Observing Working Group Agenda

Objectives

• Coordination for key Year 4 objectives and response to the recommendations of the External Evaluation
• Define the central goals/tasks for Year 5 and updating the SEACOOS Implementation Plan.
• Define areas where OWG activities contribute to the Application Themes (points for discussion for the AT sessions on Wednesday) and cross-WG objectives.

Topics for Discussion

1. Overview -- Year 4 OWG Objectives and Responses to the External Evaluation.
2. Targets for Year 4 Systems Operations
   • Maintenance of existing in situ measurement systems
   • Maintenance of HF Radar systems
   • Continued generation of core satellite RS products (query tool development)
3. Operational Assessment / Documentation
   • System descriptions (basic information on components from each partner)
   • Documenting requirements for operating components of the regional COOS
   • Documenting system performance
   • Updating the "Equipment Inventory" as a mechanism for keeping up with the regional system status and for tracking/assessing performance
4. Further development of "Test Bed" functions
   • in situ measurements
   • HF Radar products
   • Satellite remote sensing products
   • supporting infrastructure
5. Targets for regional analyses relevant to "Application Theme" areas and cross-WG functions
   • examples: coastal ocean circulation and fisheries oceanography applications; coordinated analyses of selected events;
6. Defining Year 5 Tasks -- some possible themes…
   • documenting the SEACOOS experience as a pilot RCOOS
   • addressing the Application Theme areas
   • developing the vision for the next generation system
   • updating the Implementation Plan