ISSN 0915-9851
JP012-02-1

RNODC ACTIVITY REPORT
No.13
March 2002

Responsible National Oceanographic Data Center
for WESTPAC
for IGOSS
for MARPOLMON
for ADCP

JAPAN OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
HYDROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT,
JAPAN COAST GUARDPURPOSE
Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC) was established in 1965 in the Hydrographic Department,
Maritime Safety Agency of Japan (presently the Japan Coast Guard) in accordance with the resolution
adopted by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO in 1961.
The aim of the IODE system is to “enhance marine research, exploration, and development by facilitating
the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States”. The IODE
system consists mainly of the following three types of data centers:
World Data Centers for Oceanography (WDCs) have the responsibility of managing and disseminating
oceanographic research data worldwide. This data is collected and submitted voluntarily from national
programs, or produced by international co-operative ventures.
Responsible National Oceanographic Data Centers (RNODCs) are established in order to mitigate the increasing
amount of WDC activities. RNODCs are National Oceanographic Data Centers (NODCs) that haveaccepted additional special responsibilities that may include specific data types or specific regions.
National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) is a centralized facility for providing, on a continuing basis, ocean
data/information in a usable form to a wide user community in each member state of IOC. This facility
acquires, processes, controls quality, inventories, archives and disseminates data in accordance withnational responsibilities. In addition to disseminating data and data products nationally, NODCs arenormally charged with the responsibility of conducting international exchange in the IODE system.
Since its establishment, JODC has been fulfilling the role of the synthetic marine data bank of Japan,
and has been carrying out its services internationally as the NODC under the IODE system. JODC has also
been in charge of RNODC for WESTPAC, IGOSS, MARPOLMON and ADCP.
The purpose of this annual publication, "RNODC Activity Report", is to provide information on theactivities of JODC as the aforementioned RNODCs to data contributors, data users, oceanographic
communities, and other national oceanographic data centers within the framework of IODE.

PREFACE
Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC) fills an important role as Responsible National Oceanographic
Data Center (RNODC) for WESTPAC, IGOSS (Integrated Global Ocean Services System), MARPOLMON(Marine Pollution Monitoring Program) and ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) under theInternational Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) promoted by the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.
To fulfill its responsibilities, JODC has required contribution of related organizations such as the researchorganizations that carry out oceanographic observations and National Oceanographic Data Centers (NODCs)
in the world. I would like to express my appreciation for the cooperation provided by such organizations, andat the same time, I would like to ask for their further cooperation and support for JODC.
One of the major purposes of NODCs is to prevent the loss of oceanographic observation data acquired byoceanic research organizations, and to manage such data for supply to users such as oceanographic researchers.
The 16th IODE Meeting, held in November 2000, approved the implementation of the Global Oceanographic
Data Archaeology and Rescue project for Western Pacific region (GODAR-WESTPAC). The aim of thisproject is to locate oceanographic observation data at risk of being lost at the oceanographic researchorganizations of the WESTPAC countries, and to subsequently digitize such data to make it available for use.
It is a major project to be executed by NODCs in the IODE system. JODC will implement this project as
the RNODC for WESTPAC.
In closing, I would like to inform you that in 2002, JODC changed its website address tohttp://www.jodc.go.jp/. This change provides an opportunity for JODC to further enrich the supply ofoceanographic data and information on the Internet. I hope this proves to be useful to all of you.
March 2002

Tadahiko KATSURA
Director
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
5-3-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0045 JAPANi

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CONTENTS
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RNODC's Activities under the Charge of the JODC ································································
1.1 RNODC for WESTPAC ······································································································(1) Status of CSR and Data Management ···········································································
Fig. 1 Procedures for Forwarding and Disseminating CSR/Data ································(2) Data Training Course ····································································································
Table 1-1 Inventory of CSR Received by JODC in 2001 ············································
Table 1-2 Number of Archived Data in the WESTPAC Region ··································
1.2 RNODC for IGOSS ·············································································································(1) Data Management Status ·······························································································
Fig. 2 Station Plots for BATHY/TESAC ·····································································(2) Recent Topics on IGOSS ·······························································································(3) Outline of BATHY/TESAC ···························································································
1.3 RNODC for MARPOLMON ······························································································
Table 3 Number of Archived Data for MARPOLMON ··············································
Fig. 3 Station Plots for Oil Slick ··················································································
1.4 RNODC for ADCP ··············································································································
Table 4 Number of Archived Data for ADCP ······························································
Fig.4 Station Plots for ADCP ·······················································································

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Topics in JODC ··························································································································
2.1 Introduction of Received Data;- Oceanographic Data Observed by Japan Fishery Agency - ·············································
Fig. 5 Data Distribution of JFA Observation Data··················································
2.2 Products from JODC ···········································································································(1) Gridded Bathymetry Data Set Around Japan (JEGG-500) ············································(2) New Edition of JODC Taxonomic Code ·······································································
2.3 JODC Online Data Service System (J-DOSS) ····································································
Table 6 Data & Information Types Provided by J-DOSS ············································
Fig. 6 Time Series of Monthly Hits of JODC Homepage ············································
2.4 IODE Regional Coordinator for WESTPAC ·······································································
Report on Oceanographic Research and Data Management Activities in Vietnam ············
2.5 GODAR-WESTPAC ···········································································································

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International Projects / Meetings Participated in by JODC ·················································
3.1 North-East Asian Regional GOOS (NEAR-GOOS) ···························································
Table 6 Data Type and Volume of NEAR-GOOS RDMDB ········································
3.2 World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) ·································································
3.3 Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) ············································································
3.4 North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) ·························································
3.5 General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean (GEBCO) ···························································
3.6 Intergovernmental Working Group on IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy ···········
3.7 NOWPAP/1 Coordinating Working Group ·········································································
3.8 Fifth IOC/WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium ················································
3.9 Fifth Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas (EMECS) Conference ·········

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ANNEXI
Terms of Reference for RNODC-WESTPAC ·······································································II Terms of Reference for RNODC-IGOSS ··············································································
III Terms of Reference for RNODC-MARPOLMON ································································IV Terms of Reference for RNODC-ADCP ···············································································V Terms of Reference for IODE Regional Coordinator ····························································VI Draft Work Plan of GODAR-WESTPAC ··············································································VII Towards an IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy ························································

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1. RNODC Activities under the Charge of the JODC
1.1 RNODC for WESTPAC(1) Status of CSR and Data Management
The major activities of JODC are the collection and archiving of CSR (Cruise Summary Report of IODE,
ROSCOP's third edition), and data from the beginning of the WESTPAC program in 1979.
Procedures for forwarding and disseminating CSR and data are introduced in Fig. 1.
The terms of reference for RNODC for WESTPAC are shown in Annex I.
The CSRs received by JODC in 2001 are shown in Table 1-1.

Fig. 1 Procedures for Forwarding and Disseminating CSR/Data(2) Data Training Course“The Training Course on the Oceanographic Data Management for WESTPAC” has beenorganized every year since 1982 at the Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC), in support of the activities of
the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC). NEAR-GOOS started in 1996, and these
activities were added to the Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management from 1997, so the course
name was changed to “IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management”.
The objectives of the training course are to provide participants currently involved in oceanographic
data and information management from Member States of the WESTPAC region with basic concept of the
IODE and NEAR-GOOS system and its functions, and acquisition, procession and compilation ofoceanographic data.
The Fifth IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was organized by
the JODC under the auspices of the IOC and with financial support from UNESCO/Japan FIT (506RAS44)
Project, from 5 to 16 November 2001 at the JODC, Hydrographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo,
page 1RNODC ACTIVITY REPORT No.13, JODC

Japan.
The IOC announced the training course to all Member States through its Circular Letter No. 1696
dated 20 June 2001, and in response, fourteen applications were received from eight Member States of the
WESTPAC. In consultation with the authorities concerned, six participants from China, Korea, Russia,
Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines were selected by the IOC and the JODC.
This Training Course was
the twentieth, and it have been attended by a total of 80 trainees from nine countries.
The program covered various subjects such as the method of processing and managing
oceanographic data and information, an outline of the activities of JODC, the concept of the IODE program andpractical training on the usage of personal computers and workstations in data management and quality control.
Study visits to relevant organizations such as Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) were also included. In
addition, the course contained new training, biological data management and use of the personal computer
training resource “IODE Resource Kit” published by IODE/IOC.
Table 1-1 Inventory of CSR Received by JODC in 2001
AGENCY

ORI/UT
ORI/UT
ORI/UT
ORI/UT
ORI/UT
NFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
MMO/JMA
NFRDI/KOREA
MMO/JMA
KORDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANORI/KOREANORI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
NMPA/KOREA
NMPA/KOREA
NMPA/KOREANORI/KOREANORI/KOREANORI/KOREA
KORDI/KOREA
KORDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANORI/KOREANORI/KOREA
JMA
page 2SHIP

HAKUHO MARUHAKUHO MARUHAKUHO MARUHAKUHO MARUHAKUHO MARUPUSAN890
PUSAN890
SEIFU MARUPUSAN870
SEIFU MARUBADARO 3
JEJU869
PUSAN890
KYUNGNAM871
JEONBUK868
CHONNAM858
CHONNAM872
TAMGU 2
KANGWON866
TAMGU 1TAMGU 6PUSAN870
HAE YANG2000
BADARO 2PUSAN870
PUSAN870
PREVENTION SHIP 19
KYONGBUK885
KYONGBUK885
BADARO 3
BADARO 2
HAE YANG2000
ONNURIEARDO
PUSAN890
PUSAN870
FISHING BOATFISHING BOATRYOFU MARU

