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The WMO/IOC Joint Technical Commission for
Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) is an intergovernmental body of experts, which
provides the international, intergovernmental coordination, regulation and management
mechanism for an operational oceanographic and marine meteorological observing, data
management and services system. Until the formation of JCOMM in 1999, the coordination of
these activities was provided by two separate bodies: the WMO Commission for Marine
Meteorology (CMM) and the Joint IOC/WMO Committee for the Integrated Global Ocean Services
System (IGOSS). JCOMM is the result of the recognition of the increasing demand for
integrated marine meteorological and oceanographic data and services, and the efficiencies
that may be achieved by combining the expertise and technological capabilities of the WMO
and IOC systems.
JCOMM meets its mandate through:
Further development of the observing
networks under the guidance of GOOS, GCOS, WWW and other operational programmes, and
cooperation with these bodies in seeking commitments for all components of an operational
programme in the global oceans.
Implementation of integrated end-to-end
data management systems in collaboration with the Commission for Basic Systems (CBS), the
Committee for International Data and Information Exchange (IODE), the International
Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), and other appropriate data management bodies, to meet
the real-time operational needs of the present operational systems and the global
observing systems.
Delivery of products and services needed
by international science and operational programmes, Members of WMO, and Member States of
IOC. An important component of this will be the coordination of the safety-related marine
meteorological and associated oceanographic services as an integral part of the Global
Maritime Distress and Safety System of the International Convention for the Safety of Life
at Sea (SOLAS).
Provision of Capacity Development through
education, training, technology transfer and implementation support to Member States.
Establishment and enhancement of
partnerships, liaison and collaboration with other global programs and international
agencies both within and outside the UN system
JCOMM is a global organization with:
A current membership of approximately 250
experts in marine meteorology and oceanography, and almost all national delegations
include approximately equal numbers of meteorologists and oceanographers providing support
to the marine community.
A global network to provide maritime
services including the provision of warnings and weather and sea bulletins according to a
broadcast schedule, in conformity with procedures laid down under the Global Maritime
Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) protocols within SOLAS.
6500 volunteer merchant vessels observing
meteorology and surface oceanography.
120 volunteer vessels observing subsurface
temperature and salinity.
1250 drifters observing meteorology and
surface oceanography.
100s of moored ocean buoys for meteorology
and ocean parameters.
10-20 volunteer merchant and research
vessels making upper atmosphere vertical soundings.
Partnership with global programs such as
Argo, a pilot program utilizing up to 3000 diving profilers to collect synoptic vertical
profiles of upper ocean temperature and salinity.
400 tidal stations for sea level. Some are
reporting in real time.
Arctic and Antarctic ice monitoring.
Collaborations with the satellite community,
facilitating on-line acquisition and calibration/validation of altimeter/scatterometer/SAR
data, as examples.
The capacity to provide end-to-end data
management support, data acquisition guidance, data management, data exchange.
Information dissemination mechanisms, e.g.
through JCOMMOPS and the JCOMM Products Bulletin.
20 - 30 lead nations in numerical
modelling/data assimilation.
A strong commitment to embracing and
supporting new technologies in all elements of JCOMM.
A major focus on Capacity Development and
implementation assistance for services.
Program Areas
JCOMM is organized within three Programme Areas,
each managed by a Coordinator and small Coordination Group - Observations,
Data
Management, and Services. Within each Programme Area, specific activities are undertaken by a number
of Expert Teams, Task Teams and Panels. Overall guidance and oversight for the work of the
Commission is provided by a Management
Committee, chaired by the two co-presidents of JCOMM, and including the
three Programme
Area Coordinators, representatives of GOOS, GCOS and IODE, and a small number of other
selected experts for representing the satellite, Capacity Development, and polar
regions communities.
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