JODCJAPAN OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
since 1965

RNODC
ACTIVITYREPORTNo. 19March 2008

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Preface ................................................................................................................2RNODC's Activities under the Charge of JODC............................................3
1. RNODC-WESTPAC ...............................................................................4
2. RNODC-IGOSS (BATHY and TESAC)..............................................12
3. RNODC-MARPOLMON .....................................................................14
4. RNODC-ADCP......................................................................................17
The Brief History of RNODCs under the charge of JODC .........................19
Resolutions of IODE-XVIII on the abolishment
of IODE Regional Co-ordinators and RNODCs.........................................24
Terms of Reference for RNODC-WESTPAC................................................25
Terms of Reference for RNODC-IGOSS (BATHY and TESAC)................25
Terms of Reference for RNODC-MARPOLMON........................................26
Terms of Reference for RNODC-ADCP ........................................................27
International Training Courses Organized by JODC ..................................28

Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department,
Japan Coast Guard
5-3-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, JapanTel:+81-3-3541-4295
Fax:+81-3-3545-2885
e-Mail: mail@jodc.go.jp
URL:
http://www.jodc.go.jp

Preface
I would like to have a few words at the release of the last RNODC (Responsible National
Oceanographic Data Center) Activity Report.
The first issue of the RNODC Activity Report appeared in 1990. At that time, the JODC (Japan
Oceanographic Data Center) operated three RNODCs; WESTPAC, IGOSS and MARPOLMON. It also
started to operate RNODC-ADCP since 1991.
In the first issue of the RNODC Activity Report in 1990, Mr. Osamu Yamada, the director at that time,
wrote a Preface as follows:“The major problem for the operation of the RNODCs is the lack of input. As you will see,RNODC for WESTPAC is suffering from the lack of information, which should be provided as
ROSCOP, not to mention the lack of data. Very little activity of MARPOLMON can be found in
RNODC/MARPOLMON. All the input we have got so far is from Japanese community.”
About two decades ago, JODC aimed to encourage Western Pacific nations to provide information bylaunching this RNODC Activity Report and widely distributing to those regions based on the idea that there
was little information provided by those nations to RNODOCs managed by it.
JODC has also conducted various activities to promote exchanges of ocean data information in theWestern Pacific region such as dispatch of experts to Malaysia to assist in the creation of the
Oceanographic Data Center, holding of ICIWP’99 (International Conference on the International
Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange in the Western Pacific, 1999) and promotion of
GODAR-WESTPAC (Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue project in the Western Pacificregion).
Unfortunately, the same problem as two decades ago still remains while information provision to
RNODCs managed by JODC has been partially improved.
The system of RNODC was resolved to be abolished in the 18th IODE Conference in 2005. JODC is
asked to maintain functions of RNODCs, and RNODCs managed by JODC were formally abolished in
2005. This RNODC Activity Report has become a non-printed material since No. 18 issued in 2007 and
we became unable to distribute it to each nation to encourage international exchanges of ocean data
information. In fact, this RNODC Activity Report became unable to achieve its original target.
Under the circumstances, we decided to discontinue RNODC Activity Report and make No.19 the lastissue.
Though RNODC Activity Report will be discontinued, JODC will succeed partial functions of
RNODC and continue to collect information and disclose CSR (Cruise Summary Report) and others on theWeb. Continued support of ocean survey organizations in the Western Pacific region will be greatly
appreciated.
March, 2008
Satoshi SATO
Director,
Japan Oceanographic Data Center

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RNODC's Activities under the Charge of JODC
Since 1974, JODC operated the function of RNODC under the framework of International
Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE). The list of the RNODCs under the charge of
JODC is following:zz

RNODC for IGOSS (BATHY and TESAC)RNODC for IGOSS MAPMOPPzzz

RNODC for WESTPACRNODC for MARPOLMONRNODC-ADCP

Established in 1974
Established in 1979
(Succeeded by RNODC for MARPOLMON)
Established in 1979
Established in 1987
Established in 1990

The brief history of RNODCs under the charge of JODC is shown as ANNEX I.
The 18th Session of IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange(IODE-XVIII) was held at the Kursaal, Ostend, Belgium between 26th and 30th April 2005.
The IODE Committee, during its 5 day Session, reviewed the work of the past inter-sessional period.
Considerable attention was given to the IODE Review that had taken place during the inter-sessional period.
The Committee reviewed all recommendations by the Review Team and made several fundamental andstructural change decisions in response to the Review. These included the re-composition of the IODE
Officers, the abolishment of the system of RNODCs and IODE Regional Co-ordinator systems.
(Resolution IODE-XVIII.1 and Resolution IODE-XVIII.2 are shown as ANNEX II)
The Committee decided to abolish the system of RNODCs. However, to ensure that the resourcesand expertise acquired in the regional RNODCs will not be lost, the Committee instructed the ODIN
projects to incorporate the resources of existing regional RNODCs. Similarly, the Committee instructed
the Chair to discuss with host centres of other RNODCs how their operations, if considered essential for theinternational (science) community, could be maintained and properly acknowledged.
IODE officers, at their February 2006 meeting, requested the former RNODCs to incorporate these, as
relevant, in the terms of reference of the relevant ODINs. The officers also requested the centres that
hosted the former RNODCs for drifting buoys (Canada), IGOSS (Japan, USA and Russia), MARPOLMON(Japan, USA and Russia) and ADCP (Japan) to continue their work until the next Session of IODE.
The 19th session of IOC Committee on IODE was held at Trieste, Italy, 12th – 16th March 2007. A
Pilot Project for the Ocean Data and Information Network for the Western Pacific Region(ODINWESTPAC-PP) was established (Recommendation IODE-XIX.9). It aims to prepare a formal
proposal to establish an Ocean Data and Information Network for the WESTPAC region(ODINWESTPAC). The proposal will be submitted to the 7th Session of the IOC Regional
Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific for its approval.
IODE officers held their meeting at Ostend, Belgium, 27th – 30th November 2007. It had been
recommended that the functions of RNODCs dealing with regions (e.g. the RNODC for the WESTPAC
region) would be taken over by ODIN arrangements.

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1. RNODC-WESTPAC
1.1. 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.
The geographic scope of the WESTPAC region is shown in Fig. 1.
The terms of reference for RNODC-WESTPAC are shown in ANNEX III.
The CSRs received by JODC in 2007 are shown in Table 1.
Number of Archived Data in the WEATPAC region is shown in Table 2.
The WESTPAC region was referred as from 100 to 180 degree of longitude for the North Hemisphereand the area enclosed by from 110 to 230 degree of longitude and from 0 to 30 degree of latitude in theSouth Hemisphere, here.

