| 1. Opening | 
                
                
                  1.1 Opening and welcome 
                  1.2 Review and adoption of the agenda and the OOPC-10 report 
                  1.3 OOPC activities 2005-6 and meeting goals | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - D.E. Harrison presentation   
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                      Report from the Chair 
                      - Background: OOPC-10 Final Report  
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                      Joint GCOS-GOOS-WCRP Ocean Observations Panel for Climate Tenth Session Final Report 
                     
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                  | 1.4 Overview of observing system status and issues from the JCOMM Observations Coordination Group | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - M. Johnson presentation   
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                      Progress towards implementation of the Global Ocean Observing System (presentation given by Harrison) 
                     
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                  | 2. Regional focus: East Asia | 
                
                
                  | 2.1 Korean sustained ocean observations | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - K.-I. Chang presentation   
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                      Korean sustained ocean observations 
                     
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                  | 2.2 Chinese sustained ocean observations | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - D. Wang presentation   
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                      China sustained ocean observations 
                     
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                  | 2.3 SOLAS Japan | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - M. Uematsu presentation   
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                      Status of SOLAS-Japan 
                     
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                  | 2.4 Forecasting system for Kuroshio variability | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - T. Yamagata presentation   
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                      Forecasting system for Kuroshio variability 
                     
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                  | 2.5 Observational studies of mode waters, and basin-scale observations in the Pacific | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - T. Suga presentation   
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                      Observational studies of mode waters, and basin-scale observations in the Pacific 
                     
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                  | 2.6 Japanese Argo | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - N. Shikama presentation   
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                      Japanese Argo Program 
                     
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                  | 2.7 Japanese observational plans in the Indian Ocean | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - Y. Masumoto presentation   
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                      Japanese observational plans in the Indian Ocean 
                     
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                  | 2.8 Japanese GODAE | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - T. Awaji presentation   
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                      Demonstration and future perspective of Japan GODAE 
                     
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                  | 2.9 NEAR-GOOS and Japanese operational observations | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - T. Yoshida presentation   
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                      NEAR-GOOS and Japanese operational observations 
                     
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                  | 2.10 Roundtable discussion on coordination issues | 
                
                
                  | 3. Science focus | 
                
                
                  | 3.1 State of the Ocean 2005-6 | 
                
                
                  | 3.1.1 Sea surface temperature | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - R. Reynolds presentation   
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                      Sea surface temperatures for 2005 
                     
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                  | 3.1.2 OOPC compilation of ocean climate indices/indicators | 
                
                
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                  | 3.2 The role of the Indonesian Throughflow in climate variability, and sustained observing strategies | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - A. Gordon presentation   
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                      The Indonesian Seas and its throughflow: why and how to observe 
                     
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                  | 3.3 The Atlantic MOC: variability at interannual to multi-decadal time scales | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - F. Schott presentation  
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                      The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: a northern perspective 
                     
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                  | 3.4 Requirements for an MOC monitoring network and derivation of MOC indices | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - M. Visbeck presentation   
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                      MOC observing needs and indices 
                     
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                  | 4. Ocean products: analyses and reanalyses | 
                
                
                  | 4.1 CLIVAR GSOP actions and requirements | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - D. Stammer presentation   
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                      GSOP report 
                     
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                  | 4.2 GODAE | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - P.-Y. Le Traon and M. Bell presentation   
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                      GODAE Status (presented by Harrison) 
                     
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                  | 4.3 Working group on surface fluxes | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - R. Weller and C. Fairall presentation   
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                      Report on the Working Group on Surface Fluxes (presented by Weller) 
                     
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                  | 4.4 SST-Sea Ice working group | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - R. Reynolds presentation   
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                      SST-Sea Ice working group report 
                      - R. Reynolds presentation   
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                      Daily blended analysis for sea surface temperature 
                      - S. Anderson presentation   
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                      Sea Ice working group report (presented by Harrison) 
                      - J. Utika presentation   
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                      Message from Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project 
                      - Background: Sea Ice Working Group Report 
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                      GCOS SST and Sea Ice Working Group: Report of the inaugural meeting of the Sea Ice Subgroup, 26 March 2006 
                     
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                  | 5. Regional observing panels | 
                
