BackForwardApplication: 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services

Details
Name 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services
Description
Corresponding Institution World Meteorological Organization
Contact
Person 		Belén Martín Míguez
Earth System Application Category 3. Oceanic Applications
Variables measured in this Application Area
Subdomain Variables
Ocean

Requirements defined for 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services  (13)

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Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
1023 Sea surface temperature Sea surface
Bulk 		3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.05 K
0.3 K 		0.01 K
0.1 K 		5 km
100 km 		3 h
24 h 		Global reasonable 2023-08-17 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma OOPC (GOOS/GCOS/WCRP) is custodian of this Application Area Both sea surface (skin, remote sensing) and bulk (buoys, in situ platforms) are implicitly considered
1025 Ocean temperature Upper oc 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.01 K
0.1 K 		10 km
300 km 		1 m
2 m
10 m
0.5 		24 h
30 d 		24 h
30 d 		Global reasonable 2023-08-17 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma OOPC (GOOS/GCOS/WCRP) is custodian of this Application Area Considering only upper ocean here (above thermocline)
1026 Ocean temperature Deep oc 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.001 K
0.01 K 		100 km
250 km
500 km
0.5 		1 m
2 m
10 m
0.5 		24 h
30 d 		24 h
30 d 		Global reasonable 2023-08-17 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma OOPC (GOOS/GCOS/WCRP) is custodian of this Application Area HR coarser than upper ocean. Considering only Deep ocean here (above thermocline). Uncertainty threshold stricter than in upper ocean.
1027 Sea surface salinity Sea surface 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.1 psu
0.2 psu 		0.01 psu
0.1 psu 		10 km
100 km 		24 h
7 d 		7 d
30 d 		Global reasonable 2023-08-17 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma OOPC (GOOS/GCOS/WCRP) is custodian of this Application Area Salinity is measured at or near the surface, depending on the instrument
1028 Ocean salinity Upper oc 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.01 psu
0.05 psu 		10 km
100 km 		1 m
10 m 		24 h
30 d 		24 h
30 d 		Global reasonable 2023-08-17 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma OOPC (GOOS/GCOS/WCRP) is custodian of this Application Area Considering only upper ocean here (above thermocline)
1029 Ocean salinity Deep oc 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.005 psu
0.02 psu 		10 km
100 km 		1 m
100 m 		24 h
30 d 		24 h
30 d 		Global reasonable 2023-08-17 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma. OOPC (GOOS/GCOS/WCRP) is custodian of this Application Area Considering deep ocean here (below the thermocline). Uncertainty threshold stricter than in upper ocean.
1041 Significant wave height Sea surface 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.05 m 0.01 m
0.1 m 		1 km
25 km
100 km
0.5 		60 min
3 h
24 h
0.5 		7 d
30 d
1 y
0.5 		Global reasonable 2023-09-29 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) The uncertainty was originally expressed only as a goal with a 5%. I have established 5 cm as the goal assuming a wave height of 1 m.
1042 Wind stress Sea surface 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.004 Pa
0.02 Pa 		10 km
100 km 		60 min
24 h 		7 d
30 d 		Global reasonable 2023-09-29 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) This variable is called Ocean Surface Stress in GCOS IP
1043 Sea surface heat flux Sea surface
Bulk 		3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 10 W/m2
15 W/m2
20 W/m2
0.5 		1 W/m2
2 W/m2
3 W/m2
0.5 		10 km
25 km
100 km
0.5 		60 min
3 h
24 h
0.5 		7 d
30 d
1 y
0.5 		Global reasonable 2023-09-29 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Surface heat flux is the rate of exchange of heat, per unit area, crossing the sea surface from ocean to atmosphere. The net heat flux is the sum of turbulent (latent and sensible) fluxes and the radiative (short wave and long wave) components. GCOS IP discerns between those components.
1044 Ocean subsurface dissolved oxygen concentration Bulk 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.5 10 -6 Mol. Kg^-1   
2 10 -6 Mol. Kg^-1    		3 degrees
18 degrees 		30 d
1 y 		180 d
1 y 		Global reasonable 2023-09-29 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Originally this was expressed in Km (in GCOS-245). At the coast, the horizontal resolution is 1 degree (goal) and 3 degrees (threshold)
1045 Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 2 Mol. Kg-1
2 Mol. Kg-1 		1000 km
2000 km 		90 d
10 y 		183 d
1 y 		Global reasonable 2023-09-29 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) In GCOS IP 2022, there are two extra variables (alkalinity and pCO2) complementary to the DIC. Uncertainty should be micromol and not mol/Kg
1050 Ocean dynamic topography Sea surface 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5
0.4 cm 		0.3 cm
3 cm 		10 km
100 km 		24 h
30 d 		30 d
1 y 		Global reasonable 2023-09-29 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245)
1051 pCO2 Sea surface 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 2 microatm
2 microatm 		100 km
1000 km 		180 d
10 y 		3 min
6 min 		Global reasonable 2023-09-29 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245)