AREA

North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Yellow Sea
Yellow Sea
Yellow Sea
Yellow Sea
Japan Sea
Bering Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Yellow Sea
Yellow Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Yellow Sea
Japan Sea
Yellow Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Japan Sea
Yellow Sea
North Pacific Ocean

PERIODDATA TYPE

1994/05/17 - 1994/07/07
1997/05/16 - 1997/06/18
1997/10/24 - 1997/11/11
1998/09/07 - 1998/10/28
1999/05/18 - 1999/06/10
1999/06/07 - 1999/06/09
1999/06/28 - 1999/06/30
1999/11/19 - 1999/12/01
2000/01/10 - 2000/01/13
2000/01/18 - 2000/03/02
2000/01/24 - 2000/01/31
2000/02/07 - 2000/02/10
2000/02/07 - 2000/02/12
2000/02/10 - 2000/02/11
2000/02/10 - 2000/02/11
2000/02/10 - 2000/02/14
2000/02/10 - 2000/02/14
2000/02/10 - 2000/02/17
2000/02/10 - 2000/02/17
2000/02/10 - 2000/04/04
2000/02/12 - 2000/02/17
2000/02/13 - 2000/02/16
2000/02/15 - 2000/03/05
2000/02/15 - 2000/03/05
2000/02/16 - 2000/02/18
2000/02/21 - 2000/02/23
2000/02/24 - 2000/02/24
2000/03/03 - 2000/03/04
2000/03/04 - 2000/03/04
2000/03/09 - 2000/07/12
2000/03/31 - 2000/05/07
2000/04/01 - 2000/10/20
2000/04/02 - 2000/04/21
2000/04/10 - 2000/04/22
2000/04/17 - 2000/04/19
2000/04/17 - 2000/04/21
2000/04/19 - 2000/09/02
2000/04/19 - 2000/12/14
2000/04/20 - 2000/05/24

B,D,H,G
B,D,H
B,D,H
B,D,H
B,D,H
B,H
B,H
B,D,H,M
H
B,D,H,G,M,P
H
G,H,P
G,H,P
B,G,H,P
G,H,P
G,H,P
B,G,H,P
G,H,P
B,G,H,P
B,G,H
B,G,H,P
B,H
D,H,M
D,H,M
B,H
B,H
B,H,P
B,H,P
B,H,P
D
D,H,M
G,H
G
B,H,P
B,H
B,H
D
D
B,D,H,G,M,P

RNODC ACTIVITY REPORT No.13, JODCAGENCYNFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
MMO/JMA
KORDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
HD/JCGNFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
FF/NU
NMPA/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
NMPA/KOREA
NMPA/KOREANORI/KOREA
KORDI/KOREA
ORI/UT
NFRDI/KOREA
JMA
KORDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
HD/JCG
MMO/JMA
HD/JCGNFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
FF/NU
NFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANORI/KOREANORI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
NMPA/KOREA
NMPA/KOREA
NMPA/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
KORDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
HD/JCGNFRDI/KOREA
HD/JCG
ORI/UTSHIP

PUSAN870
TAMGU 1

AREA

Japan Sea
Yellow Sea, East China
Sea, Japan Sea
SEIFU MARU
Japan Sea
DONGBACK
Yellow Sea
JEJU869
Japan Sea
CHONNAM858
Yellow Sea
KYUNGNAM871
Japan Sea
JEONBUK868
Yellow Sea
TAMGU 2
Yellow Sea
TENYO
Sea of Okhotsk
PUSAN890
Japan Sea
TAMGU 6
Japan Sea
TAMGU 3
Yellow Sea, East China
Sea, Japan Sea
TAMGU 6
Japan Sea
unknown
Japan Sea
KAKUYO MARU
East China Sea
PREVENTION SHIP 19 Japan Sea
PUSAN890
Japan Sea
CHONNAM872
Yellow Sea
PREVENTION SHIP 18 Japan Sea
PREVENTION SHIP 19 Japan Sea
BADARO 2
Japan Sea
EARDO
Yellow Sea
TANSEI MARU
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
PUSAN870
Japan Sea
RYOFU MARU
North Pacific Ocean
EARDO
Yellow Sea
PUSAN870
Japan Sea
TENYO
North Pacific Ocean
SEIFU MARU
Japan Sea
TENYO
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
PUSAN890
Japan Sea
PUSAN870
Japan Sea
KAKUYO MARU
North Pacific Ocean
KYUNGNAM871
Japan Sea
JEJU869
Japan Sea
CHONNAM858
Yellow Sea
BADARO 2
Japan Sea
BADARO 3
Yellow Sea
CHONNAM872
Yellow Sea
TAMGU 6
Japan Sea
TAMGU 6
Japan Sea
PUSAN890
Japan Sea
TAMGU 2
Yellow Sea
TAMGU 5
Yellow Sea
INCHON888
Japan Sea
TAMGU 5
Japan Sea
JEONBUK868
Yellow Sea
OLYMPIC 8
Japan Sea
PUSAN870
Japan Sea
SHOYO
North Pacific Ocean
PUSAN870
Japan Sea
MEIYO
Japan Sea
HAKUHO MARU
North Pacific Ocean,
East China Sea

PERIODDATA TYPE

2000/04/24 - 2000/04/26
2000/04/24 - 2000/05/13

B,H
B,H

2000/04/25 - 2000/05/29
2000/04/26 - 2000/05/05
2000/05/01 - 2000/05/04
2000/05/01 - 2000/05/05
2000/05/02 - 2000/05/03
2000/05/02 - 2000/05/04
2000/05/02 - 2000/05/10
2000/05/04 - 2000/05/06
2000/05/08 - 2000/05/13
2000/05/09 - 2000/05/14
2000/05/09 - 2000/06/02

B,D,H,M,P
B
G,H,P
G,H,P
B,G,H,P
G,H,P
G,H,P
D,H
G,H,P
B,G,H,P
B

2000/05/12 - 2000/05/14
2000/05/15 - 2000/05/19
2000/05/15 - 2000/05/24
2000/05/16 - 2000/05/16
2000/05/17 - 2000/05/19
2000/05/17 - 2000/05/20
2000/05/19 - 2000/05/19
2000/05/24 - 2000/05/24
2000/05/31 - 2000/06/30
2000/06/12 - 2000/06/22
2000/06/15 - 2000/06/22

B,G,H,P
B,H
B,D,H
B,H,P
B,H
B,G,H,P
B,H,P
B,H,P
D,H,M
B

2000/06/19 - 2000/06/22
2000/06/20 - 2000/07/31
2000/06/21 - 2000/07/11
2000/06/27 - 2000/06/30
2000/06/30 - 2000/07/05
2000/07/05 - 2000/08/08
2000/07/12 - 2000/07/19

B,H
B,D,H,G,M,P
G
B,H
D,H
B,D,H,G,M,P
D,H

2000/07/13 - 2000/07/15
2000/07/18 - 2000/07/21
2000/07/19 - 2000/08/10
2000/08/01 - 2000/08/02
2000/08/01 - 2000/08/05
2000/08/01 - 2000/08/05
2000/08/01 - 2000/08/31
2000/08/01 - 2000/09/14
2000/08/02 - 2000/08/05
2000/08/05 - 2000/08/07
2000/08/05 - 2000/08/09
2000/08/07 - 2000/08/11
2000/08/07 - 2000/08/12
2000/08/08 - 2000/08/09
2000/08/08 - 2000/08/12
2000/08/10 - 2000/08/10
2000/08/11 - 2000/08/12
2000/08/16 - 2000/08/20
2000/08/18 - 2000/08/22
2000/08/21 - 2000/09/14
2000/08/23 - 2000/08/26
2000/08/29 - 2000/09/22
2000/09/05 - 2000/10/19

B,H
B,H
B,H
B,G,H,P
G,H,P
G,H,P
D,H,M
D
B,G,H,P
B,G,H,P
B,G,H,P
G,H,P
G,H,P
B,H,P
B,G,H,P
B,H,P
G,H,P
D
B,H
G
B,H
G
D,H,M

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KORDI/KOREANORI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
JMA
ORI/UT
NORI/KOREA
MMO/JMA
NFRDI/KOREA
JMA
HD/JCGNFRDI/KOREA
KORDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
NMPA/KOREA
HD/JCGNIPR
MMO/JMA
NFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
NMPA/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
NMPA/KOREANORI/KOREA
HMO/JMA
KMO/JMA
JMA
JMA
HD/JCGNFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
ORI/UT
HD/JCGNFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
HMO/JMA
ORI/UT
FF/NU
FF/NU
NFRDI/KOREA
HD/JCGNFRDI/KOREA
RIAM/KU
NFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
HMO/JMA
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EARDO
BADARO 3
PUSAN870
TAMGU 3
RYOFU MARUTANSEI MARUBADARO 2SEIFU MARUPUSAN870
KEIFU MARUAREAPERIOD