Fig. 1 the Geographic Scope of the WESTPAC Region

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Table 1 Inventory of CSR Received by JODC in 2007
AGENCYSHIPJMARYOFU MARUJMARYOFU MARUJMARYOFU MARUJMARYOFU MARUJMARYOFU MARUJMARYOFU MARUJMARYOFU MARUJMARYOFU MARU

ORI, UTTANSEI MARUJMARYOFU MARUJMARYOFU MARU

ORI, UTHAKUHO MARUJMARYOFU MARU

AREA
North Pacific Ocean

PERIOD
2002/04/24-

2002/05/29

2002/10/01-

2002/11/27

2003/01/24-

2003/02/24

2003/04/16-

2003/05/22

2003/06/20-

2003/08/11

2003/10/07-

2003/11/07

2004/01/14-

2004/03/09

North Pacific Ocean

2004/04/13-

2004/05/16

Northwest Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea

2004/04/29-

2004/05/05

2004/06/08-

2004/07/21

2004/10/21-

2004/11/19

2004/11/29-

2005/03/22

2005/01/14-

2005/03/10

North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea

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

GSES,
Nagoya U.
ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

Northwest Pacific Ocean

2005/03/05-

2005/03/11

TANSEI MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2005/03/14-

2005/03/19

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2005/03/22-

2005/03/31

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2005/04/11-

2005/04/19

JMA

RYOFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2005/04/22-

2005/05/20

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

2005/05/16-

2007/05/26

JMA

RYOFU MARU

2005/06/15-

2005/07/28

HOD, JCGTENYO

Japan Sea
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean

2005/09/23-

2005/09/29

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

2005/09/28-

2005/10/06

JMA

RYOFU MARU

2005/10/13-

2005/11/16

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

2005/10/17-

2005/10/26

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

East China Sea
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
East China Sea,
Philippine Sea
Northwest Pacific Ocean

2005/11/21-

2005/11/27

ADE

Shiranami

Philippine Sea

2006/01/01-

2006/01/01

B,H,P

HOD, JCG

TENYO

2006/01/13-

2006/01/19

JMA

RYOFU MARU

2006/01/13-

2006/03/07

HOD, JCG

TENYO

North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean

2006/02/25-

2006/03/03

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

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2006/03/17-

2006/03/24

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

Philippine Sea

2006/04/11-

2006/04/22

G

HOD, JCG

TENYO

North Pacific Ocean

2006/04/18-

2006/04/24

JMA

RYOFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2006/04/19-

2006/05/10

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

5

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

AGENCY

SHIP

AREA

PERIODDATA

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

Northwest Pacific Ocean

2006/04/25-

2006/04/29

G,H

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

Pacific Ocean

2006/05/15-

2006/05/18

B,H

ADE

Shiranami

Philippine Sea

2006/05/22-

2006/05/23

B,H,P

ADE

Kaiko-maru

Philippine Sea

2006/05/22-

2006/05/23

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2006/06/02-

2006/06/13

JMA

RYOFU MARU

2006/06/07-

2006/08/04

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
Western Pacific Ocean

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

2006/06/23-

2006/06/27

ORI, UTHAKUHO MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2006/06/26-

2006/07/12

B,H

ADE

Kaiko-maru

Philippine Sea

2006/07/18-

2006/07/19

B,H,P

ADE

Shiranami

Philippine Sea

2006/07/18-

2006/07/19

B,H,P

HOD, JCG

MEIYO

North Pacific Ocean

2006/07/18-

2006/07/25

G,H

YNCMT

YUGE MARU

Seto Inland Sea

2006/07/25-

2006/07/29

G

YNCMT

YUGE MARU

Seto Inland Sea

2006/08/01-

2006/08/03

G

HOD, JCG

TENYO

2006/08/16-

2006/08/23

D,H

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

2006/09/09-

2006/09/16

B

ORI, UTHAKUHO MARU

North Pacific Ocean
East China Sea,
Philippine Sea
Northwest Pacific Ocean

2006/09/14-

2006/10/23

G

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2006/09/18-

2006/09/25

D,H

ADE

Shiranami

Philippine Sea

2006/09/25-

2006/09/25

P

HOD, JCG

KAIYO

Japan Sea

2006/10/04-

2006/10/18

MMO, JMASEIFU MARU

Japan Sea

2006/10/04-

2006/11/18

JMA

RYOFU MARU

ADE

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

2006/10/11-

2006/11/09

Kaiko-maru

North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
Philippine Sea

2006/10/16-

2006/10/17

ADE

Shiranami

Philippine Sea

2006/10/16-

2006/10/17

HMO, JMA

KOFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2006/10/19-

2006/11/30

HOD, JCG

KAIYO

2006/10/29-

2006/11/11

D,H

HOD, JCG

TENYO

2006/11/20-

2006/12/05

G,H,P

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

2006/11/30-

2006/12/04

HOD, JCG

KAIYO

KMO, JMA

KEIFU MARU

HOD, JCG

North Pacific Ocean,Japan Sea
North Pacific Ocean,
Seto Inland Sea
North Pacific Ocean

2006/12/01-

2006/12/23

2006/12/05-

2006/12/14

TENYO

North Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean

2006/12/19-

2006/12/23

KMO, JMA

KEIFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2007/01/17-

2007/03/06

JMA

RYOFU MARU

ADE
ADE

2007/01/18-

2007/03/12

Kaiko-maru

North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
Philippine Sea

2007/01/22-

2007/01/23

Shiranami

Philippine Sea

2007/01/22-

2007/01/23

MMO, JMASEIFU MARU

Japan Sea

2007/01/23-

2007/02/25

HMO, JMA

KOFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2007/01/25-

2007/03/04

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

2007/02/28-

2007/03/06

OPMSHSSHIN OITA MARU

2007/04/17-

2007/11/19

East China Sea,
Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea

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

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

AGENCY

SHIP

AREA

PERIODDATAJMARYOFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2007/04/19-

2007/05/17

KMO, JMA

KEIFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2007/04/24-

2007/05/25

HMO, JMA

KOFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2007/04/27-

2007/05/31

HOD, JCG

KAIYO

Philippine Sea

2007/05/02-

2007/05/17

ORI, UTHAKUHO MARU

Northwest Pacific Ocean

2007/05/09-

2007/06/08

JMA

RYOFU MARU

2007/06/06-

2007/08/08

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

2007/06/19-

2007/06/26

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

HOD, JCG

KAIYO

2007/06/21-

2007/07/13

G,H

HMO, JMA

KOFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2007/06/21-

2007/08/09

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

Northwest Pacific Ocean

2007/06/28-

2007/07/03

HOD, JCG

MEIYO

North Pacific Ocean

2007/06/29-

2007/07/06

KMO, JMA

KEIFU MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2007/07/03-

2007/08/10

HOD, JCG

MEIYO

North Pacific Ocean

2007/07/12-

2007/07/26

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

HOD, JCG

KAIYO

2007/08/19-

2007/08/31

G,H

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

2007/08/29-

2007/09/03

G,H

HOD, JCG

MEIYO

Philippine Sea
East China Sea,
Philippine Sea
North Pacific Ocean

2007/09/12-

2007/09/26

G,H

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

Japan Sea

2007/09/25-

2007/10/04

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

North Pacific Ocean

2007/10/12-

2007/10/18

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

Northwest Pacific Ocean

2007/10/21-

2007/10/25

ORI, UTTANSEI MARU

Northwest Pacific Ocean

2007/11/05-

2007/11/11

North Pacific Ocean,Philippine Sea
Northwest Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Ocean,Japan Sea,
Sea of Okhotsk

