IV-3.1 JCOMMOPS

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IV-3.1 JCOMMOPS

• SOT Technical Coordinator

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JCOMMOPS structure

• Programmes currently supported
• Ship Observations Team (30 Mathieu Belbeoch)
• Argo Profiling Float Program (70 Mathieu
  Belbeoch)
• Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (70 Hester Viola)
• OceanSITES reference station network (30 Hester
  Viola)
• Technical coordinator activities include
• User assistance
• JCOMMOPS - information system operations
  maintenance (database, new web server, metadata
  uploads and reporting)
• Production of monthly maps
• Production of annual Line Sampling reports

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Website and audience

• JCOMMOPS IT infrastructure upgraded during
  inter-sessional period
• New web server
• Metadata loading and processing scripts
  transitioned to replacement server
• Web / FTP server and GIS software upgrades
• Changes to ensure compliance with Argos system
  upgrades
• The upgraded Web server is generally stable
• Some delays twice a day due to data loading
• CLS monitoring team are able to restart JCOMMOPS
  web services if required

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Website and audience

• Usage statistics are now collected for all
  JCOMMOPS sites
• 2008 web site usage data all JCOMMOPS sites
• 80 visits/day,
• 400 visits/week,
• 1500 visits/month
• 18,862 visits in 2008, from 138 countries
• 74,748 pages viewed
• These statistics will help
• determine usage levels and audience for the site
  and
• identify requirements for future JCOMMOPS web
  services

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Monthly maps and products

• JCOMMOPS reporting and monitoring includes
• Monthly map of XBT profiles reported on the GTS
• Monthly map of sub-surface temperature profiles
• Annual SOOP line sampling report (Survey),
  available on JCOMMOPS website
• Monthly SOOP BATHY report, now only available at
  ftp//ftp.jcommops.org/SOOP/Reports/
• Some reports have been discontinued due to
  under-utilisation or obsolescence
• JJXX / JJYY report on use of old JJXX / JJYY
  formats on the GTS discontinued as only one
  recent use of the format (May 2007, EMPIRE STATE,
  Call sign KKFW)
• Creation of Upper Ocean Thermal data maps by
  country - used to be produced biannually, but not
  up to date currently. Data captured in monthly
  map at http//wo.jcommops.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/
  JCOMMOPS.woa/wa/map?typeGTSM_SZ

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Monthly maps and products

• Redevelopment of Map layer (GIS) file production
  across JCOMMOPS, for easier maintenance
• Monthly SOOP maps now include information about
  XCTD and TSG observations
• PDF versions of all maps now available allowing
  layers to be toggled on or off to show different
  observations separately
• Google Earth files now available
• Feedback on these reports is requested from panel
  members are the reports useful and appropriate?

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SOOP Annual sampling report

• SOOP annual sampling reports complete for 2006
  and 2007
• 2006 SOOP Line Sampling Report - finalised and
  metadata made available
• in the final SOOP report http//www.jcommops.org/
  FTPRoot/SOT/SOOP/Survey/2006-Jan-Dec.zip
• and on the website at http//wo.jcommops.org/cgi-b
  in/WebObjects/SOOPIndicators
• 2007 SOOP Line Sampling Report - finalised and
  XBT metadata made available
• in the final SOOP report http//www.jcommops.org/
  FTPRoot/SOT/SOOP/Survey/2007-Jan-Dec.zip
• and on the website at http//wo.jcommops.org/cgi-b
  in/WebObjects/SOOPIndicators
• All SOOP annual metadata from the past 7 years is
  being exported to text files e.g.
• http//www.jcommops.org/FTPRoot/SOT/SOOP/Survey/20
  06_metadata_soop.txt
• http//www.jcommops.org/FTPRoot/SOT/SOOP/Survey/20
  07_metadata_soop.txt

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SOOP Annual sampling report

• SOOP reports now include links to the relevant
  information on the SOOP website (not all data is
  included in the report itself)
• http//wo.jcommops.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SOOPIndi
  cators.woa/wa/summary?linePX40year2007month12
  
• Submission of metadata by many SOOPIP data
  managers has been improved which speeds up report
  generation
• Some discrepancies were identified (in 2005)
  between the metadata provided for the SOOP Annual
  Sampling Report and the data reported on the GTS
  for the 12 months
• Some Navy XBT (non-SOOPIP) data going onto the
  GTS
• Some data delayed too long to appear on the GTS
• More details of recent results of XBT sampling
  along SOOP lines are given in the following
  slides
• A comparison of SOOP sampling success from 2002
  2007 is also provided

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2007 SOOP Sampling report
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• XBT Drops by country for the period January to
  December 2007

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2007 SOOP Sampling report
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• XBT Line Sampling Success - January to December
  2007

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2008 SOOP Sampling report

• Preliminary results available for 2008 Line
  Sampling Report
• Almost all XBT metadata has now been submitted
  for 2008 (19,350 drops)
• timely submission of metadata is no longer a real
  problem
• Initial results appear slightly better than 2007

Number of metadata records for drops submitted by
SOOP Operators to JCOMMOPS for 2007 and
preliminary 2008
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Trends in SOOP Line Sampling success

• Analysis of Line sampling 2002 - 2007 indicates
  that
• 11 of 45 lines were consistently well-sampled /
  had improved over the period
• 8 lines were consistently under-sampled / not
  sampled
• 15 lines have decreased their sample quality over
  the period i.e. gone from being relatively well
  sampled to 50 sampled or from 50 sampled to
  being under sampled

Summary of Sampling Success for UOT lines between
2002 and 2007 (Draft results for 2008)
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Trends in SOOP Line Sampling success

• Analysis of the 2002 2007 data highlights
  potential areas for improvement

SOOP line sampling performance trends 2002 - 2007
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Communication Deployments

• Argo and Drifting Buoys Optimal number of
  platforms attained, however some gaps in networks
  identified in SOT TC report
• Members requested to provide information on
  deployment opportunities from ships operating on
  SOOP lines
• SOOP Lines which could be used to deploy Argo
  floats or drifting buoys in areas required are
• Lines which have been active in the SOOPIP,
  which go through areas that have been
  consistently without drifting buoys
• VOS operators may also be able to provide details
  of ships which regularly go through areas of
  interest.
• Any information should be passed to the Technical
  Coordinator

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JCOMMOPS Future plans

• Redesign of JCOMMOPS website
• Improve ease of use and integration across all
  programs
• Improve quality control feedback mechanisms (VOS,
  Argo, DBCP)
• Coordinate updates to Best Practice documents for
  all SOT programs
• Become actively involved in definition of BUFR
  template requirements
• Address requirement for new resource to work on
  Cruise Planning
• Address need for improved products to track
  deployment opportunities for SOT vessels

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Recommendations

• Team members to provide feedback on SOOPIP and
  JCOMMOPS websites and reports
• Identify requirements for any new reports
• Evaluate usefulness of existing reports and any
  requirements for modifications
• In particular the monthly SOOP BATHY report
  (decide whether to retain it)
• JCOMMOPS to receive copies of Publication 47
  submissions from the WMO
• Please address all correspondence to
  support_at_jcommops.org