Yellow Sea
2000/09/14 - 2000/09/27
Yellow Sea
2000/09/15 - 2000/10/31
Japan Sea
2000/09/16 - 2000/09/19
Japan Sea
2000/09/18 - 2000/10/09
North Pacific Ocean
2000/09/20 - 2000/11/20
Japan Sea
2000/09/25 - 2000/10/02
Japan Sea
2000/10/04 - 2000/11/03
Japan Sea
2000/10/06 - 2000/11/06
Japan Sea
2000/10/13 - 2000/10/16
North Pacific Ocean,
2000/10/19 - 2000/12/01
Japan Sea, East China Sea
TAKUYONorth Pacific Ocean
2000/10/23 - 2000/11/08
TAMGU 1
Yellow Sea, East China
2000/10/28 - 2000/11/15
Sea, Japan Sea
EARDO
Japan Sea
2000/10/30 - 2000/11/09
JEJU869
Japan Sea
2000/11/03 - 2000/11/06
CHONNAM858
Yellow Sea
2000/11/05 - 2000/11/10
JEONBUK868
Yellow Sea
2000/11/06 - 2000/11/08
PUSAN890
Japan Sea
2000/11/06 - 2000/11/11
TAMGU 2
Yellow Sea
2000/11/06 - 2000/11/12
KYUNGNAM871
Japan Sea
2000/11/09 - 2000/11/10
CHONNAM872
Yellow Sea
2000/11/09 - 2000/11/13
PATROL SHIP275
Yellow Sea
2000/11/13 - 2000/11/14
SHIRASE
Indian Ocean,
2000/11/14 - 2001/03/20
South Pacific Ocean
SHIRASE
Indian Ocean
2000/11/14 - 2001/04/13
SEIFU MARU
Japan Sea
2000/11/17 - 2000/12/07
PUSAN870
Japan Sea
2000/11/20 - 2000/11/22
TAMGU 3
Japan Sea
2000/11/21 - 2000/11/23
PREVENTION SHIP 19 Japan Sea
2000/11/22 - 2000/11/23
TAMGU 6
Japan Sea
2000/11/22 - 2000/11/29
TAMGU 6
Japan Sea
2000/11/25 - 2000/11/29
PREVENTION SHIP 18 Japan Sea
2000/11/27 - 2000/11/27
HAE YANG2000
Japan Sea
2000/12/04 - 2000/12/23
KOFU MARU
North Pacific Ocean
2001/01/12 - 2001/03/02
SHUMPU MARU
Philippine Sea
2001/01/19 - 2001/02/02
RYOFU MARU
North Pacific Ocean
2001/01/19 - 2001/02/21
KEIFU MARU
North Pacific Ocean
2001/01/19 - 2001/03/09
TAKUYONorth Pacific Ocean,
2001/02/13 - 2001/03/09
Philippine Sea
INCHON888
Yellow Sea
2001/02/14 - 2001/02/23
TAMGU 3
East China Sea
2001/02/15 - 2001/02/22
TAMGU 1
East China Sea
2001/02/15 - 2001/03/07
TANSEI MARU
Western North Pacific2001/03/01 - 2001/03/07
KAIYO
North Pacific Ocean
2001/03/05 - 2001/03/09
TAMGU 3
East China Sea
2001/04/04 - 2001/04/11
INCHON888
Yellow Sea
2001/04/09 - 2001/04/17
TAMGU 5
Japan Sea
2001/04/12 - 2001/04/18
KOFU MARU
North Pacific Ocean
2001/04/20 - 2001/05/15
TANSEI MARU
North Pacific Ocean
2001/05/07 - 2001/05/12
NAGASAKI MARU
East China Sea
2001/05/08 - 2001/05/16
KAKUYO MARU
East China Sea
2001/05/16 - 2001/05/24
TAMGU 3
East China Sea
2001/05/22 - 2001/05/31
TAKUYO
Philippine Sea
2001/05/26 - 2001/06/25
TAMGU 5
Japan Sea
2001/06/04 - 2001/06/18
KAKUYO MARU
Japan Sea
2001/06/04 - 2001/06/19
TAMGU 3
East China Sea
2001/06/06 - 2001/06/11
INCHON888
Yellow Sea
2001/06/06 - 2001/06/12
KOFU MARU
North Pacific Ocean
2001/06/12 - 2001/07/25

DATA TYPE

B,H,P
D
B,H
B
B,D,H,G,M,P
B,G
D,H,M
B,D,H,G,M,P
B,H
D,H,G,M,P
D,H
B,H
H
G,H,P
G,H,P
G,H,P
G,H,P
G,H,P
B,G,H,P
B,G,H,P
B,H,P
D,H,P
G
B,D,H,G,M
B,H
B,H
B,H,P
B,G,H,P
B,G,H,P
B,H,P
D,H,M
B,D,H,M,P
D,H,G,M
B,D,H,G,M,P
D,H,G,M,P
D,H
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M

B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M,P
B,H
B,D,H,P
B,D,H,MG
B,D,H,M
B,D,H
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M,P

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FF/NU
FF/NU
NFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
HD/JCG
FF/NU
HMO/JMA
HD/JCGNFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREANFRDI/KOREA
FF/NU
NFRDI/KOREA
HMO/JMA

SHIP

AREA

KAKUYO MARUNAGASAKI MARUTAMGU 3INCHON888
TAMGU1TAMGU 5KAIYONAGASAKI MARU
KOFU MARUTAKUYOTAMGU 3INCHON888
TAMGU 5NAGASAKI MARUTAMGU 3
KOFU MARU

B:Biology & Fisheries
G:Geology & Geophysics
M:Meteorology

East China Sea
East China Sea
East China Sea
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
Japan Sea
North Pacific Ocean
East China Sea
North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
East China Sea
Yellow Sea
Japan Sea
East China Sea
East China Sea
North Pacific Ocean

PERIODDATA TYPE

2001/06/25 - 2001/07/06
2001/07/18 - 2001/08/10
2001/07/31 - 2001/08/07
2001/08/03 - 2001/08/09
2001/08/12 - 2001/08/25
2001/08/15 - 2001/08/30
2001/09/01 - 2001/09/07
2001/09/18 - 2001/10/12
2001/09/27 - 2001/10/30
2001/10/03 - 2001/10/23
2001/10/12 - 2001/10/22
2001/10/13 - 2001/10/20
2001/10/16 - 2001/10/25
2001/10/24 - 2001/11/01
2001/11/08 - 2001/11/18
2001/11/16 - 2001/12/10

B
B,H
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
D,H
D,H,G
B,D,H,M,P
D,H
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M
B,H
B,D,H,M
B,D,H,M

D:Physical Oceanography(Current)
H:Physical (Salinity & Temperature) & Chemical Oceanography
P:Contamination

Table 1-2 Number of Archived Data in the WESTPAC Region
YEAR

BOTTLE

1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
TOTAL

7,969
8,750
7,835
8,236
7,842
6,284
5,099
8,309
9,635
9,810
8,201
9,006
7,071
5,246
4,480
2,169
1,952
2,030
2,091
1,952
856
771
125,594

STD

47
675
134
214
368
3
463
269
232
0
0
328
0
105
119
128
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,085

CTD

XBT

DBT

1,282
1,014
1,976
2,011
3,584
4,193
4,949
5,091
6,785
9,721
11,521
11,652
13,231
14,463
14,815
1,439
1,683
1,717
1,701
1,484
705
758
115,775

8,896
11,6409,257
11,202
12,433
12,524
16,101
18,137
17,99020,181
18,73022,702
22,77525,237
37,20130,15840,20427,505
6,379
7,573
8,681
5,007
390,513

672
2,311
2,431
3,076
3,221
3,872
3,557
2,366
1,700
877
475
1,093
1,405
18
1,332
193
115
208
242
178
182
155
29,679

GEK

DRIFT

5228
6219
5987
6041
6022
7059
5471
5793
4972
2811
1624
871
841
216
152
24
97

315
388
423
281
253
170
152
126
88
383
433
443
495
371
155
0
0

59,4284,476

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1.2 RNODC for IGOSS(1) Data Management Status
JODC has been playing as RNODC for IGOSS since September 1979 with the USA and Russia.
The terms of reference for RNODC for IGOSS are introduced in Annex II.
JODC receives BATHY/TESAC data through the GTS (Global Telecommunications System) from JMA(Japan Meteorological Agency), which is one of SOC (Specialized Oceanographic Center), and applies quality
control procedures for final archiving.
Data holding status is shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 Station Plots for BATHY/TESAC(2) Recent Topics on IGOSSThe Integrated Global Ocean Services System (IGOSS) is the international operational system for global
collection and exchange of oceanic data, and the timely preparation and dissemination of oceanographic
products and services. The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) cooperate in the planning and implementation of IGOSS. The operationof IGOSS is based on national efforts and depends on the full support of all IOC & WMO member states. The
timely dissemination of telecommunicated data and/or products depends mainly on the facilities of the GTS, ofthe World Weather Watch (WWW), and of the WMO.
The WMO Marine Program has traditionally been the responsibility of the Commission for Marine
Meteorology (CMM), with strong links to IOC and related programs. However, the Thirteenth Congress of
WMO (Geneva, May 1999) and the 20th IOC Assembly (July 1999), following on recommendations of the
Executive Councils of both IOC and WMO, and recalling that many areas of close collaboration alreadyexisted between WMO and IOC, agreed that a Joint IOC/WMO Technical Commission for Oceanography andMarine Meteorology (JCOMM) should be established with the status and responsibilities of a WMO TechnicalCommission and IOC Committee. JCOMM replaces CMM and the Joint Committee for IGOSS and acts as areporting and coordinating mechanism for the full range of existing and future WMO operational marine
activities.

