Session Announcement and Call for Papers
Operational Oceanography: Observing System Design and Implementation
2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting
2-7 March 2008
Orlando, Florida
Abstract Submission Deadline: Tuesday, 2 October 2007
For further information, please go to:
http://aslo.org/meetings/orlando2008/
Papers are invited for Session 100: "Operational Oceanography: Observing
System Design and Implementation" being convened at the 2008 Ocean
Sciences Meeting on 2-7 March 2008 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting is
co-sponsored by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography,
American Geophysical Union, The Oceanography Society, and Estuarine
Research Federation.
Session Description:
An integrated Global Ocean Observing System (http://www.ioc-goos.org)
has been built up under the auspices of the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission, World Climate Research Program, and Global
Climate Observing System of the World Meteorological Organization and is
accepted as a key component of the Global Earth Observation System of
Systems. Great progress has been made in implementing an internationally
agreed upon plan, building on individual in situ and satellite observing
components of this system. Research and operational groups now carry out
ocean forecasting and reanalysis. The ocean and climate research
communities have used all of these to improve understanding of the
ocean, serving as both a primary provider and user of climate-related
ocean data. As such, incorporating research-derived capabilities and
knowledge into observing system design and implementation and likewise
designing operational components of the system to help address research
(as well as end-user) needs is absolutely crucial in ensuring accurate
and effective monitoring of the global oceans. This session invites
submissions on all aspects of physical, biogeochemical, and biological
global ocean observations, focusing on climate-related results derived
from these observations and analyses, as well identifying those that
might emerge from potential new observing system components (e.g., new
platforms and sensors).
Organizers:
Keith Alverson, IOC/UNESCO
E-mail: k.alverson [at] unesco.org
Frank L. Bub, Naval Oceanographic Office
E-mail: frank.bub [at] navy.mil
Paul DiGiacomo, JPL
E-mail: paul.digiacomo [at] noaa.gov
Ed Harrison, NOAA
E-mail: d.e.harrison [at] noaa.gov
Allan Robinson, Harvard University
E-mail: robinson [at] deas.harvard.edu
For further information and to submit an abstract, please go to:
http://aslo.org/meetings/orlando2008/