Third International Workshop on Advances in the Use of Historical Marine Climate Data (MARCDAT-III)
Structure
Within the general context of the workshop objective three themes have been identified for this particular meeting, and papers dealing with research related to these will be given particular consideration:
Improving integration and promoting joint analysis of remotely
sensed and in situ data, in the context of the
GCOS and CEOS
Essential Climate Variable (ECV) framework, and
highlighting the ESA Climate Change Initiative
Improving the data management, accessibility, traceability,
homogenization, and analysis of marine surface variables as part of the
development of long-term global surface data sets—with reference to
cross-cutting issues in land-based research
Initiatives seeking to capitalize on available advances in
resolving data homogeneities and uncertainties, and in quality
control—by making bias-adjusted and better characterized data (and metadata)
available directly to researchers
Papers are also welcomed on other research and operational aspects of marine data processing and usage, including wave summaries, historical data rescue priorities, climate observing system adequacy assessments and dataset intercomparisons.
The program will consist of plenary presentations and discussions, and poster sessions. There will be invited keynote presentations and plenary discussions are anticipated on each of the meeting themes.
The extended deadline for receipt of abstracts (or their revision) for consideration as oral or poster presentations is 30 November 2010. Links follow for:
Abstract Submission (note: now closed; maximum 5000 characters)
Abstract Revision (note: now closed)
Registration (note: extended deadline 15 February 2011; now closed)
Outcomes
The proceedings was published in JCOMM Technical Report No. 59, including abstracts, electronic (pdf) presentations from authors, and a workshop discussion summary. The Technical Report will be distributed to all participants and National Meteorological Services. Additional key expected outcomes of the meeting are:
Up-to-date knowledge of international activities that are leading to improved data and metadata within ICOADS
Better integration of satellite and in situ marine measurements and community practitioners
Recommendations on required activities in a 10-year timeframe leading to an improved framework for the integration and accessibility of climatological observations
