Establishment
The IODE Steering Group for the IQuOD project was established through Recommendation IODE-XXIII.3
Membership
The membership of the SG-IQuOD can be found here
Sessions
Recommendation IODE-XXIII.3
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IODE PROJECT INTERNATIONAL QUALITY CONTROLLED OCEAN DATABASE (IODE-IQUOD)
The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,
Recognizing that the goal of the International Quality-controlled Ocean Database (IQuOD) is to construct the most complete, consistent and high quality ocean temperature (later including other Essential Climate Variables) historical database, with intelligent metadata and assigned uncertainties, to freely distribute for use in ocean, climate and Earth system research and applications of societal benefit,
Recognizing further that the IQuOD effort is organized by the oceanographic community and includes experts in data quality and management, data instrumentation, oceanographers, climate modelers and the broader climate-related community,
Noting the interlinked relationship with the Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue (GODAR) and the World Ocean Database (WOD) Projects through Recommendation IODE-XXII.10 (2013) and the Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) established through Recommendation IODE-XV.4 (1996),
Noting further the potential contribution of the IQuOD to the JCOMM-IODE Marine Climate Data System (MCDS),
Convinced that joint work between the IODE programme and the IQuOD will be mutually beneficial ,
Recommends the establishment of IQuOD as an IODE project, with the Terms of Reference as attached in annex A to this Recommendation,
Recommends the establishment of the IODE Steering Group for the International Quality controlled Ocean Database (SG-IQuOD) with Terms of Reference as attached in annex B to this Recommendation,
Recommends further that the membership of the Steering Group shall initially include the Chair of GTSPP, representatives of WOD and GODAR projects and of the Task Team on the MCDS.
Encourages all IOC Member States, Programmes, relevant organizations and projects, to collaborate with the IQuOD,
Invites the IQuOD Project Leaders to report on progress of the project to the Sessions of the IODE Committee.
Annex A to Recommendation IODE-XXIII.3
Terms of Reference of the IODE IQuOD Project
Objectives
To produce, freely distribute and curate the highest quality, most complete and consistent global ocean subsurface temperature profile repository for Earth system, climate and ocean studies, with (intelligent) metadata and an uncertainty estimate for every observation. This aim will be achieved through coordination of resources and expertise into a single best practice international community effort.
Annex B to Recommendation IODE-XXIII.3
Terms of Reference of the IODE Steering Group for the IODE IQuOD Project
Objectives
The SG-IQuOD shall:
- Develop scientific and implementation plans;
- Convene workshops, and advise and review the work of sub-groups;
- Promote collaboration between the related IODE projects: WOD, GODAR, GTSPP and MCDS;
- Provide reports to the IODE Committee.
Membership
The initial membership of the group will include Ms Rebecca Cowley, Ms Ann Thresher, Ms Susan Wijffels, Ms Catia Domingues; Mr Simon Good, Mr Matt Palmer; Mr Toru Suzuki; Mr Viktor Gouretski; Mr Tim Boyer, Mr Gustavo Goni, Ms Janet Sprintall, Ms Alison Macdonald and Mr Charles Sun.
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