoli
Moderators:
R. Wanninkhof
M. Baringer
B. Weller
R. Reynolds

Poster viewing continued.

Session 3 - Partnerships

Chair: E. Sarachik

OOPC Requirements

E. Harrison

International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project

M. Hood

Ocean Observatories Initiative

P. Milne

TACE Workshop Report

S. Garzoli

Sustained Climate Observiations at IFM-GEOMAR Kiel

M. Visbeck

Indian Ocean Expansion

P. Freitag

JCOMM Data Buoy Cooperation Panel

D. Meldrum

JCOMM Ship Observations Team

G. Ball

JCOMM Global Sea Level Observing System Group of Experts

M. Merrifield

Argo

D. Roemmich

Arctic Program

J. Calder

The Observing System Monitoring Center: Update

K. Kern

Adopt a Drifter Program

D. Stanitski

Ocean Analysis and Reanalysis Program Development

P. Arkin

COSC Open Session - Program Review
TAO Transition- Update
OCO Data Policy
Other Programmatic Issues

Chair: E. Harrison

COSC Executive Session

JCOMM Observations Coordination Group International Meeting

JCOMM Observations Coordination Group International Meeting