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(3) Outline of BATHY/TESAC data
The program for the collection and exchange of BATHY and TESAC data was initiated as a pilot projecton January 15, 1972 and became fully operational in June 1975 as the BATHY/TESAC Operational Program.
It involves the global collection and exchange of ocean temperature, salinity, and current data observed frommerchant ships, research vessels, Ocean Weather Stations (OWS), ocean data buoys, offshore platforms,
coastal stations and aircraft, and other platforms. The incorporation of new technological developments will
enhance the implementation of this program.
Information used to create the BATHY/TESAC message is stored digitally and prepared in the correct
format for transmission via satellite to shore. The full resolution profile or higher-time resolution surface
observations are recorded on magnetic media by a computer. The recorded data are often sub-sampled tocreate the BATHY/TESAC message and subsequently sent ashore. When the platform returns to port, themagnetic media with the full resolution data would be forwarded to the country's National Oceanographic Data
Center (NODC) or other agency willing to handle the data.
(BATHY: Bathythermograph report, TESAC: Temperature, Salinity, Current report)

1.3 RNODC for MARPOLMONIn response to a recommendation by the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment(Stockholm, 1972), the IOC and WMO agreed to jointly undertake the design, planning, and development of amarine pollution-monitoring program.
As an initial step in this direction, a Pilot Project on Marine Pollution (Petroleum) Monitoring(MAPMOPP) was launched in 1975 within the framework of the Integrated Global Ocean Station System(IGOSS) and was aimed at monitoring petroleum-derived oils.
Bearing in mind the recommendations of the IOC Scientific Committee for the Global Investigation of
Pollution in the Marine Environment adopted at its Sixth Session (Paris, 25 September - 1 October 1986) on theregional relevance to marine pollution management activities, RNODC for MARPOLMON have been
established in Japan for the WESTPAC region, in the USA for the Caribbean region, and in the RussianFederation for the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Baltic Seas.
The terms of reference for RNODC for MARPOLMON are introduced in Annex III
The major activities of the JODC are the collection and management of four types of data: oil slicks,
tar-ball, beach tar, and hydrocarbon, since 1975. Data holding status is shown in Table 3 and Fig.3.

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Table 3 Number of Archived Data for MARPOLMONYEAR

BEACH TAR

TAR BALL

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Total

0
0
404
799
740
665
676
581
570
588
560
588
582
624
638
653
679
650
647
634
618
588
583
0
0
0
0
13,067

328
227
1,029
1,045
730
593
381
519
522
489
603
440
474
565
627
513
580
547
481
447
438
377
415
238
148
90
95
12,941HYDROCARBON

0
10
158
240
387
380
320
481
409
440
399
187
300
151
129
124
87
83
86
71
72
62
54
72
88
36
65
4,891

Fig. 3 Station Plots for Oil Slickpage 8OIL SLICK

0
1,493
16,712
16,236
19,683
22,58014,699
5,988
3,948
1,122
584
277
382
865
1,015
1,492
1,948
1,674
1,286
1,215
991
1,221
1,517
1,413
1,783
2,152
1
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1.4

RNODC for ADCPThe JODC is RNODC for ADCP since 1991 and World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Data
Assembly Center (DAC) for Shipboard ADCP in cooperation with the University of Hawaii since 1995.
The terms of reference for RNODC for ADCP are introduced in Annex IV.
The major activities of the JODC are the collection and archiving of data and the development of themethodology of ADCP data management, plus development and usage of the ADCP data management systemon the database of the JODC. Data holding status is shown in Table 4 and Fig.4.
Table 4 Number of Archived Data for ADCP
YEAR

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

ADCP

3,545
7,849
9,681
15,45664,814
72,79958,652
79,060127,62949,046

YEAR

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

Total

ADCP

475,570852,094588,922557,203450,798
175,300
7,456

3,595,874

Fig. 4 Station Plots for ADCP

2. Topics in JODC
2.1 Introduction of Received Data;
Oceanographic Data Observed by Japan Fishery Agency
Every year, the JODC regularly receives oceanographic observation data from the Japan Coast Guard,
Meteorological Agency, Fisheries Agency, Defense Agency, etc., which are Japan’s major ocean surveying
agencies.
In addition, in 2000, it received the following data in a set from the National Research Institute ofFisheries Science. These data will be made public from June 2002.
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¾ Surveying organizations:
Seven National Fisheries Research Institutes and Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Stations¾ Observation period: 1963-1993 (31 years)¾ Areas covered: Pacific and Japanese coastal areas¾ Survey items:
Water Sampling Data, STD, CTD, Current, pH, Color of Sea, Transparency, etc.

Fig. 5 Data Distribution of JFA Observation Data

2.2 Products from JODC
(1) Gridded Bathymetry Dataset around Japan “JEGG-500 (JODC-Expert Grid Data for Geography)”
JODC manages and serves several kinds of bathymetric data, with the representative ones being the
MGD77 and J-BIRD (JODC Bathymetry Integrated Random Datasets).
However, the bathymetric data in these data sets suffers from error depths and accuracy discrepancies
with respect to measurement of position and depth.
The Hydrographic Department, JCG had archived a 15-year quantity of multibeam bathymetric data.
Although the measurement accuracy and density were high, there were numerous errors.
The department has removed errors from this voluminous quantity of data and has compiled only thequality-controlled data in order to prepare a dataset that is easy to use. The processes that have been carried out
include interpolation of the absent data, and correction of bathymetric data that were not made correction ofsound-velocity. The processed data has been circulated as a 500m meshed dataset on Lambert's conformal
conic projection.
a) Data file structure
The data files are divided into the following three areas:

page 10File Name

Area

Area1_wgs84.dat
Area2_wgs84.dat
Area3_wgs84.dat

Lat. 34° N ~ 46° N, Long.135° E ~ 148° E
Lat. 30° N ~ 38° N, Long.128° E ~ 144° E
Lat. 24° N ~ 30° N, Long.122° E ~ 132° E

RNODC ACTIVITY REPORT No.13, JODCb) Data format
Then data files are described by ASCII character with following format;
I1, FI0.5, F10.5, I6 [ 0 or 1, Latitude (deg.), Longitude (deg.), Depth (m) ]Notes: "0" is the measured depth, and "1", the compensated depth.
c) Index information
The data distribution charts for the three areas have been prepared, so that the data quality of thenecessary spot can be inferred from the charts.
(2) New Edition of the JODC Taxonomic Codea) Codification of marine biota by JODC
In 1985, the JODC began the construction of a “Marine Biological Data Management System” thatcan manage and serve with marine biological data using computer. This system has been in operation
since 1987. Marine taxonomic codes were created for quick computer processing of the marine biological
data collected and were managed by digitalizing by species.
b) Outline of the marine taxonomic codes
JODC first attempted to register and codify the organisms broadly classified as planktons andobserved in the sea areas around Japan. This project covered protozoa excluding claspers and fungi,
prokaryotes, plant kingdom, and fish. These were classified by determining the classification standards ofmarine organisms (planktons) with the advice, discussion, and examination by Japanese experts fromuniversity and research institutes, etc., and by determining 1) the 14-digit Taxonomic Codes in line witheach specie's classification (phylum, class, order, family, genus, species and subspecies), and 2) the
5-digit Name Codes for the individual names (standard Japanese names and scientific Latin names) oforganisms. These codes have been determined to enable prompt search and supply of marine biological
data collected and managed by the JODC.
c) The history and future of the marine taxonomic codes
These marine taxonomic codes were reviewed for the second time in 1995. In 1998, along withmarine biological observation data, they were added to J-DOSS which is the JODC's oceanographic dataand information service system, for search and supply through the Internet.
Since 1999, with the help of marine biological experts and researchers in Japan, the JODC has been
updating the codes for the third revision and FY2001 edition of the JODC Taxonomic Codes (planktons).
This was published in March 2002.
This edition has registered 8,100 species, an increase of 2,000 species compared to the 1995 second
edition.
In digitalizing reports and observation charts, the use of two types of codes can be expected to reduce
input errors and improve work efficiency. An additional advantage of using two codes is that if thespecies has different names, such as synonym names, the species can be searched using the taxonomic
codes. This is also effective in speeding up computer processing.
In addition to collecting and managing marine biological data, and for the effective utilization of themarine taxonomic codes, the JODC will examine codification of benthoses and their integration with theplankton codes, to enrich the codification of marine organism.

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2.3 JODC Online Data Service System (J-DOSS)
In order to improve the user's availability on the JODC service, we have started to develop the JODC
Online Data Service System (J-DOSS) since 1994. This system has been realized that user retrieve the data
directly from the database system in JODC through the Internet with various keywords, such as location, data
type, name of research vessel etc.
We have been continuing to improve J-DOSS. Presently, the data and information types provided by
J-DOSS are counted 17 items as followings,
Table 6 Data & Information Types Provided by J-DOSS

OCEANOGRAPHY• Serial Station Data
• CTD Data
• BT Data• Statistics Values of Temperaturein 1 Degree Mesh size
• Statistics Values of Salinity in 1 Degree
Mesh size• Ocean Surface Current Data
• Shipboard ADCP Data
• Statistics Values of Ocean Current
in 1 Degree Mesh size
• Sea Level Data
• Statistics Values of Sea Level Data
• Moored Current Meter Data

GEOPHYSICS• Grid Sea Depth
BIOLOGY• Marine Organisms Data
INFORMATION• National Oceanographic Program• Cruise Summary Report• Information on Instrument fixed on
Seabed• IOC Documents• Oceanographic Abbreviation

9000
8000

Monthly Hits Number

7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Jan-95Jan-96

Jan-97

Jan-98Jan-99
Jan-00
Jan-01Month/Year
Fig. 6 Time Series of Monthly Hits of the JODC Homepage

