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www .wmo.int WMO-No. 995 2005 JCOMM-II — English recommendations 19-27 September resolutions and WMO-N Abridged final report with o . 2005 Halifax 995 Second session Marine Meteorology Commission forOceanographyand Joint WMO/IOCTechnical REPORTS OF RECENT WMO CONSTITUENT BODY SESSIONS Congress and Executive Council 929 — Executive Council, fifty-third session, Geneva, 5–15 June 2001 932 — Thirteenth World Meteorological Congress, Proceedings, Geneva, 4–26 May 1999 945 — Executive Council, fifty-fourth session, Geneva, 11–21 June 2002 960 — Fourteenth World Meteorological Congress, Geneva, 5–24 May 2003 961 — Executive Council, fifty-fifth session, Geneva, 26–28 May 2003 972 — Fourteenth World Meteorological Congress, Proceedings, Geneva, 5–24 May 2003 977 — Executive Council, fifty-sixth session, Geneva, 8–18 June 2004 988 — Executive Council, fifty-seventh session, Geneva, 21 June–1 July 2005 Regional associations 934 — Regional Association III (South America), thirteenth session, Quito, 19–26 September 2001 944 — Regional Association V (South–West Pacific), thirteenth session, Manila, 21–28 May 2002 954 — Regional Association I (Africa), thirteenth session, Mbabane, 20–28 November 2002 981 — Regional Association II (Asia), thirteenth session, Hong Kong, China, 7–15 December 2004 987 — Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), fourteenth session, San José, 5–13 April 2005 991 — Regional Association VI (Europe), fourteenth session, Heidelberg, 7–15 September 2005 Technical commissions 931 — Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, first session, Akureyri, 19–29 June 2001 938 — Commission for Climatology, thirteenth session, Geneva, 21–30 November 2001 941 — Commission for Atmospheric Sciences, thirteenth session, Oslo, 12–20 February 2002 947 — Commission for Instruments and Methods of Observation, thirteenth session, Bratislava, 25 September–3 October 2002 951 — Commission for Agricultural Meteorology, thirteenth session, Ljubljana, 10–18 October 2002 953 — Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology, twelfth session, Montreal, 16–20 September 2002 955 — Commission for Basic Systems, extraordinary session, Cairns, 4–12 December 2002 979 — Commission for Hydrology, twelfth session, Geneva, 20–29 October 2004 985 — Commission for Basic Systems, thirteenth session, St. Petersburg, 23 February–3 March 2005 In accordance with the decision of Thirteenth Congress, the reports are published in the following languages: Congress — Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Executive Council — Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Regional Association I — Arabic, English, French Regional Association II — Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian Regional Association III — English, Spanish Regional Association IV — English, Spanish Regional Association V — English, French Regional Association VI — Arabic, English, French, Russian Technical commissions — Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish WMO issues authoritative publications on scientific and technical aspects of meteorology, hydrology and related subjects. These include manuals, guides, training materials, public information and the WMO Bulletin. Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology Second session Halifax 19–27 September 2005 Abridged final report with resolutions and recommendations WMO-No. 995 © 2006, World Meteorological Organization ISBN 92-63-10995-8 NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. C O N TE N TS Page GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE SESSION 1. OPENING OF THE SESSION (JCOMM-II/PINK 1) ............................................................................................... 1 2. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION (JCOMM-II/PINK 2)...................................................................................... 4 2.1 Consideration of the report on credentials.............................................................................................. 4 2.2 Adoption of the agenda (JCOMM-II/Doc. 2.2 (1); (2)).................................................................................... 4 2.3 Establishment of committees ................................................................................................................... 4 2.4 Other organizational matters ................................................................................................................... 4 3. REPORT BY THE CO-PRESIDENTS OF THE COMMISSION (JCOMM-II/Doc. 3; PINK 3).......................................... 4 4. SCIENTIFIC INPUT AND REQUIREMENTS (JCOMM-II/Doc. 4; PINK 4)................................................................. 5 4.1 Climate research and prediction .............................................................................................................. 5 4.2 Operational users...................................................................................................................................... 6 4.3 Coastal issues............................................................................................................................................ 7 4.4 Other......................................................................................................................................................... 7 5. MARINE METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICES (JCOMM-II/Doc. 5; PINK 5) ................................. 7 5.1 Review of the work of the component groups and expert teams ........................................................... 7 5.2 Future development of products and services ......................................................................................... 14 5.3 Other service issues .................................................................................................................................. 15 5.4 Formal decisions or recommendations proposed for the Commission................................................... 16 6. OBSERVING SYSTEMS (JCOMM-II/Doc 6; PINK 6) ............................................................................................ 16 6.1 Review of the work of the component groups, expert teams and rapporteurs....................................... 16 6.2 Remote sensing......................................................................................................................................... 22 6.3 Status of the in situ observing system, including enhancements since JCOMM-I and additional enhancements needed to match requirements........................................................................................ 23 6.4 JCOMMOPS development ....................................................................................................................... 25 6.5 Instrument standardization and calibration............................................................................................ 26 6.6 Formal decisions or recommendations proposed for the Commission................................................... 26 7. DATA MANAGEMENT (JCOMM-II/Doc. 7; PINK 7) ............................................................................................ 26 7.1 Review of the work of the component groups and expert teams ........................................................... 26 7.2 IODE issues ............................................................................................................................................... 29 7.3 JCOMM involvement in wider WMO and IOC data management activities, IOC/WMO data policies, IOC data management strategy ................................................................................................. 30 7.4 Future developments in support of identified requirements................................................................... 31 7.5 Infrastructure............................................................................................................................................ 31 7.6 OIT project and other special projects..................................................................................................... 35 7.7 Formal decisions or recommendations proposed for the Commission................................................... 37 8. CAPACITY-BUILDING (JCOMM-II/Doc. 8; PINK 8)............................................................................................. 37 8.1 Review of ongoing activities and achievements ...................................................................................... 37 8.2 JCOMM and GOOS capacity-building strategies, in the context of the wider WMO and IOC capacity-building programmes................................................................................................................. 40 8.3 Proposals for specific capacity-building activities in the next four years ............................................... 40 8.4 Resources to support JCOMM capacity-building ..................................................................................... 41 8.5 Formal decisions or recommendations proposed for the Commission................................................... 41 9. REVIEW OF TECHNICAL REGULATIONS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION (JCOMM-II/Doc. 9;