OPOS-WG (Operational Systems Working Group)
The Operational Systems Working Group provides a platform for exchange and interaction for all the operational ocean forecasting systems represented in OceanPredict.
The group’s purpose and terms of reference has been agreed. The latest developments of this groups can be viewed via presentations available from the Document section.
List of members:
(Latest update 19 March 2026)
| No | First name | Surname | Affiliation | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santha | Akella | NOAA | Member | USA |
| 2 | Laurent | Bertino | NERSC | Member | Norway |
| 3 | Clemente | Clemente | REMO | Member | Brazil |
| 4 | Emanuela | Clementi | CMCC | Member | Italy |
| 5 | Frank | Colberg | BoM | Member | Australia |
| 6 | Giovanni | Coppini | CMCC | Member | Italy |
| 7 | Fraser | Davidson | DFO/ECCC | Co-chair | Canada |
| 8 | Yann | Drillet | MOi | Member | France |
| 9 | Luiz Claudio | Fonseca | CHM / REMO | Member | Brazil |
| 10 | David | Ford | Met Office | Co-chair | UK |
| 11 | Patrick | Heimbach | ECCO | Member | USA |
| 12 | Pat | Hogan | NOAA | Member | USA |
| 13 | Ichiro | Ishikawa | MRI-JMA | Member | Japan |
| 14 | Jae-Il | Kwon | KIOST | New member | Korea |
| 15 | Jean-Michel | Lellouche | MOi | Member | France |
| 16 | Simona | Masina | CMCC | Member | Italy |
| 17 | Kristian | Mogensen | ECMWF | Member | UK/Europe |
| 18 | Arya | Paul | INCOIS | Member | India |
| 19 | Gregory | Smith | ECCC/ CONCEPTS | Member | Canada |
| 20 | Rafael | Soutelino | MetService | Member | New Zealand |
| 21 | Jennifer | Veitch | SAEON | Member | South Africa |
| 22 | Liying | Wan | NMEFC | Member | China |
| 23 | Kirsten | Wilmer-Becker | Met Office | Programme officer | UK |
The OPOS-WG meeting recordings are only open to attendees of the Operational Systems working group meetings. To access the recordings you require a password. Please contact the OP programme office for information.