Charge to the Breakout Groups

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Charge to the Breakout Groups
QARTOD IIFebruary 28 March 2, 2005
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What are we doing?

• Discuss issues relevant to developing a working
  QA/QC strategy (standard) for
• In-situ current observations
• Remote current observations
• In-situ (and remote) wave observations
• Focus discussions by selecting a particular
  sensor or technology group
• Discuss implementation issues

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How will we do this? Discussion structured by 7
Focus Questions

• What real-time quality control tests should be
  applied?
• What categories of real-time quality descriptor
  flags should be required?
• What real-time metadata descriptors should be
  required?
• What real-time calibration flags should be
  required?
• What common data formats should be required?
• Additional requirements associated with DMAC?
• Describe key next steps and current roadblocks to
  developing and implementing an operational QA/QC
  capability.
• Agenda allows 20 minutes of discussion per
  question

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Deliverables

• For each question, list of key issues /
  ideas/strategies
• If possible, consensus on a recommended strategy
  for each question
• Record of associated comments
• Report out to plenary
• Synthesis of 3 report outs
• Workshop recommendations in QARTOD II Report

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Roles

• Facilitator
• NOT issue experts
• Keep the group moving through the questions on
  time
• Manage interchange
• Help prepare report out presentation
• Technical lead
• Help the group identify key issues and strategies
• Help to record discussion
• Report out
• Volunteer Note Taker ? (laptop provided)

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Tools

1. Presentations over the last day and a half
2. Handout of QARTOD I results parsed by the 7 Focus
   Questions
3. DMAC handout in notebook

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Ground rules

• Respect your colleagues opportunity to
  participate
• Help the group get through all 7 questions
• Parking lot
• Others?

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Immediate issues for the breakout group

1. Select a sensor or technology group for focus
2. Quickly review order of questions

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Questions?