2.4 IODE Regional Coordinator for WESTPACAt the 15th session of the IOC committee on IODE, establishment of regional coordinator was resolved inorder to effectively and more lively utilize the IODE system of IOC regional programs. Based on the
resolution of the session, the system of IODE Regional Coordinator was established mainly for the objectives
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of accelerating infiltration of the IODE activities and policies in eight regions in the world. The Director of
JODC accepted the request from IOC for assumption of the IODE Regional Coordinator for WESTPAC in1997.
The terms of reference for IODE Regional Coordinator has revised, and strengthening of the Regional
Coordinators Mechanism was recommended at the IODE-XVI meeting held in Lisbon, Portugal, November,2000. The terms of reference for IODE Regional Coordinator are introduced in Annex V.
In 2001, in order to survey oceanographic research and data management activities in the region, Mr.
Toyoshima visited oceanographic research institutes and data center in Vietnam on behalf of the IODE
Regional Coordinator for WESTPAC. His survey summary was introduced as following;
Report on Oceanographic Research and Data Management Activities in Vietnam
Institute of Oceanography (IO)
IO is located in Nhatrang City in mid-southern Vietnam and has a long history, having been established in
1922. With the establishment of the National Center for Natural Science and Technology (NCST) in 1993, IO
came to belong to NCST, and two additional branches of IO were established in Hanoi and Haiphong. NCST is
the same class of agency as the central government ministries, and has 17 institutes and other organizations.
IO has a staff of about 150, as well as an oceanographic museum and aquarium, library and small research
vessel operating in coastal waters. IO is conducting research in physical, chemical, geological, and biologicalmarine in the field of oceanography.
In oceanographic data management, IO has implemented a national project entitled "Establishment of theVietnam Oceanographic Data Bank the Oceanographic Database of the South China Sea and Adjacent Waters”
as a five-year project starting in 1996. In this project, oceanographic data management software “VODC(Vietnamese Oceanographic Data Center) for PC version 2.0” was developed and is being used for dataprocessing and database construction. The second phase of the project started in 2001, and its sea area has
6,731 cruises of which 679 are Vietnamese.
Vietnam National Oceanographic Data Center (VNODC), Hanoi Institute of Oceanography
VNODC was established in 1985, and since June 1993 it has been located in Hanoi as a branch of theInstitute of Oceanography (IO) as mentioned above.
VNODC is made up of 32 staff and the Department of Marine Data Management, Department of Remote
Sensing & GIS and National Environment & Resource Information Center. It controls the data centers of theoceanographic institutes and carries out data exchange operations with domestic and foreign organizations.
Investigations of the oceanographic data kept by domestic marine research organizations have been
carried out by the National Committee for IOC of Vietnam, and as a result, data catalogs have been submitted
from these organizations. VNODC has supplied these organizations with the software “VODC for PC version
2.0” and requested them to make data files using it.
Center for Hydrometeorology of South Vietnam
This Center belongs to the Hydro Meteorological Service of Vietnam (HMS). With a staff of 31, it issurveying primarily the marine meteorological conditions in the coastal and river areas in southern Vietnam
and providing information.
There is another similar center in Hanoi, which is called Marine
Hydrometerological Center.
HMS has a full-scale marine research vessel (length overall: 70 m, width: 13 m, draft: 4.2 m), which isalso used for joint studies by researchers of various institutes.

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2.5 GODAR-WESTPAC
The 16th Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange(IODE-XVI), held in Lisbon, Portugal in November 2000, adopted to promote the Global Ocean Data
Archaeology & Rescue (GODAR) type project in the WESTPAC region (GODAR-WESTPAC). The draft
work plan of the project is outlined in Annex VI.
The GODAR project was established by the IOC in 1993 in order to save oceanographic data from the riskof loss by degradation of recording media or by disaster, etc., and also to increase the volume of historical data
available to climate change and other research. The large volume of data is collected through the program
under the cooperation of IOC member states, and has been made available internationally, without restriction,
via CD-ROM and online as the World Ocean Database by US-NODC/WDC-A.
However, as reported at the GODAR II, in Tianjin, China, 1994, there is a large amount of data still inmanuscript form in the WESTPAC region.
The GODAR-WESTPAC project has been planed as a 5-year plan from 2001. We would like to actively
promote the project in this region as RNODC-WESTPAC.
In order to start the project and to succeed, it is important to establish cooperation between the member
states and related organizations and to get a common feeling. Therefore, JODC will hold the International
Workshop for GODAR-WESTPAC at Japan Hydrographic Department in Tokyo, Japan from March 5-7, 2002
with support from the Ministry of Land Infrastructure & Transport in Japan. At the workshop, representatives
from the countries in the region will report on the oceanographic research activities and data management
status in each country, and discussions will be held on the draft work plan and the cooperation in the region.

3. International Projects and Meetings Participated in by the JODC
3.1 North-East Asian Regional GOOS (NEAR-GOOS)
NEAR-GOOS is a regional pilot project of GOOS in the North-East Asian Region, implemented by Japan,
the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation as a WESTPAC activity.
The goals of the NEAR-GOOS are as follows: i) to improve ocean services in the region; ii) to provide data andinformation useful in the mitigation of the effects of natural disasters caused by waves, storm surges, and sea
ice; iii) to increase the efficiency of fishing vessels; iv) to provide information useful in pollution monitoring;v) to monitor parameters useful to mariculture, particularly regarding harmful algal blooms; vi) to provide
information on the health of the coastal zone for recreation purposes; and vii) to provide datasets required fordata assimilation, modeling, and forecasting.
JODC has operated Regional Delayed Mode Database (RDMDB) since October 1996, based on therecommendation of the first meeting of the NEAR-GOOS Coordinating Committee in 1996. The total volumeof data received from Regional Real Time Database (RRTDB) operated by Japan Meteorological Agency(JMA) and various research institutes collected up until the end of November 2001 was approximately 3,500
MB. The types of data files handled by RDMDB totaled 24 as of November 2001. Since May 28, 1999, when
the new system began operating, 14 organizations have registered. This brings the total number of registeredorganizations to 107 (Japan: 66, other countries: 41) when combined with those previously registered (as ofDecember 2002). Last year the number of monthly accesses exceeded 400. The total number of times accessedsurpassed 13,000 since October 1996. Moreover, the total number of data files downloaded reached 4,306 files
as of December 2001.
The data holding status on the NEAR-GOOS RDMDB is indicated in table 7.
The Sixth Session of the IOC/WESTPAC Co-ordinating Committee for NEAR-GOOS was held on August
31, 2001 in Seoul. Mr. Sato from JODC participated in the session as a member of the committee. He is a
successor of Mr. Nagai.
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The committee discussed the procedure to formulate the medium-term NEAR-GOOS strategy plan, andsubsequently agreed that separate working groups would be established in specific areas, namely (i)observation and data management and (ii) application, forecasting, and prediction.
Table 7. Data Type and Volume of NEAR-GOOS RDMDB (as of May 2001)
Type of Data

Description of Data

Data Volume

BATHY
BATHY_G
BUOY
BUOY_G
SHIP
SHIP_GTESACTESAC_G
TRACKOBTRACKOB_GSSTANL (JMA)
GLBSST (JMA)WNPSST (JMA)
ADJSUBS (JMA)
SUBST
SUBST_ ERRORPACSUBS (JMA)
WIND
WIND_ ERRORRYKOV/ FERHRI
JAFICRegional Data Sets of BATHY Report
Global Data Sets of Bathy Report
Regional Data Sets of BUOY Report
Global Data Sets of BUOY Report
Regional Data Sets of SHIP Report
Global Data Sets of Bathy Report
Regional Data Sets of TESAC Report
Global Data Sets of TESAC Report
Regional Data Sets of TRAKOB Report
Global Data Sets of TRACKOB Report
Grid Daily Sea Surface Temperature data in the Western North PacificMonthly Mean Sea Surface Temperature
10 days Mean Sea Surface Temperature
Monthly Mean Subsurface Temperature in seas around Japan (100m, 200m, 400m)
Sub Surface Temperature decoded at RRTDBSub Surface Temperature decoded Error ReportMonthly Mean Subsurface Temperature in Pacific (100m, 200m, 400m)
Wind decoded Data at RRTDBWind decoded Error Report
Marine Meteorological observation data on board by FERHRI, Russia
Sea Surface/Sub surface Temperature from JAFIC, Japan
Sub surface temperature profile observed by PALACE float operated by ORI,
University of Tokyo, JapanXBT data observed by Tohoku University, Japan
30 sec interval tide data at the JCG tidal stations, Japan

8.3 MB
5.2 MB
64.3 MB354.7 MB96.4 MB247.8 MB
0.7 MB
14.2 MB
0.4 MB
0.8 MB
97.3 MB
0.5 MB
0.6 MB
0.3 MB
173.7 MB
2.5 MB
2.0 MB
46.9 MB
0.4 MB
2.5 MB
17.4 MB

PALACETOHKU_Uv.
30s*

Total of Data Volume

0.1 MB
0.1 MB
1,678.0 MB
2,837.8 MB

3.2 World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)
The World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) is an unprecedented effort by scientists from more than
30 nations to study large-scale ocean circulation.
The field phase of the project lasted from 1990-1997 and is now being followed by Analysis, Interpretation,
Modeling and Synthesis (AIMS) activities, which will continue until the year 2002.
JODC has been the WOCE Data Assembly Center (DAC) for Shipboard ADCP data, which is co-located at
the University of Hawaii. Its aim has been to compile the ultimate WOCE database as the final product,
WOCE Global Data Set Version 3.0 with the WOCE Data Products Committee (DPC). Complete WOCE data
will be available for use through the Internet and on disk. The disk edition of the WOCE Global Data Set,
Version 3.0 will be available from World Data Center A for Oceanography, US-National Oceanographic Data
Center in the USA. DPC adopted netCDF format for the dataset. Because the netCDF format is self-describing
format, users will be able to have access without being conscious of the data format using many common
application such as ncBrowse, Ferret, GMT, GrADS, IDL, and Matlab, etc. DPC has also considered users who
may prefer to work with ASCII format, so the dataset will contain instructions and some programs for
extracting ASCII format from the netCDF format.
The WOCE Global Data, Version 3.0 will be issued in time for the WOCE Conference in San Antonio,
Texas, to be held November 18-22, 2002.
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3.3 Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS)
Report of JGOFS North Pacific Synthesis Group Meeting
The JGOFS North Pacific Synthesis Group (NPSG) meeting was held at the Victoria Conference Center,
Victoria, Canada on October 13, 2001, with the participation of JGOFS-NPSG members, Dr. A. Bychkov(chair), Dr. T. Saino (vice-chair), Dr. A. Chen, and Dr. K. Denman, and as observers, Ms. S. Oguma and Dr. T.
Suzuki from MIRC, Japan and Mr. N. Baba from JODC.
JGOFS NPSG discussed publication of a special issue on the synthesis of JGOFS North Pacific Process
Study (NPPS) and of a CD-ROM dataset of JGOFS-NPPS.
The decisions made regarding the preparations for the CD-ROM publication of the JGOFS NPPS data are
as follows:•