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

D,H
B,G,
H,P
B

Data Type Code
B: Biology & Fisheries
G: Geology & Geophysics
M: Meteorology

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

Abbreviations of Agencies
Japan
JMA
HMO, JMA
KMO, JMA
MMO, JMA
HOD, JCG
ADE
ORI, UT
GSES, Nagoya U.
YNCMT
OPMSHS

Japan Meteorological Agency
Hakodate Marine Observatory, Japan Meteorological Agency
Kobe Marine Observatory, Japan Meteorological Agency
Maizuru Marine Observatory, Japan Meteorological Agency
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard
Aichi Prefecture (Department of the Environment)
Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
Yuge National College of Maritime Technology
Oita Prefectural Marine Science High school

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Table 2 Number of Archived Data in the WESTPAC Region
YEAR

SD

DBT

AXBT

1979

7,105

STD
47

CTD
2,829

XCTD
0

XBT
9,667

672

0

BT

GEK DRIFT

18,215

5,247

1980

7,555

251

3,037

0

13,1072,293

017,434

6,215

186

0

12,666

1981

5,557

120

3,608

0

10,628

2,345

1,231

16,897

5,982

215

0

12,825

1982

6,205

39

3,055

0

12,3142,870

509

15,179

6,035

52

0

12,761

1983

6,360

23

4,188

0

13,024

3,068

824

13,615

6,016

109

0

12,386

1984

5,495

3

4,729

0

11,736

3,856

860

16,331

7,039

68

0

12,776

1985

5,963

134

7,091

0

15,282

3,510

1,073

15,714

5,426

85

3,386

12,346

1986

9,266

269

7,025

0

17,437

2,365

1,517

12,964

5,793

29

2,994

9,822

1987

11,580231

11,0630

18,645

1,700

1,272

14,101

4,971

4

4,483

6,664

1988 12,592

29

12,6880

19,881

1,045

1,197

11,1182,811

248

13,3595,736

1989 10,180

73

12,3350

18,891

475

1,323

7,977

1,626

314

59,587

4,744

1990 10,944

366

14,377

026,252

1,314

1,291

6,409

871

311

73,4604,554

118

ADCP Unknown
0

12,370

1991

7,978

0

16,877

0

24,252

1,405

1,509

1,871

841

348

50,362

3,564

1992

6,495

66

18,797

0

21,521

18

1,199

1,158

216

227

91,934

3,516

1993

5,829

2

17,301

5

27,504

1,313

1,160

1,420

152

20

92,541

3,148

1994

3,317

129

4,971

0

20,141

108

0

7,763

320

0

24,123

0

1995

3,293

0

5,270

41

34,989

115

1,002

659

97

0

284,706

0

1996

2,692

0

4,485

5

25,097

208

939

344

61

0

790,425

0

1997

1,539

0

4,725

20

19,947

242

918

91

73

0

608,342

0

1998

1,402

0

5,828

30

18,702

178

934

101

146

0

535,456

0

1999

1,545

0

6,951

84

21,928

208

1,017

56

0

0

497,053

0

2000

1,298

0

6,817

71

17,474

155

875

72

313

0

238,141

0

2001

974

0

5,815

165

15,252

180

1,898

7

316

0

142,206

0

2002

784

0

3,599

308

11,665

76

1,133

33

443

0

78,854

0

2003

784

0

3,245

110

12,156

29

1,016

0

884

0

350,031

0

2004

875

0

3,183

209

5,643

27

0

0

0

0

239,276

0

2005

788

0

0

19

609

4

0

0

0

0

4,818

0

2006

0

0

0

20

192

0

0

0

0

0

950

0

2007

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2,334 4,186,489

129,878

Total 138,395 1,782 198,771

1,087 463,936 29,779 24,697 179,529 61,894

Data Items
SD:
Serial station Data
CTD: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth profiler
XBT: eXpendable BathyThermograph
AXBT: Airborne eXpendable BathyThermograph
GEK: Geomagnetic ElectroKinetograph
ADCP: Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

STD: Salinity, Temperature, Depth profiler
XCTD: eXpendable Conductivity, Temperature, Depth profiler
DBT: Digital memorial BathyThermographBT:
BathyThermograph
DRIFT: ship DRIFT

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1.2. NEAR-GOOS RDMDBThe NEAR-GOOS (North-East Asia Regional – Global Ocean Observing System) has been
implemented as regional GOOS by Russia, China, Korea and Japan. The NEAR-GOOS RDMDB(Regional Delayed Mode Data Base) undertakes the final management of the oceanographic and marine
meteorological data of the NEAR-GOOS.
The JODC has managed and operated the RDMDB based on the Recommendation of the 1st
NEAR-GOOS Coordinating Committee held in 1996. The RDMDB started to operate as a DMDB in
October 1996 and was given the status of the RDMDB by the Recommendation of the 3rd Coordinating
Committee in August 1998, and at the same time the registration application procedure was abolished toactivate its use. In addition, the provision of data to the anonymous users using guest account became
possible based on the approval of the 7th NEAR-GOOS Coordinating Committee in October 2002.
Incidentally, the user name of guest account is guest@onetime.
In the current system, each country’s NRTDB (National Real Time Data Base) is supposed to collectdata and send them to its own country’s NDMDB (National Delayed Mode Data Base) and the RRTDB(Regional Real Time Data Base) operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The NDMDB
independently collects the delayed mode data other than the data received from the NRTDB. The
RDMDB receives the data collected by each country’s NRTDB via the RRTDB and collects the delayedmode data from other sources to provide data for the users with monthly update.
At first, the data to be registered in the DMDB were only 6 items, which were collected by the RTDB
via the GTS. With the items added every year, the data to be registered in the RDMDB today are up to 40
items. Below is the main part of the data items:● Oceanographic data obtained by the Meteorological Agency via the GTS(BATHY, BUOY, SHIP, TESAC, TRACKOB)● Data converted into unified format by RRTDB(Water Temperature, Salinity, Wind)● Average water temperature data developed by the Meteorological Agency(Serial Station, Sea Surface)● Tide data with 30-second interval by the Japan Coast Guard● Water temperature data provided by the Russia Far Eastern Regional HydrometeorologicalResearch Institute● Water temperature data provided by the Japan Fisheries Information Service Center (JAFIC)● Water temperature data provided by the Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo● XBT observation data provided by the Tohoku University● Wave observation data provided by the Port and Airport Research Institute● Quality controlled data by the Canada Marine Environmental Data Service (MEDS)(Water Temperature, Salinity)
The data registered in the RDMDB can be obtained through the Internet. The RDMDB data
provision system displays a list of data by item and by period so that data can easily be obtained only by
selecting the item on the screen. The URL of the RDMDB data provision system is given below.
http://near-goos1.jodc.go.jp/index.html
Archived data type and volume of NEAR-GOOS RDMDB is shown in Table 3.

