SCOR Meeting on Coordination of International Marine Research Projects

Request for Background Information

To Projects:

Data Management Discussion—Has your SSC discussed and considered the recommendations of the data management meeting? If so, will the recommendations be implemented? What additional actions could/should SCOR or other organizations take to help with this topic?

GOOS Discussion--Please provide any information from your project documents that specifies project plans to interact with GOOS and describe any interaction your SSC or IPO has had with GOOS activities. Have SSC members attended GOOS Steering Committee, OOPC, or COOP meetings? If so, what was their role at the meeting? Has your SSC discussed what is, or will be, available from GOOS and other observing systems? Has your SSC identified any specific observations to which your scientists would like access? Have you ever had a presentation about GOOS at an SSC meeting? What research observation systems would your project like to see become operational?

Southern Ocean Research--What activities has your project undertaken or planned for the Southern Ocean? Have you coordinated your Southern Ocean research with other projects? Do you have any special plans for the 3rd International Polar Year in 2007?

Time-Series Stations—Will implementation of your project require observations from time-series stations? In what locations? How will such stations be supported?

Environmental Assessments—Has your project been asked by any of the global assessment organizations for data, model results, and/or expert advice?

To GOOS: