ObsSea4Clim is organized in six work-packages working together to achieve the project’s strategic objectives.
Work package 1
Dissemination, communication, uptake and management
WP1 ensures effective project management, performs continuous monitoring and evaluation of progress, oversees communication and dissemination activities, and handles data management in the project.
Work package 2
EOV and ECV framework
WP2 refines the current global EOV/ECV framework to benefit from and deliver to regional and national climate observing embedded in a WMO Rolling Review of Requirements (visit our ‘Approach’ site to learn more about RRR) but for ocean applications.
Work package 3
Indicator framework
WP3 focuses on the regionalization of ocean climate indicators, their use at different time scales (from long-term change to extremes), their interactions, and new innovative strategies for future ocean indicators based on the knowledge of oceanography, co-design, and power of data.
Work package 4
Application areas for climate EOVs/ECVs
WP4 designs, analyses and assesses regional/national observations for delivering EOV/ECVs for climate observing purposes. All applications will make use of in-situ and satellite observations.
Work package 5
EOVs and ECVs in support of climate modelling
WP5 identifies and addresses shortcomings in existing Earth System Models (ESMs) through the use of EOVs and ECVs, contributes to new process understanding aligned with the application areas (WP4), and informs future model developments.
Work package 6
Maximizing impacts and promoting multi-disciplinary ocean observing
WP6 maximizes the impact of ObsSea4Clim, oversees stakeholder outreach activities, manages the Stakeholder Reference Group, and engages in dialogue and clustering with other relevant initiatives.
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