9Table 3 Data Type and Volume of NEAR-GOOS RDMDBTYPE OF DATADESCRIPTION OF DATAPERIODVOLUME(MB)

BATHY

Regional Datasets of BATHY ReportJun,1996 -15.1

BATHY_G

Global Datasets of BATHY Report

Apr,2000 -

111.0

BUOY

Regional Datasets of BUOY ReportJun,1996 -404.3

BUOY_G

Global Datasets of BUOY Report

Apr,2000 -

6,245.5

SHIP

Regional Datasets of SHIP ReportJun,1996 -199.7

SHIP_G

Global Datasets of SHIP Report

Apr,2000 -

2,793.7

TESAC

Regional Datasets of TESAC Report

Sep,1998 -64.6

TESAC_G

Global Datasets of TESAC Report

Jan,1996 -773.0

TRACKOB

Regional Datasets of TRACKOB ReportJun,1996 -1.0

TRACKOB_G

Global Datasets of TRACKOB Report

Apr,2000 -

39.7

SUBST

Subsurface Temperature Decode Result

Jun,1997 -982.8

SUBST_ERROR

Subsurface Temperature Decode Error ReportJun,1997 -

5.8

TS

Temperature and Salinity Decode Result

Jul,2001-

1,086.6

GLBTS

Global Temperature and Salinity Decode Result

Aug,2001 -

14,717.6

WIND

Wind Data Decode Result

Jan,1998 -155.9

WIND_ERRORWind Data Decode Error Report

Jan,1998 -

1.4

WIND2

Wind Data (Format Ver.2.0)

Jul,2001-

130.6

GLBWIND

Global Wind Data Decode Result

Aug,2001 -2,239.9

SSTANL

Gridded Daily Sea Surface Temperature Datain the Northwest PacificJun,1996 - May,2000

100.3

DAILYSST(JMA)

Daily Sea Surface Temperature Data Analysis

Apr,2000 -250.5

WNPSST(JMA)

10-day Mean Sea Surface Temperaturein the Northwest PacificApr,2000 -6.2

WNPSSTNORM(JMA)Normals and Standard deviations of WNPSST

Jan,2000 - Dec,2000

1.0

GLBSST(JMA)

Global Monthly Mean Sea Surface TemperatureApr,2000 -5.5

ADJSUBS(JMA)

Monthly Mean Subsurface Temperature
in Seas Around Japan (100m,200m,400m)

Mar,2000 -

19.7

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TYPE OF DATADESCRIPTION OF DATAPERIODVOLUME(MB)

PACSUBS(JMA)

Monthly Mean Subsurface Temperature
in Pacific (100m,200m,400m)

Mar,2000 -32.8

ASMDAY(JMA)

Daily subsurface temperaturearound Japan (100m, 200m, 400m)

Nov,2005 -

141.6

SSDH
(JMA)

Analyzed Sea Surface Dynamic Height in the Pacific

Jan,2003 -

231.6

SSHA
(JMA)

Analyzed Sea Surface Height Anomalies in the Pacific

Jan,2003 -231.6

COBESST(JMA)

Monthly mean sea surface temperatures
for 1 each degree squares over the global ocean

Jan,1996 -27.8

Jan,2000 - Dec,2000

4.7

COBESSTNORM
Normals and Standard Deviations of COBESST(JMA)
SEA_ICESea Ice Concentration in the Northeast Asia marginal Seas Dec,2003 -MGDSST

Merged satellite and in-situ data
Global Daily Sea Surface TemperatureApr,2004 -

4,162.8

GTSPP

GTSPP Quality Controlled Subsurface Temperatureand Salinity Data Provided by MEDS

Jan,2003 -405.8

FERHRI ship

Marine Meteorological Onboard Observation Data
by FERHRI, Russia

Sep,1997 -3.9

FERHRI station

Marine Meteorological Observation Data at the Station
by FERHRI, Russia

Apr,2002 -0.2

Jul,1998-

58.9

Aug,1998 - Nov,2000

0.1

JAFIC
PALACESea Surface / Subsurface Temperature Data
from Japan Fisheries Information Service Center
Subsurface Temperature Profile Data Observed
by PALACE Float of Ocean Research Institute,
University of Tokyo

867.2

TOHOKU Univ.

XBT Data Observed by Tohoku University

Nov,1999 - Sep,2000

0.1

NOWPHAS

Japanese Nationwide Coastal Wave Data
by Port and Airport Research InstituteJan,2001 - Dec,2004

78.5

30s_TIDEST

30-sec. Interval Sea Tide Data at Tidal Stationsof Japan Coast Guard

Jan,1999 -Total

8,164.6
44,763.5

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2. RNODC-IGOSS (BATHY and TESAC)
Four IGOSS RNODCs were established in 1974 at U.S.A., U.S.S.R., France and Japan, prior toestablishment of other RNODCs.
JODC has been acting as RNODC for IGOSS since September 1979 with the U.S.A. and Russia.
The terms of reference for RNODC-IGOSS (BATHY and TESAC) are shown in ANNEX IV.
KODC has regularly submitted the log form of IGOSS BATHY/TESAC, totally 292 sheets of the log
sheets were submitted by KODC in 2007. Data Holding Status is shown in Table 4 and Station Plots areshown in Fig. 2-1 and Fig. 2-2.

Table 4 Data Holding Status of IGOSS BATHY/TESAC
YEAR

BATHY

TESAC

1982

22,667710

1983

25,478

5,443

1984

22,980

7,068

1985

26,079

5,784

1986

31,044

5,640

1987

40,301

6,580

1988

32,345

5,074

1989

27,933

4,996

1990

30,027

4,947

1991

22,731

2,137

1992

34,071

1,303

1993

35,058

2,153

1994

32,721

2,619

1995

33,908

2,207

1996

34,722

2,226

1997

37,993

1,430

1998

20,772

4,872

1999

19,701

9,913

2000

33,090

9,041

2001

30,026

24,834

2002

29,392

29,1192003

32,17260,4602004

37,349

162,830

2005

34,838

248,751

2006

30,454358,9092007

26,360778,148

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Fig. 2-1 Station Plots for BATHY

Fig. 2-2 Station Plots for TESAC

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3. RNODC-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 developmentof a marine 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 the regional relevance to marine pollution management activities, RNODC for MARPOLMON havebeen established in Japan for the WESTPAC region, in the USA for the Caribbean region, and in the
Russian Federation for the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Baltic Seas.
The terms of reference for RNODC-MARPOLMON are shown in ANNEX V.
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. Station Plots are shown in Fig. 3 and Data holding statusis shown in Table 5.
With regard to other type of Marine Pollution data, the present holding status of these data in JODC isintroduced in Table 6, and the Station Plots of the cadmium, lead and polychlorinated biphenyls data are
indicated as Fig. 4-1, Fig. 4-2 and Fig. 4-3, respectively.

