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SynObs

Synergistic Observing Network for Ocean Prediction (SynObs)

SynObs will seek to extract maximum benefit from combining various observation platform measurements, typically satellite and in situ observation data, or combinations of coastal and open ocean platforms for ocean/coastal predictions.

SynObs aims to identify the optimal combination of the different ocean observation platforms through observing system design and evaluation, and to develop assimilation methods which can enable drawing synergistic effects from these combinations. Targets of SynObs include open-ocean, such as global, tropical, mid-latitude, arctic and subarctic oceans, as well as coastal-sea, and biogeochemical observing systems.

 

SynObs has now been endorsed as UN Decade Project

 

SynObs was officially launched at the Joint OS-Eval TT/CP-TT workshop in Tsukuba, Japan, 15-18 Nov 2022

 

SynObs original proposal

SynObs as a project of ForeSea was submitted to the UN Decade second call for action in Jan 2022.

The submission document can be viewed here.

 

The submission document includes details on

  • project partners and supporting organisations
  • project objectives
  • planned project activities and expected outcomes
  • and more …

 

SynObs Steering Team

Co-chairs are marked in bold.

First name Surname Affiliation / OP team; UN project
Lidia Cucurull NOAA-QOSAP
Fraser Davidson ECCC/DFO (OPST co-chair)
Pierre De Mey-Frémaux CNRS/LEGOS (COSS-TT co-chair)
Marjory Friedrichs Virginia Institute of Marine Science (MEAP-TT co-chair)
Yosuke Fujii MRI-JMA (OS-Eval TT co-chair)
David Legler NOAA (Ocean Observing Co-Design)
Andrew M Moore UCSC (DA-TT co-chair)
Peter Oke CLIVAR/GSOP
Elisabeth Remy MOi (OS-Eval-TT co-chair)
Kirsten Wilmer-Becker Met Office (OP coordinator)

SynObs meetings

SynObs Steering Team meetings

The SynObs Steering Team has quarterly meetings  to discuss the project progress.

 

Date Meeting Participants Notes/ Presentation Recording
4 April 2023 (Tue) 4th SynObs Steering Team meeting Steering Team members TBC TBC
5 Dec 2022 (Mon) 3rd SynObs Steering Team meeting Steering Team members Summary No recording
26 April 2022 (Tue) 2nd SynObs Steering Team meeting Marjy Friedrichs, Yosuke Fujii, David Legler, Andy Moore, Peter Oke, Elisabeth Remy, Kirsten Wilmer-Becker SynObs-ST2_v02.pdf SynObs-meeting recordings
16 Feb 2022 (Wed) 1st SynObs Steering Team meeting Yosuke Fujii, Pierre De Mey-Frémaux , Friedrichs, Andy Moore, David Legler, Peter Oke,  Elisabeth Remy, Kirsten Wilmer-Becker SynObs-ST1-presentation-Fujii.pdf SynObs-meeting recordings

SynObs Web meetings

The SynObs Web meetings are organised about every 2 months.

  • All members of the SynObs mailing list are welcomed to participate.
  • The SynObs web meetings are often combined with OS-Eval TT web meetings.
  • Current focus on guidelines of the SynObs flagship OSEs

 

Date Meeting Attendees Presentations/ Notes Recording
1 Mar 2023 (21-22 UTC) SynObs 2nd Web Meeting – 2nd session Notes No recording
23 Feb 2023 (14-15 UTC) SynObs 2nd Web Meeting – 1st session Notes
31 Jan 20023 (21-22 UTC) SynObs 1st Web Meeting – 2nd session Notes  No recording
23 Jan 2023 (14-15 UTC) SynObs 1st Web Meeting – 1st session Notes  No recording

 

We are grateful to the following institutions for their support of SynObs.

If your institute can officially support SynObs, please inform to [email protected]

To be added

SynObs ST Meeting 4

Date&Time: 05 Apr 2023, 21-22UTC  [Converto to your time]

See the event webpage for the detail.


SynObs flagship OSE/OSSE


For the annual activity report to UNESCO/IOC

 

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