PICES Technical Committee on Data Exchange

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1. TCODE members to gather information and/or identify key national contacts for the 2003 update of the GLOBEC National, Multi-National and Regional Activity Report that will be prepared by the GLOBEC International Programme Office. The GLOBEC IPO will circulate the previous version as a 'starting point' for this exercise.
   Responsibility - Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown
2. TCODE Members to encourage submission of PICES GLOBEC metadata to IPO. This will require TCODE representatives to identify key GLOBEC data contacts in each country and work with these individuals to ensure that existing metadata entries are accurate and complete. Where no national GLOBEC program exists, TCODE representatives will identify key contacts for "GLOBEC-like" data.
   Responsibility - Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown
3. TCODE will communicate regularly with the GLOBEC Data Manager at the International Programme Office and consider GLOBEC DM representation at PICES meetings.
   Responsibility - Igor Shevchenko
4. Assist in expansion of the Bering Sea Metadata base to cover the North Pacific. This will include updating existing entries to ensure accuracy, identifying key contacts and data centers in PICES nations.
   Responsibility - Bernard Megrey
5. Complete evaluation of metadata key list with input from the Scientific Committees by March 1, 2003.
   Responsibility - Bernard Megrey and Igor Shevchenko
   Link, goal, history
6. Organize Electronic Poster Session for PICES XII (Korea).
   Responsibility - Bernard Megrey and Sung-Dae Kim
   Electronic Poster Session Blurb
7. Update inventory of real-time data sources for the North Pacific and publish on TCODE web pages.
   Responsibility - Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown
8. Establish/update web pages for
   • links to real time and quasi-real time data for the North Pacific,
   • exchange of computer software for the display (visualization) and analysis of data (using the existing inventory of software tools available for marine science),
   • description of inter and intra data exchange policies in PICES Nations.
   Responsibility - Tom Royer and Igor Shevchenko
9. Develop TCODE Strategic Plan (in consultation with the Science Board Chair) for presentation at Science Board Meeting in the spring of 2003.
   Responsibility - Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown
10. Sponsor joint WG 15/TCODE workshop on "Harmful algal blooms - harmonization of data" (see Pacific Region web site).
    Responsibility - Hee-Dong Jeong