The NASA Earth Sciences Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project has directed each Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) to establish and sponsor a User Working Group (UWG).

The PO.DAAC UWG represents the interests of NASA's physical oceanography user community by providing recommendations covering a broad range of topics related to the PO.DAAC systems, services, and capabilities.

The UWG typically provides advice on the following topics:

• Prioritization and pursuit of new data holdings
• Mechanisms to enhance user access to data
• Levels of support provided by the PO.DAAC to the user community
• Research and development in support of product prototyping and generation
• Science requirements and capabilities

UWG Membership

• John Wilkin  (Chair), Rutgers
• Jim Potemra  (Co-Chair), International Pacific Research Center/Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center

• Mike Caruso, University of Miami
• Kathleen Dohan, Earth & Space Research
• Doug Vandemark, University of New Hampshire
• Don Chambers, University of South Florida
• Larry O'Neill, Oregon State University
• Frederick Bingham, University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Kyla Drushka, University of Washington
• Renato Castelao, University of Georgia
• Dale Robinson, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center
• Carol Anne Clayson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ex-Officio

• Eric Lindstrom, NASA HQ