Fig. 3 Station Plots for Oil Slick14

Table 5 Number of Archived Data for MARPOLMON
BEACH
TAR

YEAR
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
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Total

TAR
BALL

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
10
544
538
474
469
460
409
407
0
16,378HYDROCARBON

341
229
1,059
1,096
738
606
384
504
501
459
585
417
449
536
598
495
564
527
467
441
420
346
324
119
110
90
95
231
207
169
164
115
128
018
0
13,532

OIL
SLICK

0
10
604
722
877
482
387
423
362
334
329
98
239
81
62
65
68
65
60
61
60
52
53
71
86
26
66
67
40
71
55
70
69
0
0
6,115

0
1,493
16,712
16,236
19,683
22,58014,699
5,988
3,948
1,122
583
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
122,276

Table 6 Number of Data Related Marine Pollution
DATA TYPE
COD
NH4-N
Chlorophyll-a
Phaeophytin
TOC
HC

NUMBER
1,922
3,969
98,845
19,941
1,126
2,054

DATA TYPE
PCB
As
Pb
Hg
Total-Hg
Cd

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NUMBER
1,603
1,127
1,125
1,866
2,078
3,740

Fig. 4-1 Station Plots for Cd Datain the Northwest Pacific Ocean

Fig. 4-2 Station Plots for Pb Data in
the Northwest Pacific Ocean

Fig. 4-3 Station Plots for PCB Datain the Northwest Pacific Ocean

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4. RNODC-ADCP
The JODC has been RNODC-ADCP since 1990.
The terms of reference for RNODC-ADCP are shown in ANNEX VI.
The major activities of the JODC are the collection and archiving of data.
shown in Table 7 and Station Plots are shown in Fig. 5-1 and Fig. 5-2.

Data holding status isTable 7 Number of Archived Data for ADCP
YEAR
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

NUMBER
3,545
2,994
4,932
13,553
66,24977,47463,034
110,666
125,761
58,470318,597805,561
TOTAL

YEAR
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

NUMBER
637,505555,351
521,900
257,009
162,171
97,024
371,048
258,654
20,488
10,3331,828
04,544,147

Fig. 5-1 Station Plots for ADCP Data in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

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Fig. 5-2 Station Plots for ADCP Data in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

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ANNEX I.
The Brief History of RNODCs under the charge of JODC
During the 4th Session of the Working Group on International Oceanographic Data Exchange (IODE)
held in 1970, a discussion on the concept of the organizations to aid the World Data Centres (WDCs) for
Oceanography was begun.
At the 7th Session of the Working Group on IODE held at New York, 9th – 13th July 1973, the Task
Team on the Development of Arrangement for IODE suggested the establishment of the Responsible
National Oceanographic Data Centres (RNODCs) as a new element of oceanographic data exchange
network.
At around the same time, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) planned a joint project on BATHTY and TESAC, under the
Integrated Global Ocean Services System (IGOSS). The two years pilot project on BATHY and TESAC
was scheduled from 1975 to 1976. Prior to the start of the pilot project, the first four RNODCs were
established in 1974. JODC was designated to one of these, together with NODCs of U.S.A., U.S.S.R. andFrance. These RNODCs named as “IGOSS Responsible National Oceanographic Data Centres”(IRNODCs) in earlier, and renamed as “RNODC for IGOSS (BATHY and TESAC)” in later. JODC
started the data management of BATHY and TESAC from 1976.
At the 8th session of Working Committee on IODE held at Rome, 12th – 16th May 1975, therecommendations from the Task Team were adopted (Recommendation IODE-VIII.12). The operational
plan for the implementation of the RNODCs was recommended, to make it fully operational by 1980.
Then the Group of Experts on the Development of a Pilot Programme for Responsible National
Oceanographic Data Centres (GE/RNODCs) was organized. The Director of JODC was assigned to amember of the GE/RNODC, together with the Directors of NODCs of U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and Colombia.
In October 1976, the 1st session of the GE/RNODCs held at Paris. The operational work plan for thedevelopment of RNODCs was discussed.
The 9th session of the Working Committee on IODE held at New York, 15th – 19th January 1979. The
GE/RNODCs submitted a draft brochure on the concept of RNODCs and resolution on RNODCs was
adopted (RESOLUTION IODE-IX.5). And also, RNODCs for “IGOSS Pilot Project on Marine Pollution(Petroleum) Monitoring” (MAPMOPP) were established. JODC was accepted to serve as one of two
RNODCs for MAPMOPP, together with NODC of U.S.A.
The 1st session of the Working Group for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) held at Tokyo, 21st – 24th
February 1979, and WESTPAC Programme was started as successor to Co-operative Study of the Kuroshio
and adjacent regions (CSK). JODC was operated Kuroshio Data Centre (KDC) since 1965, which was
Regional Data Centre (RDC) for CSK. KDC was scheduled to be ceased at end of 1980 upon completionof CSK programme and RNODC for WESTPAC was established under the WESTPAC Programme. The
offer of JODC to serve as the RNODC-WESTPAC was accepted in this session (DECISIONWESTPAC-I.17).
The 2nd session of the GE/RNODCs held at Tokyo, 10th – 14th September 1979. JODC reported theactivities of three RNODCs under the charge of their own (RNODC for IGOSS BATHY and TESAC,RNODC for IGOSS MAPMOPP and RNODC for WESTPAC) and submitted some data products as

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samples of output of RNODC.
The IGOSS MAPMOPP was terminated at the end of June 1980, and successively, Marine
Pollution-Monitoring Project (MARPOLMON) was started from July under the Global Investigation of
Pollution in the Marine Environment (GIPME).
At 3rd session of GE/RNODCs held at Paris, 20th – 23rd January 1981, JODC confirmed to continue
activities for MAPMOPP data.
At the 2nd session of the IOC Programme Group for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-II) held at Jakarta,
19th – 24th October 1981, a newsletter on marine science activities was established. The offer of the
RNODC for WESTPAC to produce the Newsletter was accepted. And also, the plan to organize a training
course at RNODC for WESTPAC was discussed. (The descriptions of international training courses areshown as ANNEX VII)In March 1982, RNODC for WESTPAC published the WESTPAC DATA MANAGEMENT GUIDE
based on DECISION WESTPAC-I.17. And also, 1st issue of RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC was
published on discussion at WESTPAC-II.
The 1st Short-Term Training Course on Oceanographic Data Processing was held 29th March – 8thApril 1982 at JODC. In order to provide guidance regarding the handling and international exchange ofdata, 3 trainees invited from Republic of Korea, Philippines and Thailand.
In December 1982, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 2 was published.
The 2nd Short-Term Training Course on Data Management was held 16th – 28th May 1983 at JODC.
3 trainees invited from China, Indonesia and Malaysia.
In December 1983, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 3 was published.
The 3rd Short-Term Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management was held 4th – 16th June
1984 at JODC. 3 trainees invited from China, Republic of Korea and Vietnam.
In December 1984, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 4 was published.
The 4th Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management was held 2nd – 14th September 1985 at
JODC. 3 trainees invited from China, Philippines and Vietnam.
In February 1986, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 5 was published.
The 5th Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management was held 8th – 20th September 1986 at
JODC. 6 trainees invited from China, Republic of Korea, D.P.R. of Korea, Malaysia (2 trainees), andThailand.
In February 1987, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 6 was published.
At 3rd May 1987, JODC was designated to one of three RNODCs for MARPOLMON, together with
NODCs of U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. (IOC Circular Letter No. 1135).
The 6th Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management was held 7th – 19th September 1987 at
JODC. 3 trainees invited from China, Philippines and Thailand.
In March 1988, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 7 was published.
The 7th Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management was held 26th September – 8th October
1988 at JODC. 3 trainees invited from Republic of Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
In March 1989, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 8 was published.
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The 8th IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management in Support of WESTPAC
Programme was held 25th September – 7th October 1989 at JODC. 4 trainees invited from China,
Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. In addition, 1 self-paying trainee participated from Korea.
The 13th session of IOC Committee on IODE was held at New York, 17th – 24th January 1990.
“RNODC for Development of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling (ADCP) (Ship-Mounted) DataManagement” (RNODC-ADCP) was established. JODC was recommended to serve as RNODC-ADCP(Resolution IODE-XIII.2).
In March 1990, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 9 was published.
Activity Report No. 1 was published.

And also, RNODC

The 9th IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management in Support of WESTPAC
Programme was held 15th – 26th October 1990 at JODC. 3 trainees invited from Indonesia, Republic ofKorea and Vietnam.
In March 1991, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 10 and RNODC Activity Report No. 2 were
published.
JODC was accepted to serve as RNODC-ADCP at 27th June 1991.
The 10th IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management in Support of WESTPAC
Programme was held 24th September – 9th October 1991 at JODC. 4 trainees invited from Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. In addition, 1 trainee from Thailand participated on funding of Japan
International Co-operative Agency (JICA).
In March 1992, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 11 and RNODC Activity Report No. 3 were
published.
The 11th IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management in Support of WESTPAC
Programme was held 28th September – 9th October 1992 at JODC. 3 trainees invited from Indonesia,
Philippines and Thailand.
In March 1993, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 12 and RNODC Activity Report No. 4 were
published.
The 12th IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management in Support of WESTPAC
Programme was held 27th September – 8th October 1993 at JODC. 3 trainees invited from Indonesia,
Thailand and Vietnam.
In March 1994, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 13 and RNODC Activity Report No. 5 were
published.
The 13th IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management in Support of WESTPAC
Programme was held 26th September – 7th October 1994 at JODC. 3 trainees invited from Malaysia,
Philippines and Vietnam.
In March 1995, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 14 and RNODC Activity Report No. 6 were
published.
The 14th IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management in Support of WESTPAC
Programme was held 16th – 27th October 1995 at JODC. 3 trainees invited from China, Indonesia andMalaysia.
In March 1996, RNODC Newsletter for WESTPAC No. 15 and RNODC Activity Report No. 7 were21

published. Publication of Newsletter was terminated in this year. And then, the list of received CSR inlast year was published in RNODC Activity Report.
The 1st session of NEAR-GOOS Co-ordinating Committee was held at Bangkok, 4th – 6th September
1996. The committee endorsed the training activities in support of NEAR-GOOS, and invited JODC toorganize a training course (Recommendation IOC/WESTPAC-NEAR-GOOS- CC-I.2).
The 15th IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management in Support of WESTPAC
Programme was held 14th – 25th October 1996 at JODC. 2 trainees invited from Philippines and Thailand.
In November 1996, the revised edition of WESTPAC DATA MANAGEMENT GUIDE was published.
In March 1997, RNODC Activity Report No. 8 was published.
The 1st IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was held 13th – 24th
October 1997 at JODC. 7 trainees invited from Republic of Korea (5 trainees), Russia and Vietnam.
In March 1998, RNODC Activity Report No. 9 was published.
available as digital files in PDF format at JODC web page.

This and later issues are also

The 2nd IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was held 12th – 23rd
October 1998 at JODC. 6 trainees invited from China (2 trainees), Republic of Korea (2 trainees),
Malaysia and Russia.
In March 1999, RNODC Activity Report No. 10 was published.
The 3rd IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was held 12th – 23rd
October 1999 at JODC. 5 trainees invited from China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Russia and Vietnam.
International Conference on the International Oceanographic Data & Information Exchange in theWestern Pacific (IODE-WESTPAC) 1999 (ICIWP’99) was held at Langkawi, Malaysia, 1st – 4th November
1999. The IOC organized this conference in collaboration with the JODC and the Oceanographic
Research Coordination Committee of Malaysia.
In March 2000, RNODC Activity Report No. 11 was published.
The 4th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was held 27th
November – 8th December 2000 at JODC. 5 trainees invited from China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea,
Malaysia and Russia.
In March 2001, RNODC Activity Report No. 12 was published.
The 5th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was held 5th – 16th
November 2001 at JODC. 6 trainees invited from China, Republic of Korea, Russia, Vietnam, Thailand
and Philippines.
The International Workshop for GODAR-WESTPAC was held at JODC, 5th – 7th March 2002. The
method to promote GODAR activities was discussed.
In March 2002, RNODC Activity Report No. 13 was published.
The 6th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was held 21st October –1st November 2002 at JODC. 7 trainees invited from China, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Republic of Korea,
Russia and Thailand.
In March 2003, RNODC Activity Report No. 14 was published.
The 7th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was held 10th – 21st
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November 2003 at JODC. 7 trainees invited from China, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Philippines,
Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
In March 2004, RNODC Activity Report No. 15 was published.
The Second International Workshop for GODAR-WESTPAC was held at JODC, 10th – 12th November
2004.
In March 2005, RNODC Activity Report No. 16 was published.
The 18th session of IOC Committee on IODC held the Kursaal, Ostend, Belgium, 26th - 30th April 2005.
Abolishment of the system of RNODCs and IODE Regional Co-ordinator systems was decided. The
Committee instructed the ODIN projects to incorporate the resources of existing regional RNODCs.
(Resolution IODE-XVIII.1 and Resolution IODE-XVIII.2, shown in ANNEX II)
The 8th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management was held 20th February– 3rd March 2006 at JODC. 7 trainees invited from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia,
Thailand and Vietnam. In addition, 1 trainee from Republic of Korea participated as self-paying trainee.
Unfortunately, the participant from Malaysia was cancelled, due to a traffic accident.
The IODE Officers Meeting was held at the IOC Project Office for IODE, Ostend, Belgium, 6th – 7th
February 2006. The centres that hosted the former RNODCs for drifting buoys (Canada), IGOSS (Japan,
USA and Russia), MARPOLMON (Japan, USA and Russia) and ADCP (Japan), were requested to continue
their work until the next Session of IODE.
In March 2006, RNODC Activity Report No. 17 was published. This was final issue of printed
version of RNODC Activity Report.
The Third International Workshop for GODAR-WESTPAC was held at JODC, 4th – 6th December
2006.
And also, Preparatory Meeting towards the Development of an ODINWESTPAC(Prep-ODINWESTPAC) was held.
The 19th session of IOC Committee on IODE was held at Trieste, Italy, 12th – 16th March 2007. A
Pilot Project for the Ocean Data and Information Network for the Western Pacific Region(ODINWESTPAC-PP) was established (Recommendation IODE-XIX.9).
In March 2007, RNODC Activity Report No. 18 was published.
format from JODC web page.

