Marine Ecosystem Analysis and Prediction (MEAP-TT)

Introduction
The MEAP Task Team is focused on developing the underpinning science and tools that will further the integration of biogeochemical and ecosystem models into existing ocean operational systems. The Task Team’s mission is to advocate for an expansion of the ocean observing system with respect to biogeochemical and biological properties, to support method development for the assimilation and modelling of Essential Biogeochemical Variables (EBV), to exchange of scientific advances and transfer of capabilities between academic and operational centers of expertise, and to help bridge the gap with end-users.
The area of biogeochemical and ecosystem prediction is of significant societal relevance, supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals 13 (climate change) and 14 (life below water), and supports Blue Growth. It is an area likely to make important advances in the next 5 to 10 years because relevant ocean observing capabilities are rapidly expanding.<
The MEAP-TT is led by the co-chairs:
- Marjy Friedrichs, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA
- Stefano Ciavatta, PML, UK
Objectives
- Drive forward method development focused on two main aspects:
- the extraction of ecological information from proxy observations (incl. satellite observations of ocean colour and bio-optical measurements from autonomous in-situ sensors), and
- the development of strongly coupled assimilation of biological and physical observations into ocean models;
- Advocate for the expansion of global ocean observing capabilities with respect to biogeochemical and biological variables (e.g. via BGC Argo), and guide optimal design including through observing system simulation studies;
- Contribute to the development and provision of biogeochemical and biological products for end users through assessments of product quality and end user needs;
- Demonstrate and quantify the improvements in biogeochemical and biological model skill resulting from advances in biogeochemical/biological ocean observation and assimilation, including identification of metrics for system evaluation.
Activities
The MEAP-TT will promote scientific collaboration and deliver joint outputs of team members by:
- Meeting in periodic video conferences (every three months)
- Meeting annually in person at Task Team workshops
- Convening MEAP theme sessions at international conferences (e.g. EGU, Ocean Sciences, AMEMR)
- Editing special issues in Journals (e.g. Special Issue on Biogeochemical-Argo modelling in Biogeosciences)
- Co-authorship of horizon publications and influential reports (e.g. Fennel et al., 2019; ETOOFS manual, Ocean State Reports)
- Engagement of ecosystem analysis and prediction stakeholders (e.g. IMBER, OceanSITES, BGC-Argo)
MEAP-TT Members
No | First name | Last name | Affiliation | Country | Role |
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1 | Laurent | Bertino | NERSC | Norway | Member |
2 | Pierre | Brasseur | CNRS/IGE | France | Member |
3 | Chris | Brown | NOAA | USA | Member |
4 | Fei | Chai | University of Maine | USA | Member |
5 | Kunal | Chakraborty | INCOIS | India | Member |
6 | Stefano | Ciavatta | Mercator Ocean international | France | Co-chair |
7 | Gianpiero | Cossarini | OGS | Italy | Member |
8 | Stephanie | Dutkiewicz | MIT | USA | Member |
9 | Chris | Edwards | UCSC | USA | Member |
10 | Katja | Fennel | Dalhousie University | Canada | Member |
11 | David | Ford | Met Office | UK | Member |
12 | Marjorie | Friedrichs | Virginia Institute of marine Science | USA | Co-chair (new) |
13 | Marilaure | Gregoire | University of Liege | Belgium | Member |
14 | Elodie | Gutknecht | Mercator Ocean international | France | Member |
15 | Youichi | Ishikawa | Kyoto University/ JAMSTEC | Japan | Member |
16 | Emlyn | Jones | CSIRO | Australia | Member |
17 | Hae-Cheol | Kim | NOAA | USA | Member |
18 | Julien | Lamouroux | Mercator Ocean international | France | Member |
19 | Patrick | Lehodey | CLS | France | Member |
20 | Paul | Mattern | UCSC | USA | Member |
21 | Ragu | Murtugudde | ESSIC/ University of Maryland | USA | Member |
22 | Coralie | Perruche | Mercator Ocean international | France | Member |
23 | Ariane | Verdy | Scripps Institution of Oceanography | USA | New member (Oct 2020) |
24 | Marcello | Vichi | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Member |
25 | Tsuyoshi | Wakamatsu | NERSC | Norway | Member |
26 | Yongsheng | Wu | BIO | Canada | Member |
27 | Liuqian | Yu | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | China | Member |
Patron champion:
Paul DiGiacomo, NOAA, USA
Status: Feb 2022
Workshops and meetings
An important activity of the MEAP-TT is to organise regular workshops. In order to increase collaboration, these workshops are often held jointly with other TTs or groups.
During the Covid pandemic all meetings are held online as virtual events.
MEAP-TT meetings | Date | Topics | Location |
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5th MEAP-TT online meeting | 1 Dec 2022 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
4th MEAP-TT online meeting | 10 June 2022 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
3rd MEAP-TT online meeting | 10 June 2021 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
2nd MEAP-TT online meeting | 10 March 2021 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
1st MEAP-TT online meeting | 14 Oct 2020 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
Since 2012, the MEAP-TT held three workshops
Meeting history (under GODAE OceanView)
→ Joint DA/MEAP-TT workshop 2016, Santa Cruz, USA
→ MEAP-TT Workshop 2015, Halifax, Canada
→ MEAP-TT Workshop 2012, Exeter, UK
Documents
Meeting reports:
- Report from the Joint DA-TT/MEAP-TT meeting, Santa Cruz, USA, July 2016
- Report from the 2nd MEAP-TT meeting, Halifax, Canada, June 2015
- Report from the 1st COSS-TT meeting, Exeter, UK, February 2012
TT quad-chart
The task team quad-chart provides a quick glance at the TT’s activities, achievements and future plans.
Marine Ecosystem Analysis and Prediction Task Team (MEAP-TT) – June 2021
Short description and objectives of the activities started/planned for this year: |
Accomplishments of the TT this year: |
Main activities:
Main objective: To promote the expansion, modelling and assimilation of global ocean observing capabilities with respect to biogeochemical and biological variables (e.g. via BGC Argo and gliders) to advance the prediction and exploitation of essential biogeochemical variables Milestone: Kick-off the biogeochemical component of a UN Ocean Decade project for a predictable ocean ecosystem |
Main achievements:
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Future plans to continue/ improve current activities: |
Issues/ problems: |
Main future plans:
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Main issues:
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