The CD-ROM dataset of JGOFS-NPPS is scheduled to be published in December 2003;•

JODC, as a host of JGOFS Data Management Office (DMO) in Japan, is to take charge of dataassemblage and publication of the CD-ROM;•

The Japan JGOFS Data Management Advisory Group (DMAG) will help DMO in organizing andediting the dataset for publication;•

Datasets from each participating country in JGOFS NPPS are to be sent to JODC by the end of
December 2002;•

The CD-ROM includes archived datasets utilized for JGOFS NPPS, obtained before theobservation phase of JGOFS NPPS;•

The policy of the datasets will be fully open, including usage for commercial purpose.

Dr. A. Bychkov, who also serves as an executive secretary of PICES, remarked that PICES would
cooperate in the activities on this dataset preparation.
As mentioned in the above, the NPSG discussed only a very rough plan; a detailed work plan will be madeby the JGOFS in Japan in consultation with NPSG. The JODC would like to contribute to the oceanographic
community for future studies on ocean biogeochemistry by providing high quality and comprehensive
CD-ROM datasets on JGOFS NPPS. To make this possible, support and cooperation of the JGOFS researchers
will be essential.

3.4 North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)PICES, the North Pacific Marine Science Organization, is an intergovernmental scientific organizationthat was established in 1992. Its present members are Canada, the People's Republic of China, Japan, theRepublic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America.
PICES 10th Annual Meeting was held at the Victoria Conference Center, Victoria, Canada from October
5-13, 2001. Mr. S. Sato and Mr. N. Baba from JODC attended this meeting. Mr. S. Sato is a successor of Mr. T.
Nagai who was a member of the Technical Committee on Data Exchange (TCODE). Mr. N. Baba gave apresentation on JODC activities at the electric poster session.
In commemoration of this 10th Annual Meeting, many joint sessions with the international research
programs were held and the meeting was very successful.
The meeting of TCODE was held on October 10, 2001 and chaired by Mr. R. Brown.
TCODE was formed to 1) identify the data management requirements of PICES; 2) develop strategicplans to meet these requirements; 3) recommend establishment of ad hoc task groups to deal with specificfunctions of TCODE; 4) review the progress of task groups and provide annual reports to the Science Board on
the work of TCODE; and 5) advise the PICES Secretariat on its data exchange activities.
There were reports and discussions on the following topics:
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Little activity was undertaken on the creation of an inventory of GLOBEC data collected in PICES;•The status of the TCODE web page was discussed. Entries for the inventory of longtime series havebeen integrated into the Bering Sea Ecosystem Biophysical Meta-database maintained by
NOAA/PMEL. The assistant TCODE member was requested to update the entries in this database;•

The TCODE Workshop on Data Management Methods and Issues for the 21st Century wascancelled due to travel problems for some of the organizers and participants;•

An Electronic Oceanographic Atlas of the Bering Sea, Okhotsk Sea and Japan Sea has been
prepared by Dr. I. Rostov and co-workers. The oceanographic atlas also contains analyzed grid data.
Support was requested for translation of the text material into English and publication of CD-ROM
disks;•

Working Group 13 has been formed under the Physical Oceanographic Committee (POC) in order to1) review the present level of knowledge on the processes controlling CO2 in the North Pacific, andidentify the gaps and problems; 2) review the existing methodology of the CO2 measurements
including the preparation of standards and reference materials, and advise on the inter-calibrationand quality control procedures; 3) identify and encourage ongoing and planned national andinternational CO2-related scientific programs in the North Pacific region, including long-termtime-series observations; 4) identify available and suitable datasets on the oceanic CO2 system, andrecommend mechanisms of data and information exchange in coordination with TCODE; and 5)
develop a symposium, workshop, or annual meeting session on the CO2 study in the North Pacific.
However, WG13 will be disbanded in 2002 after the publication of a final report.
One of the results of the WG13 activities is shown as a web-based inventory of North Pacific CO2
measurements. This contains inventory records for bottle data for 170 cruises, and underway carbon
data for 194 cruises in the Pacific Ocean.
The establishment of a new working group on CO2 data integration was proposed. The committee
noted the progress made on method inter-comparisons, metadata requirements and carbon data
inventories by the WG13/TCODE team and were strongly supportive of taking the next step in data
integration. This is an area in which PICES shows true leadership in the international arena.

The proposed new WG was adopted as Working Group 17 on Biogeochemical Data Integration and
Synthesis at the 10th Annual Meeting.
The terms of reference of WG17 are indicated as the following:
1. Develop a North Pacific database for ocean CO2 and related parameters in association with existingdata centers. Advise data centers which of the available historical datasets should be assigned a highpriority for acquisition and conversion to an electronically readable form.
2. Prepare a written guide of best practices for oceanic CO2 measurements and data reporting. Carryout, as needed, inter-laboratory method comparisons to assure future measurement quality.
Encourage the availability of suitable reference materials.
3. Develop a strategy to co-ordinate the planning of future North Pacific measurement programs toensure optional use of resources to obtain appropriate temporal and spatial coverage, as well as
maximum comparability with historical data. Efforts should be made to encourage timely
availability of the “new” data.
4. Organize a symposium or an annual meeting session on the impact of climate change on the carbon
cycle in the North Pacific.

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3.5 General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean (GEBCO)GEBCO Meetings in Japan April 2001
GEBCO Meetings were held in Japan, April 17-25, 2001 for the first time in Asia.
14th Meeting of GEBCO Sub Committee on Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN) was held April 17-20
2001, and 18th Meeting of GEBCO Sub Committee on Digital Bathymetry (SCDB) was held April 18-21 2001.
Both meetings were held at the Hydrographic Department, Japan Coast Guard, Japan.
And, 18th Meeting of Joint IOC-IHO GEBCO Guiding Committee (GC) was held April 23-24, 2001, 3rd
Meeting of GEBCO Centenary Organizing Committee was held on April 24, and 1st Meeting of GEBCO
Strategic Planning Committee was held on April 25, 2001. These three meetings were held in Kobe, Japanfollowing SCUFN and SCDB.
23 people participated in these meeting from abroad 7countries and international organization such as
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).
“GEBCO” stands for General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. It covers the entire world, having 18
charts with a scale of 1/10,000,000. The GEBCO series bathymetric charts are the most authoritative in theworld and are prepared through joint IOC and IHO projects. The charts have been revised several times, withthe present edition being the fifth edition. The digital edition of the GEBCO charts has also been published as
the GEBCO Digital Atlas (GDA).
The SCFUN meeting reviewed more than 550 proposals which had been submitted through its secretariat
at the IHB. SCUFN eventually selected about 400 new names for inclusion in the GEBCO Gazetteer. Draft
new editions of IHO-IOC Publications B-6 “Standardization of U.F.N” and B-8 “GEBCO Gazetteer of U.F.N.”(presented in a new format) were also considered and approved by the Meeting. They will soon be publishedand posted on the IHO web-site.
The SCDB has been the power house behind GEBCO. Since the decision to exploit IT within GEBCO
and the production of the GEBCO Digital Atlas (2nd issue in 1997), experts from around the world havecontributed to the updating and improvement of the GDA.
With regard to new issue of the GDA, after several years of plans to issue a revision of the 1997 GDA, inJapan emphasis was put on ensuring that it would be issued in 2001. This issue will be a considerable advanceon the previous issues.
Computer contouring of the gridded database will be compatible as far as possible with vector contours on
the GDA. However there may well be differences in areas where the data is scarce. The gridded database will
enable modelers to input the best available bathymetry and to manipulate the data more efficiently.
As part of its mandate the SCDB reviewed advances in contoured or gridded surveys from around theworld and debated whether they could be available to GEBCO.
Contributions from the IOC-IBC series were considered for inclusion. Concern was expressed that thesewere not always easily available for GEBCO in spite of earlier agreement.
Many countries have undertaken extensive and intensive surveys of their own continental margins inrelation to possible claims for an extended legal continental shelf under UNCLOS, and to assess resources intheir EEZ. In some countries these data are not available pending legal decisions under UNCLOS and for
security reasons. Potential commercial exploitation of the data has also restricted their availability.
When data have been made available, there have often been copyright constraints laid on GEBCO when
they are incorporated, whereas in some countries freedom of information legislation insists that data are freely
available on the Internet, whereas others recognize the constraints imposed by agreements where copyright isinvolved. Free access might prevent the acquisition of new data. This debate continues.
To celebrate the centenary of the initiation of the GEBCO program by Prince Albert 1st of Monaco in 1903,
a conference on ocean mapping is being planned for April 14-16, 2003 in Monaco. This will be hosted by the
IHB with the support of the Monegasque Government and the Palace.
In spite of the digital format of GEBCO products as CD-ROMs, there is still a demand for paper products
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for display, for teaching and for publicity. However it is not realistic nor are funds available to repeat theconventional chart production method on the 5th edition. At the meeting, it was discussed to prepare on
demand from digital –files to the customers need.
Discussions on the future of GEBCO in the Guiding Committee in Japan led to the formation of a GEBCO
Strategic Planning Committee. The Committee will examine the fundamentals of the GEBCO program
including what the users of today and tomorrow need, what participants can bring to the program, what role IT
will play in the decades ahead, the organization of GEBCO within or outside IOC/IHO, funding issue, products
to be prepared etc.