This issue is only available as PDF

IODE officers held their meeting at Ostend, Belgium, 27th – 30th November 2007. It had been
recommended that the functions of RNODCs dealing with regions (e.g. the RNODC for the WESTPAC
region) would be taken over by ODIN arrangements.

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ANNEX II.
Resolutions of IODE-XVIII on the abolishment
of IODE Regional Co-ordinators and RNODCs
Resolution IODE-XVIII. 1
IODE REGIONAL CO-ORDINATORSThe IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,
Recalling Resolution-XV.4 (IODE Regional Co-ordinators) that appointed IODE Regional Coordinatorsfor each of the IOC regional programmes,
Further recalling Recommendation IODE-XVI.2 (Strengthening of the Regional Co-ordinators
Mechanism) that amended the Terms of Reference for Regional Co-ordinators,
Noting that the IODE Review considered that the terms of reference for an IODE Regional Coordinator
are too demanding to be executed by a single person who has full-time national duties,
Considering that the function of the IODE Regional Co-ordinator in many cases has been assumed
successfully by project coordinators of ODIN projects (e.g. ODINAFRICA, ODINCARSA),
Agrees to abolish the system of IODE Regional Co-ordinators;
Decides that the functions of the former IODE Regional Co-ordinators be included in the Terms ofReference of the relevant IODE Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODIN).

Resolution IODE-XVIII. 2
RESPONSIBLE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTRES (RNODCs)
The IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange,
Noting that the IODE Review reported that the various surveys had revealed that most RNODCs were notwell known and little used,
Noting further that the IODE Review had questioned the relevance of RNODCs and recommended toabolish the RNODC system,
Recognizing however that some RNODCs perform well and provide useful products and services,
Agrees to abolish the system of IODE Responsible National Oceanographic Data Centres;
Requests that, where available, NODCs participating in Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODIN)
assume the functions of former RNODCs;
Instructs the IODE Chair to discuss with host institutions of other RNODCs how their operations, if
considered essential for the international community, could be maintained and properly acknowledged, ortransferred to other Centres of the IODE network.

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ANNEX III.
Terms of Reference for RNODC-WESTPAC(Rev. 24 February 1979)z Produce a work plan to define: i) the procedures of JODC in acquiring, processing, reformatting
and archiving, distribution of data and inventory of research cruises in the WESTPAC region withreference to the WDC system, and ii) the implementation of this work plan;z Provide a mechanism for registration of WESTPAC cruises with RNODC-WESTPAC;z Work closely with National Co-ordinators for IODE and any other national contact points for data
management within WESTPAC who might be appointed by Member States;z Publish a guide for WESTPAC data management for distribution to Member States throughnational contact points.

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

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ANNEX V.
Terms of Reference for RNODC-MARPOLMON(Rev. May 1987)
A. Referral
The RNODC-MARPOLMON will:z Provide a referral capacity to worldwide holdings of marine pollution data.

B. Access
The RNODC-MARPOLMON will be expected to demonstrate:z A capability and willingness to perform automated data processing functions for marine pollution
data;
z A willingness to accept marine pollution data which may not be received in automated form, andto convert the data to such a form;z A capability for performing quality control (format and/or environmental) checks;z A capability to work with discipline-oriented codes (biological and chemical);z A capability for converting marine pollution data to GF3 format or other internationallyrecognized format.

C. Products
The RNODC-MARPOLMON will:z Provide copies of processed data to World Data Centres A and B (Oceanography);z Provide machine listings and simple statistics of marine pollution data;z Produce graphics of marine pollution data, for use of concerned Member States.

D. Training
The RNODC-MARPOLMON will conduct formal or informal training sessions for data centre
personnel involved in the programme and who actively submit marine pollution data. Expenses oftrainees will not however, be borne by the RNODC concerned. Selection of trainees will be jointly
arranged by IOC and the RNODC.

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ANNEX VI.
Terms of Reference for RNODC-ADCP(Rev. 27 June 1991)z Compile, evaluate and keep updated information on existing datasets held by Member States
already active in ADCP measurements;z 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 for averaging and sampling (temporal and spatial, vertical and horizontal), quality control
methods, formats and products;z In consultation with other NODCs, ICES and SCOR, establish and maintain standards andprocedures for the reduction, quality control, archiving, and exchange of ADCP data;z Assemble an archive of ADCP data received from other member states so as to assess theeffectiveness of the proposed standards and procedures;z Prepare guidelines concerning different performance characteristics and data documentation
relevant to each instrument type in order to formulate adequate data documentation and quality
control procedures;z Report on the progress of RNODC ADCP to the Group of Experts on RNODCs and Global
programs and to the IOC Committee on IODE.

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ANNEX VII.
International Training Courses Organized by JODC
From 1982 to 2006
IOC-JODC Training Course on Oceanographic Data Management
Date

Participants from each Member States:

1st

9 Mar. -9 Apr. 1982

Rep. of Korea, Philippines, Thailand

2nd

16 May -28 May.1983

China, Rep. of Korea, Vietnam

3rd

4 Jun. -16 Jun.1984

China, Rep. of Korea, Vietnam

4th

2 Sept. -14 Sept.1985

China, Philippines, Vietnam

5th

8 Sept. -29 Sept.1986

China, Rep. of Korea, DPR of Korea,
Malaysia(2),Thailand

6th

7 Sept. -19 Sept.1987

China, Philippines, Thailand

7th

26 Oct. -8 Sept.1988

Rep. of Korea, Thailand, Vietnam

8th

25 Oct. -7 Sept.1989

China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,
Rep. of Korea

9th

15 Oct. -26 Oct.1990

Indonesia, Rep. of Korea, Vietnam

10th

24 Oct. -7 Sept.1991

China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Rep. of Korea,
Thailand(2)11th

28 Oct. -7 Sept.1992

Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand

12th

27 Oct. -7 Sept.1993

Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam

13th

26 Oct. -7 Sept.1994

Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam

14th

6 Oct. -27 Oct.1995

China, Indonesia, Rep. of Korea(5)15th

14 Oct. -25 Oct.1996

Philippines, Thailand

IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
1st

13 Oct. -24 Oct.1997

Rep. of Korea(5), Russia, Vietnam

2nd

12 Oct. -23 Oct.1998

China(2), Rep. of Korea(2), Malaysia, Russia

3rd

24 Jan. -4 Feb.1999

4th

27 Nov. -8 Dec.2000

5th

5 Nov. -16 Dec.2001

6th

21 Oct. -1 Nov.2002

7th

10 Nov. -21 Nov.2003

8th

20 Feb. -3 Mar.2006

China, Indonesia, Rep. of Korea, Russia,
VietnamChina, Indonesia, Rep. of Korea, Malaysia,
RussiaChina, Rep. of Korea, Philippines, Thailand,
Russia, Vietnam
China, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Rep. of Korea, Russia, Thailand,
China, Indonesia, Rep. of Korea, Philippines,
Thailand, Russia , Vietnam
China, Indonesia, Rep. of Korea, Philippines,
Thailand, Russia , Vietnam
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List of Instructors and Local Secretariat at IOC/WESTPAC Training Courses on
NEAR-GOOS Data Management

