The purpose of the owrkshop is to provide a forum for enhanced interactions amongst researchers with expertise in the ocean observing systems, coupled data assimilation (ocean/ biogeochemical / atmosphere/ terrestrial / sea ice), and short-range (regional and global), seasonal, and decadal forecasting.
The expected outcome of the symposium is closer collaboration amongst international researchers particularly within GODAE OceanView and CLIVAR-GSOP and between these groups with sharing of resources and techniques.
Similar to the 2011 GODAE OceanView CLIVAR workshop in Santa Cruz, the workshop will be a mix of oral presentations and open discussion. Oral presentations will be invited on:
- the ocean observing system: time and spatial scales- data assimilation methods (bringing models and observations together for state estimation and prediction)- coupled modelling and data assimilation (modelling all components of the earth system and their interactions)- observing system evaluation activities (what is the impact of observations on prediction systems? Where are the gaps? Where are we over-sampling? etc)- validation of analysis and forecast systems (quantifying the value of observations to forecast systems).
Travel support: Funding is available to support travel for a limited number of participants. Requests for travel support should explain why support is needed, and should be emailed to peter.oke
csiro.au. Requests will be considered on a case by case basis.