                
                  | 5.1 CLIVAR Atlantic, including PIRATA review | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - M. Visbeck and W. Hazeleger presentation   
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                      CLIVAR Atlantic perspective (presented by M. Visbeck) 
                      - Background: PIRATA Review 
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                      PIRATA (Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic): Accomplishments of PIRATA 1997-2005 - Status and Perspectives 
                     
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                  | 5.2 CLIVAR-GOOS Indian | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - G. Meyers, F. Schott, and M. McPhaden presentation   
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                      CLIVAR-GOOS Indian Ocean Panel report (presented by Schott) 
                      - Background: Indian Ocean Panel Implementation Plan 
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                      Understanding the role of the Indian Ocean in the Climate System - Implementation Plan for Sustained Observations (January 2006) 
                     
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                  | 5.3 CLIVAR Pacific | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - T. Suga presentation   
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                      CLIVAR Pacific Panel report 
                     
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                  | 5.4 CliC-CLIVAR-SCAR Southern Ocean | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - Y. Fukumachi presentation   
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                      CLIVAR-CliC-SCAR Southern Ocean Panel report 
                     
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                  | 5.5 CliC-CLIVAR Arctic Climate Panel and potential IPY legacies for the observing system | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - C. Mauritzen presentation   
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                      Update on Arctic observations and potential IPY legacies (presented by Fischer) 
                     
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                  | 6. Global projects | 
                
                
                  | 6.1 Satellite observations | 
                
                
                  | 6.1.1 Missions update | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - J. Johannessen presentation   
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                      Satellite Observations in the context of OOPC 
                     
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                  | 6.1.2 IGOS Ocean Theme report | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - D.E. Harrison presentation   
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                      Review/revision - IGOS-P Ocean Theme Report 
                     
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                  | 6.1.3 GCOS-CEOS report | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - D.E. Harrison presentation   
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                      GCOS-CEOS Satellite Requirements Report 
                      - Background: GCOS-CEOS Observational Requirements Draft Document   
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                      Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-based Products for Climate, Draft 1.1 for Open Review (14 April 2006) 
                     
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                  | 6.2 VOS and VOSClim | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - P. Taylor and E. Kent presentation   
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                      Update on VOS and VOSClim (presented by Fischer) 
                      - Background: VOS Report   
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                      Report on the Voluntary Observing Ships system (10 May 2006) 
                      - Background: VOS CLIVAR Exchanges article   
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                      Voluntary Observing Ships: A Vital Marine Observing System in Decline (CLIVAR Exchanges) 
                     
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                  | 6.3 SOOP XBT and DBCP | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - A. Fischer presentation   
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                      Update on SOOP XBT status, DBCP surface drifting buoys status 
                     
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                  | 6.4 Argo profiling floats | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - H. Freeland presentation   
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                      Argo: global progress toward full implementation (presented by Fischer) 
                     
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                  | 6.5 OceanSITES time series observations | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - R. Weller presentation   
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                      OceanSITES: taking the pulse of the global ocean 
                     
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                  | 6.6 GLOSS sea level including contributions to the tsunami network | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - T. Aarup presentation   
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                      Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) 
                     
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                  | 6.7 International repeat hydrography | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - R. Dargaville presentation   
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                      International Repeat Hydrography and Carbon Workshop 
                      - Background: International Repeat Hydrography and Carbon Workshop final report 
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                      sponsored by JAMSTEC, IOCCP, and CLIVAR, 14-16 November 2005  for more details see the conference website » 
                     
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                  | 7. Carbon and biogeochemistry | 
                
                
                  | 7.1 IOCCP | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - R. Dargaville presentation   
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                      International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project 
                     
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                  | 7.2 Development of global biogeochemical monitoring tools, including report on the Eulerian Observations workshop | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - T. Dickey presentation   
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                      Eulerian Workshop, and Interdisciplinary Sensors 
                     
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                  | 8. Data management | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - R. Keeley presentation   
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                      Data management 
                     
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                  | 9. Sponsor reports and liaison with other international groups | 
                
                
                  
                    
                      - A. Fischer presentation   
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                      Sponsor and liaison reports: GOOS, JCOMM 
                      - D.E. Harrison presentation   
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                      Sponsor report: GCOS 
                      - D.E. Harrison presentation   
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                      Liaison report: GEO 
                     
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                  | 10. Roundtable discussion on the role of the OOPC and future initiatives | 
                
                
                  | 11. Overview of decisions, recommendations and actions from the meeting | 
                
                
                  | 12. Next meeting: when and where |