3.6 Intergovernmental Working Group on IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy
The First Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy
was held in Brussels, Belgium, May 29 - 30, 2001 and was attended by 21 IOC member states, as well as byobservers from ESA, EU, ICSU, IODE, SCOR and WMO. Dr. Angus McEwan chaired the meeting. Dr. Y.
Michida, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, and Mr. S. Sato, JODC, participated in the meeting as
representatives of Japan.
In view of the need for an IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange policy that will enhance implementation of
the IOC programs and will further improve cooperation between member states, the Executive Council decided
to establish this working group at its 33rd Session in 2000. The purpose of the working group is to discuss andassess existing agreements and practices, both within and outside IOC, with regard to the exchange ofoceanographic and related environmental data and products, and then to draft a resolution that defines the
future of this issue.
During its three days of deliberation the group reviewed the results of the ad hoc Group of Experts' (2000)
discussions during the 33rd Session of the IOC Executive Council, the 16th Session of the IOC Committee on
IODE, and were informed on the status of implementation of WMO Resolutions 40 and 25, as well as on theviews of the ICSU on data exchange policy. The participating member states were also given the opportunity
to provide information on national policies. The meeting then split into three sessional working groups: one
dealing with the issue of a two-tier approach (as used by WMO Resolution 40, distinguishing between‘essential’ and ‘additional’ data), and two dealing with the elements to be included in the revised policy
statement. Reports of the groups were collated by the Chairman who prepared a composite statement for
discussion. After substantial discussion, the First Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on IOC
Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy prepared a draft statement, “Towards an IOC Oceanographic Data
Exchange Policy,” for submission to the 21st Session of the IOC Assembly.
“Towards an IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy” is attached as Annex VII.

3.7 NOWPAP/1 Coordinating Working GroupThe Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal
Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region (NOWPAP) was adopted at the First Intergovernmental Meeting(Seoul, September 1994), as one of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP's) Regional Seas
Programme. Its geographical scope covers the marine and coastal zones of the four countries of Northeast Asia:
Japan, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation. The FourthIntergovernmental Meeting (Beijing, April 1999) adopted the proposal for the second phase of theimplementation of NOWPAP. Resolution 1 adopted at this meeting requested that the member states designate
necessary members for participation in the NOWPAP/1 (Establishment of a Comprehensive Database andInformation System) Coordinating Working Group. The Coordinating Working Group is composed of two

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experts from each NOWPAP member state. In order to implement NOWPAP/1 activities, the Data andInformation Network Regional Activity Center (DIN/RAC) was established in China.
The first meeting of NOWPAP/1 was held in Beijing, May 23-24, 2001. Mr. Sato from JODC participatedin the meeting as a member of the Coordinating Working Group.
The meeting included discussions on the technical arrangement and work plan for the Coordinating
Working Group. The terms of reference of the Coordinating Working Group was adopted. And, in view of theterms of reference, the Coordinating Working Group agreed that UNEP will request that the NOWPAP focal
points in each state reconsider, and if necessary, re-nominate the country representatives to the NOWPAP/1
Coordinating Working Group. The meeting adopted a work plan and budget for the next biennium(2002-2003). DIN/RAC will design the Internet network of NOWPAP and prepare the web site of the
NOWPAP/1 by the time the next meeting convenes. DIN/RAC will also prepare the draft of NOWPAP
guidelines and policy on data sharing by the next meeting.

3.8 Fifth IOC/WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium
The Fifth IOC/WESTPAC Scientific Symposium, entitled “Ocean Science at the Dawn of a New
Millennium,” was held at the Seoul National University Hoam Convention Center in Seoul, August 27-31,
2001. IOC and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea organized thesymposium.
Approximately two hundred marine scientists from 15 countries participated in the symposium. The
symposium consisted of sessions of keynote speeches and nine other themes: Ocean Dynamics and Climate,
Marine Pollution and Monitoring, Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Marine Geology and Sediment Dynamics,
Harmful Algal Bloom, Atmospheric Inputs to the Marine Environment, NEAR-GOOS Ocean Environment
Forecasting, Regional Graduate School in Oceanography, and First Implementation Planning Meeting for the
Establishing of SEA-GOOS.
Mr. Sato from JODC participated in the symposium and presented an oral report on the recent activities of
the JODC.

3.9 The Fifth Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas (EMECS)
Conference
The Fifth Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas (EMECS) Conference was held,
November 18 - 22, 2001 in Kobe Japan, and was hosted by the Ministry of the Environment, Hyogo Prefecture
and Kobe City. In this conference, the JODC presented its recent activities and the progress it has made in thearea of marine biological data management.
The first EMECS conference was held in Kobe in 1990 with the theme of protecting the environment of
enclosed coastal areas in the world. Subsequently, the conference has been held in various parts of the world
every two years (with the second one in Baltimore, USA, the third in Stockholm, Sweden, and the fourth inAntalya, Turkey). The fifth conference returned to Kobe.
Presentations of research reports and discussions were actively carried out regarding the goal ofconserving the enclosed coastal seas for the next generation with five subcommittees.
JODC has not presented reports or made releases in past conferences. It participated in the conference forthe first time in this fifth conference. In one of the subcommittees, entitled “Roles of Monitoring andEnvironmental Information on Coastal Areas,” the JODC presented its Internet-based oceanographic data andinformation service system (J-DOSS) as well as the fiscal 2001 edition of the JODC Taxonomic Codes(planktons). In the discussions, JODC answered questions concerning the method of use of J-DOSS and thepage 20

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merits and advantages of marine biological data codification. This turned out to be a good opportunity to
publicize JODC activities. It was confirmed the importance of JODC continuing its activities as an
oceanographic data and information collection, management and service center, and for JODC to actively
participate in conferences such as this. It was also confirmed the necessity of JODC and the need to further
enrich oceanographic data and information.

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ANNEX I
Terms of Reference for RNODC-WESTPAC (24 February 1979)
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Produce a work plan to define i) the procedures of JODC in acquiring, processing, reformatting andarchiving, distribution of data, and inventory of research cruises in the WESTPAC region with reference
to the WDC system and ii) the implementation of this work plan;
Provide a mechanism for registration of WESTPAC cruises with RNODC-WESTPAC;
Work closely with national coordinators for IODE and any other national contact points for data
management within WESTPAC who might be appointed by member states;
Publish a guide for WESTPAC data management for distribution to member states through national
contact points.

ANNEX II
Terms of Reference for RNODC-IGOSS (September 1979)
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Acquire BATHY, TESAC datasets and sub-surface temperature data from drifting and moored buoys
from the IGOSS Specialized Oceanographic Center (SOC) for areas of responsibility;
Apply supplementary quality controls to acquired data, and provide services to users after 30 days fromreceipt of that data;
Archive, and make available to users, selected data products from SOCs and analysis centers;
Acquire non-operational BATHY, TESAC, and sub-surface temperature data from drifting and mooredbuoys and/or datasets for areas of responsibility;
Apply quality controls to non-operational data, prepare integrated datasets, and provide services to users;
Provide for exchange of IGOSS data in GF-3 format with other RNODCs or to other users as requested;
Maintain a database and inventory for areas of responsibility;
Prepare products based on operational and non-operational IGOSS data, as appropriate;
Annually transmit to the WDCs datasets in GF-3 format, inventories and selected data products;
Prepare summaries and BATHY, TESAC, and sub-surface temperature from drifting and moored buoys
database plots, and transmit to the IOC Secretariat every 15 August and 15 February for data received
during the previous 6 months;
Participate in efforts to monitor data flow;
Participate in IOC training programs, as feasible;
Provide, wherever possible, for exchange of documentation and software regarding quality control andprocessing procedures, with other RNODCs.

ANNEX III
Terms of Reference for RNODC-MARPOLMON (3May 1987)
A. Referral
The RNODC-MARPOLMON will:• Provide a referral capacity to worldwide holdings of marine pollution data.
B. Access
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convert the data to such a form;
A capability for performing quality control (format and/or environmental) checks;
A capability to work with discipline-oriented codes (biological and chemical);A capability for converting marine pollution data to GF3 format or other internationally recognized
format.
C. Products
The RNODC-MARPOLMON will:• Provide copies of processed data to World Data Centers A and B (Oceanography);• Provide machine listings and simple statistics of marine pollution data;• Produce graphics of marine pollution data, for usage by concerned member states.
D. Training
The RNODC-MARPOLMON will conduct formal or informal training sessions for data center
personnel involved in the program and who actively submit marine pollution data. Expenses of trainees
will not, however, be borne by the RNODC concerned. Selection of trainees will be jointly arranged by
the IOC and RNODC.
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ANNEX IV
Terms of Reference for RNODC-ADCP (27 June 1991)
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Compile, evaluate and keep updated information on existing datasets held by member states alreadyactive in ADCP measurements;
Produce, and keep updated, a catalogue of ADCP users which will include information about ADCP
instruments, related instrumentation (GSP, Loran, measurement of ship motion, etc.), procedures foraveraging and sampling (temporal and spatial, vertical and horizontal), quality control methods, formats
and products;
In consultation with other NODCs, ICES and SCOR, establish and maintain standards and procedures forthe reduction, quality control, archiving, and exchange of ADCP data;
Assemble an archive of ADCP data received from other member states so as to assess the effectiveness ofthe proposed standards and procedures;
Prepare guidelines concerning different performance characteristics and data documentation relevant toeach instrument type in order to formulate adequate data documentation and quality control procedures;
Report on the progress of RNODC ADCP to the Group of Experts on RNODCs and Global programs andto the IOC Committee on IODE.