1st IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
Mr. Yoshio Shimizu
Mr. Eiji Mukainaka
Mr. Yutaka Michida
Mr. Minoru Tsunemasa
Mr. Takeharu Miyake
Mr. Norio Baba
Mr. Hideki Nakazato
Mr. Naohisa Yoza
Mr. Tomonori Miura
Mr. Takuro Nakamura
Dr. Minoru Odamaki
Mr. Satoshi SatoMr. Hiroyuki Yoritaka
Dr. Keisuke Taira
Mr. Naoyuki Hasegawa

Japan Oceanographic Data Center (Course Organizer)
Japan Oceanographic Data Center (Course Coordinator)
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Hydrographic Department
Japan Hydrographic Department
Japan Hydrographic Department
Institute of Oceanography, University of TokyoJapan Meteolorogy Agency

2nd IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
Mr. Toshihiro TAKASHIBA
Mr. Junichi NANBA
Mr. Yutaka MICHIDA
Mr. Goroo MATUURA
Mr. Naoki NODA
Mr. Takeharu MIYAKE
Mr. Naohisa YOZA
Mr. Hideki NAKAZATO
Mr. Touru HAZAMA
Dr. Minoru ODAMAKIMr. Satoshi SATO
Dr. Masaki KAWABE
Mr. Naoyuki HASEGAWA
Dr. Yutaka NAGATA

Japan Oceanographic Data Center (Course Organizer)
Japan Oceanographic Data Center (Course Coordinator)
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Japan Meteorological Agency
Marine Information Research Center29

3rd IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
Mr. Toshio NAGAI
Mr. Satoshi SATO
Mr. Keiji AIURA
Mr. Naoki NODA
Mr. Takeharu MIYAKE
Mr. Naohisa YOZA
Dr. Yutaka MICHIDA
Mr. Taiji IMOTO
Prof. Dr. Keisuke TAIRA
Mr. Naoyuki HASEGAWA
Dr. Yutaka NAGATA
Mr. Toshihiro TAKASHIBA
Mr. Mamoru UEDA
Ms. Masako SAITO

Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Hydrographic Department
Japan Hydrographic Department
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Japan Meteorological Agency
Marine Information Research Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center

4th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
Mr. Toshio NAGAI
Mr. Satoshi SATO
Mr. Keiji AIURA
Mr. Kiyohisa ITO
Mr. Yoshio SHIMIZU
Mr. Takeharu MIYAKE
Mr. Hideki NAKAZATO
Mr. Taiji IMOTO
Prof. Dr. Keisuke TAIRA
Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell
Mr. Naoyuki HASEGAWA
Dr. Yutaka NAGATA
Dr. Toru SUZUKI
Mr. Shigeru TOYOSHIMA
Mr. Hiromi KINOSHITA
Ms. Masako SAITO

Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Hydrographic Department
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Dept. of Oceanography- Univ. of Hawaii
Japan Meteorological Agency
Marine Information Research Center
Marine Information Research Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center30

5th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
Mr. Greg Reed
Mr. Tsuyoshi Shiota
Prof. Dr. Keisuke TairaDr. Yutaka Michida
Mr. Naoyuki Hasegawa
Dr. Yutaka Nagata
Mr. Taiji Imoto
Dr. Tadahiko Katsura
Mr. Satoshi Sato
Mr. Shigeru Toyoshima
Mr. Yoshio Shimizu
Mr. Takeharu Miyake
Mr. Baba Norio
Mr. Tsuyoshi Chiba
Mr. Shigeru Toyoshima
Mr. Isao Tedokon
Mr. Yuichi Kyuma
Ms. Akiko Honma

Ocean Services, IOC/IODE
GOOS Project Office, IOC
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Japan Meteorological Agency
Marine Information Research Center
Japan Hydrographic Department
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center

6th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
Mr. Robert D. Gelfeld
Dr. Keisuke TairaProf. Dr. Makoto Terazaki
Dr. Yutaka Michida
Mr. Takashi Yoshida
Dr. Yutaka Nagata
Ms. Sachiko Oguma
Dr. Minoru Odamaki
Mr. Hideki Kinoshita
Mr. Nobuyuki Shibayama
Mr. Satoshi Sato
Mr. Shigeru Toyoshima
Mr. Masahide Ameku
Mr. Takeharu Miyake
Mr. Yoshihiko Sugiyama
Mr. Tsuyoshi Chiba
Mr. Isao Tedokon
Mr. Yuichi Kyuma
Mr. Norio Baba
Mr. Hiroki Yunomae

World Data Center -A for Oceanography
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Japan Meteorological Agency
Marine Information Research Center
Marine Information Research Center
Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center31

7th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
Mr. Sydney Levitus
Prof. Dr. Makoto Terazaki
Dr. Yutaka Michida
Mr. Takashi Yoshida
Ms. Sachiko Oguma
Mr. Nobuyuki Shibayama
Mr. Satoshi Sato
Mr. Taiji Imoto
Mr. Tomotaka Ito
Mr. Yoshihiko Sugiyama
Mr. Isao Tedokon
Mr. Hideo Nihei
Mr. Tsuyoshi Chiba
Mr. Michihiro Nagao
Mr. Shigeru Toyoshima
Mr. Yukio Tani
Mr. Naoki Noda
Mr. Masahide Ameku
Mr. Tatsuya Saeki
Mr. Tsuneo Shirakami
Mr. Kazuyoshi Oichi
Mr. Yutaka Tomioka

World Data Center-A
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Japan Meteorological Agency
Marine Information Research Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center

8th IOC/WESTPAC Training Course on NEAR-GOOS Data Management
Prof. Dr. Makoto Terazaki
Dr. Yutaka Michida
Mr. Takashi Yoshida
Dr. Yutaka Nagata
Mr. Norio Baba
Mr. Taiji Imoto
Mr. Eiichi Suzuki
Mr. Hideo Nihei
Mr. Kazuhiro Okuya
Mr. Yukio Tani
Mr. Shigeru Imaki
Mr. Isao Tedokon
Mr. Hidemi Ogawara
Mr. Kiyohisa Ito
Mr. Hirofumi Okano
Mr. Katsuyoshi Fuchigami
Mr. Kazuyoshi Oichi

Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Ocean Research Institute of Tokyo University
Japan Meteorological Agency
Marine Information Research Center
UNEP
Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Japan Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center
Japan Oceanographic Data Center32