WMO-IOC Data Buoy Cooperation Panel

DBCP Technical Document No. 38

Annual report for 2009

• Foreword by the DBCP Chairperson
  
  

• Final report of the Twenty-fifth DBCP session (Paris, France, 28 September-1 October 2009)

• Presentations made at the Scientific and Technical Workshop - DBCP TD No. 36 (Paris, France, 28 September 2009)

• Technical Coordinator's report (report presented at DBCP-25)

• National reports (reports presented at DBCP-25)

• Action Group reports (reports presented at DBCP-25)

  Presentations:
  • European EUCOS Surface Marine Programme (E-SURFMAR)
  • The Global Drifter Program (GDP)
  • International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP)
  • International Buoy Program for the Indian Ocean (IBPIO)
  • International Programme for Antarctic Buoys (IPAB)
  • International South Atlantic Buoy Programme (ISABP)
  • North Pacific Data Buoy Advisory Panel (NPDBAP)
  • Deep Ocean Multi-Dsciplinary Ocean Reference Stations (OceanSITES)
  • Tropical Moored Buoy Implementation Panel (TIP)

• International Tsunameter Partnership (report presented at DBCP-25) (Presentations: 1, 2)

• Reports by the Task Teams (report presented at DBCP-25)

  Presentations:
  • Data Management (TT-DM)
  • Instrument Best Practices and Drifter Technology Developments (TT-IBPD)
  • Moored Buoys (TT-MB)
  • Capacity-Building (TT-CB)

• Data Management Centre reports (report presented at DBCP-25) (Presentation: SOC)

• DBCP Implementation Strategy (as approved by DBCP-25)

• DBCP Operating Principles (as approved at DBCP-25)

• Argos System operations (report presented at DBCP-25) (Presentation)

• Status of the Pilot Projects
  

  Reports presented at DBCP-25: Iridium Argos3 Wave measurements from drifters (WMD) Wave measurement Evaluation and Test from moored buoys (WET)

  Presentations: Iridium Argos3 WMD WET

• Review of satellite data telecommunication systems (2008)

• Report on Data Dissemination (December 2009)

• National Focal Points for buoy programmes (October 2009 - See also up to date list on web here)

• Financial report for 2009 (December 2009) (Presentation made at DBCP-25)