ANNEX V
Terms of Reference for IODE Regional Coordinator (rev. November, 2000)•••

Carry out actions targeted to strengthening co-operation in the area of marine and coastal data andinformation management in the regions with a view to meeting the user needs effectively. This includes
advising the existing NODCs within the region on new developments within the IODE system andhelping to establish national data and information management systems including NODCs in the
countries where the infrastructure has not yet been developed;
Promote communication and collaboration between the data and information centers in the region, andexchange experiences with other regional coordinators;
Establish links with the IOCs and other relevant regional and global science and services programs inorder to be informed about on-going activities and keeping them informed of IODE developments;

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Liaise, at the regional level, with the relevant subsidiary bodies of IOC in order to promote the IODE
system, services, and products to the widest possible audience;
Support the efforts of the IODE Officers and the IOC Secretariat in implementing the fundraising process
in the regions;

ANNEX VI
Draft Work Plan of GODAR-WESTPAC
1. INTRODUCTION
The Global Ocean Data Archaeology and Rescue (GODAR) program has been established by theIntergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in 1993 in order to save oceanographic data from arisk of losing by degradation of recording media or disaster etc., and to increase the volume of historical data
available to climate change and other researches. The workshops related the program were held in eachregion to promote the project.
The large volume of data showed as followings, are collected at US-NODC/WDC-A through theprogram under the cooperation of the IOC member states,- 2.0 million temperature profiles;- 120,000 Chlorophyll profiles;- 600,000 plankton taxa.
These data have been made available internationally without restriction via CD-ROM and on-line asWorld Ocean Database 1998 by US-NODC/WDC-A.
However, there are many data that were reported at the GODAR II, in Tianjin, China, 1994, still inmanuscript form in this region.
The importance of promoting the GODAR program in the region was recognized again at theInternational Conference for the International Data & Information Exchange in the WESTPAC region 1999(ICIWP'99) held in Langkawi, Malaysia, Nov. 1999. And ICIWP'99 recommended the establishment of aworking group chaired by the representative from Malaysia in order to start a GODAR type project in the
WESTPAC region. This paper describes a work plan to support the development of the GODAR type project
according to the recommendation of ICIWP'99.
2. PURPOSE
The project aims to locate, rescue and make available marine data from the WESTPAC region that is indanger of being lost. Data that is stored on paper or on old media and is not presently available to the
WESTPAC scientists will be sort for this project. Work will be undertaken to digitise the data or re-write thedata onto modern media in an effort to safeguard it for future use. The data will also be quality controlled andthen made available.
3. PROJECT AREA
The project target area is the WESTPAC region; with a specific focus on the Southeast Asian region.
4. PROJECT TERM
It is anticipated that the project will run over a period of five years.
5. DATA TYPESThe project will focus on the data types that are exchanged routinely within the IODE system, especially
focussing on the following data,- Hydrographic casts including all chemical and biological observations,- Salinity/Conductivity Temperature-Depth casts,
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Expendable Bathythermograph casts,
Mechanical Bathythermograph casts

6. WORKING GROUP
The project will establish a working group to develop a work plan and to evaluate the progress of the
project. The working group will consist of the IODE coordinators from in the region, and from agencies
participating in the project.
7. PROJECT OFFICE
A Project Office will be located at a National Oceanographic Data Centre from within the region. The
Project Office will develop a web site to promote the project, providing information on the projects activities
and results.
8. BROCHURE
The Project Office will publish a brochure describing the GODAR activities in the region as amechanism to promote the project within ocean research institutes of the region. The brochure will also
include information on the full range of IODE activities to help promoting the IODE program in this region.
9. INFORMATION RELATED TO MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTESThe Project Office will collect information on the various marine research institutes in the region. Muchof this information will be collected using the IODE’s metadata system – MEDI and will be made available
on the project’s web site.
10. INFORMATION ON DATA LOCATEDThe project office will collect information on data that is in need of ‘rescue’ also using the MEDI
software. This will assist in the development of priorities for the data rescue process. Details of these data
sets will also be made available on the project’s web site.
11. CHECK OF DUPLICATION
It is important that duplication of effort should be avoided and every effort will be made to ensure thatthe data identified for rescue has not already been digitised. This will require close cooperation with other
IODE centres and the World Data Centres.
12. COLLECTION OF DATA
The project office will identify data from the previously mentioned location processes and will attempt
to obtain this data from the researchers or institutes through the IODE coordinator or directly. Information on
the data acquired for digitisation will be presented on the web site.
13. DIGITISING OF DATA
It is anticipated that assistance with the digitisation of the paper-based data will come from NODC’s andDNA’s within the region. It is anticipated that:
1) If NODCs or DNAs are able to digitise other country's data, they inform the project office. So that,the project office will make arrangement for data digitising plan.
2) NODCs and DNAs may send the digitised data to the project office. The project office will inform
users via the web site that new data is available.
14. DATA POLICY
The data gathered by the project will be made available to users according to the IODE data policy, "Fulland Open Sharing".

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15. TECHNICAL COOPERATION
It is anticipated that the developed countries in the region will provide technical assistance to thedeveloping countries for this project. The assistance will be based on existing cooperative schemes andtraining courses and provide a transfer of technology. One area of support that will be investigated is theprovision of equipment to countries to assist with the digitization of rescues data. Other equipment such as
CD-ROM drives to provide access to rescued data sets are also an option.
16. SEMINAR
At the end of the project, a seminar will be held in order to:- Evaluate the success of the project and establish a follow-up plan.
- Share new knowledge and products from the project among the IODE data centres, coordinators andmarine researcher community.
After the seminar, the coordinators will be expected to disseminate the results of the project in own
countries.
17. ESTIMATED COST AND TIME FRAME
The estimated cost and time frame of the project are indicated as following,
Establishment of WG
Establishment of Project Office
Establishment of Web page
Brochure
Information Collecting
Data collecting
Digitising & QC
Training
Product
Seminar

2000
9

2001
9
9
9
9
9
9

2002

2003

2004

2005

COST

US$2k
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9
9
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9
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9

9
9
9
9

9
9
9
9
9
9

UD$20kPossible Sources
Donor
Project Office
IOC or PO
Donor & PO
Donor & PO
Donor & PO
IOC & Donor
Donor & PO
IOC & Donor

ANNEX VII
Towards an IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy
The Intergovernmental Working Group on IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy, at its First
Session, noted the needs of Member States to:
(i)
(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

Provide free and open access1 to data2 that are collected, produced or exchanged as part ofprogrammes conducted in association with IOC;
Freely contribute data and metadata from all sources to the IOC/IODE system to gain maximum
benefit from the coordination of observing systems and the integration of data gathered, creating
a truly global observing network in order to contribute to monitoring and forecasting the present
and future state of the planet;
Submit to the appropriate IOC/IODE data centres or suitable national archive linked to the
IOC/IODE system, all publicly funded data and encourage the submission of data that may have awithholding period or other restrictions, with minimal delay;
Where restrictions need to be applied on access to nationally acquired data relevant to IOC

1Freely and openly accessible means being made at available without restriction at a charge no more than the cost of
reproduction and delivery.
2‘data’ consists of observation data, derived data and gridded fields
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(v)

programmes, submit all metadata to the appropriate IOC/IODE data centre or suitable nationalarchive linked to the IOC system, to facilitate the exchange of metadata and to expedite its rapid
inclusion in international inventories;
Assist in building national capacity to manage oceanographic data and information and to develop
relevant products and services.

The Intergovernmental Working Group on IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy, at its First
Session, recommended that the following ‘elements’ be adopted as a basis on which the oceanographic
data exchange and archival policy of the IOC will be formulated:
(i)

(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

(vi)

(vii)
(viii)All oceanographic data and their metadata which are capable of contributing to the beneficial
public use and protection of the ocean environment, resources, protection of life and property andfor the prediction of weather and climate shall be freely and openly1 accessible;
The IOC should promote, through its programmes and Member States, the reciprocal value andbenefits of free and unrestricted exchange of data and metadata;
Data available from IOC programmes should have no re-export restrictions;
Data and metadata should not be delayed or withheld deliberately and arrangements for theirtimely transmission should be implemented using the most appropriate technology;
The IOC/IODE system of data centres should be developed as the main repository for the
long-term preservation of data, metadata and related information. Data collected by IOC
programmes should be preserved by IOC/IODE data centres and are provided with theunderstanding that (i) will apply;
Member States shall work to enhance the capacity in developing countries to participate andbenefit fully from the exchange of oceanographic data and products through IOC’s Training
Education and Mutual Assistance (TEMA) programme and other mechanisms;
IODE, GOOS and (other) programmes of IOC will work with data contributors to ensure that data
can be accepted into their systems and meet quality requirements;
IOC Programmes will, where appropriate, identify their requirements for data on which no
conditions of access apply (in conformity with (i)) and also identify further data and products to
be made available to which the originator may attach conditions.

The Intergovernmental Working Group on IOC’s Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy, at its firstsession, recommended that all the above recommendations and content be regarded as informal working
information with no official status, to be submitted for guidance to IOC Subsidiary, Technical Bodies, WMO,ICSU and other appropriate organizations and programs, and for review by the IOC Assembly. The response
from these bodies will provide guidance for the further development of the Policy at a second session of theIntergovernmental Working Group.

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