ANNEX V

STRUCTURE AND CHARACTICS OF EXISTING OPERATIONAL MECHANISMS

 

Existing ® Mechanisms	CMM	IGOSS	SOOPIP	GLOSS	DBCP	TIP
Implementation Topics ¯
Status	Constituent intergovernmental body of WMO with regulatory and guidance responsibilities	Intergovernmental operational programme of the IOC and WMO with guidance responsibilities	Subsidiary IGOSS panel	Operational system of the IOC with guidance responsibilities	Formal joint body of WMO and IOC with guidance responsibilities	Subsidiary DBCP panel sponsored by CLIVAR, GOOS and GCOS
Services	Marine meteorological, oceanographic climatological and sea-ice products	Data processing and services system of observational data, analyses and forecasts	Co-ordination of the implementation of the SOOP	Establishment of a global network of tide gauges and provision of sea level data	Co-ordination of buoy surface observations for WWW, WCRP, GOOS, etc.	Technical and logistic support for contributing institutions
Observations	Operation of the VOS observing basic marine meteorological and oceanographic variables and co-ordination with ocean satellite operations	Operation of the SOOP, the IGOSS sea level programme and co-ordination with ocean satellite operations	Observations of surface and subsurface T, and S from the SOO	Observations of sea level, some from geocentrically positioned site, and co-ordination with satellite altimetry	Moored and drifting buoy measurements observing basic marine meteorological and oceanographic variables	Near real time surface and subsurface meteorological and oceanographic data from large moored buoys of the TAO array type
Observation Network Status	Approximately 7,200 VOS operated by 50 nations	As per SOOPIP	Approximately 100 dedicated SOO using XBTs	Core network of 287 stations ( about 90% operational and 100 reporting in near-real time)	Approximately 1200 drifting buoys, 70 moorings of the TAO array and 50 other moorings	70 moored ATLAS-type buoys in the tropical Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean
Scientific support	Provided within the CMM by CBS and recently by OOPC	A science advisor and the input from the CLIVAR UOP and OOPC	From the CLIVAR UOP and OOPC	From GLOSS Group of Experts	Internal	From panel members
Data Management System	Real time transmission on GTS, delayed mode via log books	As for SOOPIP	Real time low resolution via satellite to operational meteorological and oceanographic services and onto GTS. Delayed mode full resolution at end of OOS trip.	Monthly and annual mean values submitted to PSML. Fast and delayed mode data of subset sent to WOCE Sea Level centres	Real time transmission primarily via Argos and transmitted to NOAA/NWS and Meteo-France and onto GTS. Processed Argos data collected by operators and PIs	Real time data via Argos and on to GTS. High resolution data (hourly) at buoy servicing and made available on World Wide Web
Quality control	Real time by meteorological centres including UKMO with WMO responsibilities for surface marine data. Expanded in delayed mode .	As for SOOPIP	First by operational services and subsequently by GTSPP	By initial centres checking tidal analysis, residuals, and adjacent sites.	Real time on basis of formal quality control guidelines via internet. Delayed mode by PIs and MEDS as RNODC.	Both real time and delayed mode data quality controlled be TAO Project Office.
Data Archiving	Data available from global archival centres. VOS metadata catalogue at WMO	AS for SOOPIP	Data submitted yearly to responsible RNODC and forwarded to WDCs.	Monthly and annual means being archived at PSML. New requirement to archive 5 hourly data for better altimeter calibration and quality control	Drifter data archived at the RNODC for drifting buoy data at MEDSs	Yearly submissions of data to NODC
Resources (Programme Support)	2 staff members between WMO and IOC	1 staff member between WMO and IOC	½ time of technical co-ordinator in IOC but partly funded by nations	½ time of staff member in IOC	½ time of technical co-ordinator in IOC but partly funded by nations	None
Resources (Operational Network)	The observational network, including personnel, instrumentation and supervision of the field programme, is supplied by the participating nations
Capacity building	Varied, including advisory missions, training, training manuals and specialised soft ware packages.	As possible system is expanded and developed through the VCDs of WMO and IOC	None	Primarily via workshops	Primarily through the technical co-ordinator, various publications and manuals, and an annual technical workshop.	Only through exchange of technology.