SOOP Annual XBT Report

Annual analyses of XBT line operations are used to prepare XBT sampling coverage diagrams for the Atlantic, the Indian and Pacific Oceans and are helping to keep the international programme focused on meeting SOOP scientific requirements. Information is used by SOOP operators to adjust sampling strategies in the light of new scientific understanding of ocean processes and of the expressed requirements, in particular of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). This report is produced annually once all the metadata has been submitted by SOOP participants to the SOT Coordinator, and shows the number of XBT drops and transects made during the considered period for each SOOP line and SOOP ship.
These numbers are compared with the requirements, defined by the Upper Ocean Thermal Review of 1999. Statistics by ocean basin and SOOP operator are indicated.

• Reports since 2002: ftp://ftp.jcommops.org/SOT/SOOP/Survey
• Note that until 2005 this report was produced twice a year, however as of 2006 the report will be compiled annually.  
• Reports prior to 2002: http://www.jcommops.org/soop/biannual_survey_before_2002.html

Also, the following tools are available:

• http://wo.jcommops.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SOOPIndicators
  (including computation of Space vs. Time 2D tables, which demonstrate success in sampling resolution for each line)
• http://w4.jcommops.org/WebSite/SOOP (dynamic map)


• ftp://ftp.jcommops.org/SOT/SOOP/Maps (maps in high resolution)
• http://w4.jcommops.org/WebSite/SOOPM (monthly dynamic map for GTS data)
• http://wo.jcommops.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/JCOMMOPS.woa/wa/soopLine   (definition of SOOP lines)

This Report is produced based upon SOOP data and metadata provided by the SOOP operators to the SOT Coordinator (see format for submitting data and metadata)

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