samos 1st Joint GOSUD/SAMOS Workshop
Boulder, CO
May 2-4, 2006
 
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Agenda (draft 19 April 2006)
A printer friendly version of the agenda can be obtained here.

Tuesday 2 May 2006
0800Coffee
0830Introductory session (1 hr, 30 min)
Joint session - welcome (local hosts), logistics, intro talks, workshop outcomes
Keely - GOSUD overview, status (20 mins) - KeeleyGOSUD.ppt
Smith - SAMOS overview, status (20 mins) - smith_intro.ppt
Outcomes -
1000Break (20 min)
1020Begin GOSUD & SAMOS working group meeting (2 hr)
Parallel sessions - See agendas below
1220Lunch (1hr, 10 min)
On own
1330Continue working group meetings (1 hr, 45 min)
Parallel sessions - See agendas below
1515Break (15 min)
1530Continue working group meetings (1 hr, 30 min)
Parallel sessions - See agendas below
1700End sessions


Wednesday 3 May 2006
0800Coffee
Poster set-up
0830Invited Speakers: Science & Application (1 hr, 45 min)
Moderator: Robert Keeley Panel discussion (25 min)
1015Break (15 min)
1030Invited Speakers: Science & Application (1 hr, 45 min)
Moderator: Mark Bourassa Panel discussion (25 min)
1215Lunch (1hr, 10 min)
On own
1330Invited Speakers: Science & Application (1 hr, 45 min)
Moderator: Chris Fairall Panel discussion (25 min)
1515Break (15 min)
1530Invited Speakers: Program Collaboration (1 hr, 30 min)
Moderator: Shawn Smith Panel discussion (30 min)
1700End Session
1730Poster Session (with catered reception)
Presenting Author Title
Frank Bahr Surface meteorology from Volunteer Observing Ships
Mark Bourassa Uncertainty in monthly surface wind fields from in situ observations - Bourassa_uncertainty_poster.ppt
Jaqueline Boutin
(for Nathalie LeFevre)		 Measuring surface seawater fugacity of CO2 on board ships of opportunity and moorings
Thierry Delcroix Monitoring sea surface salinity in the global ocean from ships of opportunity: the French observation service
Chris Fairall Progress on the NOAA Portable Seagoing Air-Sea Flux Standard - fairall_et_al_samos_talk_05_06.ppt
Patrick D. French Development of a low-cost autonomous micro-weather station module for use in open ocean and coastal marine environments
Gustavo Goni Thermosalinograph (TSG) transects maintained by NOAA/AOML - Poster_Gustavo.pdf
Shinsuke Iwasaki Comparison of two global sea surface temperature data sets - iwasakiposter.pdf
Elizabeth Kent Exploiting the synergies of VOS and research vessel marine meteorology - KentVOS_samos_poster.pdf
Masahisa Kubota Surface heat fluxes from the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis at the KEO buoy site - presentations/kubotaposter.pdf
Phillip McGillivary Autonomous surface vessels for air-sea flux and satellite calibration/validation studies - McGillivaryposter.pdf
Geoffrey Morrison Ferrybox sensor interface standard (FSIS) - Morrisonposter.pdf
Steven Rutz Following the flow of two underway data streams within the U. S. National Oceanographic Date Center - poster_srutz.ppt
Shawn Smith A comparison of SAMOS and bridge observations on research vessels - SmithRVicoads.pdf
Shawn Smith Shipboard automated meteorological and oceanographic system initiative - Smithsamos_poster.pdf
Scott Woodruff ICOADS and High-Resolution Marine Meteorology and Oceanography - Woodruff_icoads_poster.pdf
1930End Poster Session


Thursday 4 May 2006
0800Coffee
0830Joint round table discussions (1 hr, 45 min)
Engaging and building a user community
What products can GOSUD & SAMOS provide to address needs raised by Wednesday's Speakers
1015Break (15 min)
1030Continue round table discussions (1 hr, 45 min)
Identify areas open for collaboration (GOSUD and SAMOS)
Consider role of additional marine data collection initiatives (e.g., SeaKeepers, ADA Technologies, FleetLink, others)
Discuss collaborations to improve high-latitude data access (IAATO, Raytheon, etc.)
Define actions to address collaboration
Funding international activities and collaborations
1220Lunch (1hr, 15 min)
On own
1330Continue round table discussions (1 hr, 45 min)
Discuss expanding activities to include observations not routinely observed (e.g. wind, waves, swell)
Consider new directions for technology development (radiation standards, precipitation, currents, other subsurface measurements?)
1515Break (15 min)
1530Continue round table discussions (1 hr, 30 min)
Setting priorities, new action items
Wrap-up, writing assignments, future workshops
1700End Workshop

 
Working Group Agendas - Tuesday 2 May 2006
SAMOS
1020Session 1 (2 hr)
Status Reports (10 min each) Marine Handbook (Bradley - 1 hr) - Handbook_presentation.ppt
Collaboration with GOSUD (data exchange, etc.)
1220Lunch (1hr, 10 min)
On own
1330Session 2 (1 hr, 45 min)
Develop a plan for CFD modeling efforts (Smith, Moat)
  • What do we wish to learn from CFD
  • First steps, finding leader, developing proposal
Discuss radiation standards for ships (Fairall)
  • Minimum instrument, areas for future design
Completing accuracy requirements (Bourassa)
Scheduling on-board comparisons using ESRL/WHOI wireless portable standard
1515Break (15 min)
1530Session 3 (1 hr, 30 min)
SAMOS initiative's role in:
  • INMARTEC 2006 (October, Woods Hole)
  • International Polar Year (2007-2008)
  • Flux summer schools, tech training activities
  • Archival of instrument level (sub-1 minute samples) observations from RVs
  • Stewardship of automated "direct" flux measurements
  • Aiding RV operators in site design for optimal deployment of met sensors (consulting)
Other topics as time allows:
  • Recruitment of new vessels to SAMOS
  • Data distribution: real-time via GTS vs. data withheld for validation efforts
  • Should SAMOS Initiative have a steering committee?
1700End sessions


Working Group Agendas - Tuesday 2 May 2006
GOSUD
1020Session 1 (2 hr)
  1. Review agenda
  2. Review of Actions from Southampton
  3. Status report - real-time and delayed mode processing - all
  4. QC processing (France, Canada)
  5. Duplicates control (France)
  6. Archives (France, US, others)
1220Lunch (1hr, 10 min)
On own
1330Session 2 (1 hr, 45 min)
  1. Provision of data and information to others (all)
  2. Review of Project plan and needed developments (all)
1515Break (15 min)
1530Session 3 (1 hr, 30 min): Linkages
  1. SMOS, Aquarius (Boutin, Gunn)
  2. Ferry Box, SeaKeepers, etc. (UK, others)
  3. OceanSITES
  4. Training materials (if suitable) - Keeley
  5. SAMOS
    1. How to coordinate with GOSUD?
    2. How to share data on reception?
    3. National (US & SAMOS) and international (GOSUD) data reception
    4. How to collaborate on QC?
    5. How to deliver data to archives?
    6. How to deliver a unified product to users?
  6. Other business
1700End sessions
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