International Arctic Buoy Programme (IABP) Marine Environmental ...

2.) Evaluation sub-group.This report is given in Attachment 4.DiscussionParticipants discussed the Metadata working group of the DBCP. This group isproducing a general manufacturer’s specification sheet in order to collectconsistent metadata from manufacturers about their buoys. Participants agreedthat IR would be the IABP representative to this working group.Participants discussed the work of the DBCP Evaluation sub-group and theopportunity for the Programme to participate. It was noted that errors in thereporting position of buoys was one of the issues the evaluation group isconsidering. Participants agreed that the IABP would collaborate with the subgroupconcerning the issue of errors in position noted for IABP buoys.Participants agreed that EC would be the IABP representative to this sub-group.Participants discussed the apparent errors in position of buoys in messages onthe GTS from the Edmonton LUT. Participants recommended that the MSCinvestigate the cause of the issue and implement appropriate processes toquality control these positions. Participants also recommended the EdmontonLUT use the location flag (in buoy code) to indicate the accuracy of the positionof the buoy. MSC agreed to conduct this investigation.6.0 Status Report on Membership and Letters of Intent (I. Rigor)IR reported that our membership has not changed during the past year. Weofficially list 24 Participants from 10 different countries, and one internationalorganization, the WCRP (Attachment 1).IR also reported that he has contacted Dr. Burghard Bruemmer (Met. Institute, U.Hamburg), who deployed 12 buoys in Fram Strait about joining the IABP.The list of Participants is shown in Attachment 5.DiscussionVladimir Ryabinin (VR) asked if the IABP should have a paper or presentation atthe 2003 Arctic Science Summit Week in Kiruna, Sweden. It was noted thatRoger Colony (RC), Sergey Priamikov (SP) and VR might attend and be able torepresent the IABP. TG suggested that a standardized IABP PowerPointpresentation be prepared for participants to use for such occasions, in addition toupdated brochures, handouts, or posters.4