Global Ocean Data Analysis Project

Global Ocean Data Analysis Project
Name	Global Ocean Data Analysis Project
Abbreviation	GODAP
Formation	1990s
Type	International scientific collaboration
Headquarters	Distributed
Region served	Global oceans

Global Ocean Data Analysis Project The Global Ocean Data Analysis Project coordinated multinational efforts to synthesize oceanographic datasets for climate and marine research. It connected laboratories, observatories, and agencies to produce gridded analyses used by climate modellers, observational programs, and policy bodies.

Overview

The project integrated contributions from institutions such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Met Office, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, University of California, San Diego, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, International Council for Science, World Meteorological Organization, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations Environment Programme, World Ocean Circulation Experiment, Argo (oceanography), Global Ocean Observing System, International Oceanographic Commission, Southern Ocean Observing System, SeaWiFS, Jason (satellite), TOPEX/Poseidon, ERS (satellite), Envisat, NOAA-20, European Space Agency, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, Institute of Oceanology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, National Institute of Oceanography (India), Institute of Marine Research (Norway), Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Palaeoceanography.

Objectives and Scope

The initiative aimed to provide standardized ocean analyses for users including Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, World Bank, European Commission, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Energy Agency, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Development Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Convention on Biological Diversity, Ramsar Convention, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, International Science Council, Global Environment Facility, G7, Group of Twenty, Arctic Council, Antarctic Treaty System, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, International Seabed Authority, Green Climate Fund.

Methodology

Analytical approaches drew on techniques developed at Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Stanford University, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of Washington, University of Edinburgh, University of Copenhagen, ETH Zurich, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, National University of Singapore, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, University of British Columbia, McGill University, University of Queensland, Monash University, Australian National University, Imperial College London, Duke University, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Max Planck Society, Forschungszentrum Jülich to apply statistical interpolation, objective analysis, and assimilation methods. Teams used software packages like those developed at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Met Office Hadley Centre, NCAR Command Language, Python (programming language), Fortran, MATLAB while following protocols from World Meteorological Organization, International Oceanographic Commission, Group on Earth Observations, Open Geospatial Consortium.

Data Sources and Quality Control

Observational inputs included profiles from Argo (oceanography), Global Drifter Program, World Ocean Circulation Experiment, Hydrographic Programme, Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program, Ship of Opportunity Program, TAO/TRITON, PIRATA, ROPOS, SeaPRISM, ARGO floats, CTD, XBT, mooring (oceanography), satellite altimetry, satellite radiometry, scatterometer, Synthetic-aperture radar, GRACE (satellite), Jason (satellite), TOPEX/Poseidon, Envisat, Sentinel-3, SeaWiFS, MODIS, AVHRR, ICES, National Centers for Environmental Information, British Oceanographic Data Centre, PANGAEA, Ocean Biogeographic Information System, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Integrated Ocean Observing System, European Marine Observation and Data Network, Copernicus Programme, Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment, Data Assimilation Research Testbed, Climate Variability and Predictability Program, South African National Antarctic Programme, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Indian Ocean Observing System. Quality control procedures referenced standards from World Meteorological Organization, International Oceanographic Commission, Committee on Earth Observation Satellites, International Hydrographic Organization.

Key Findings and Products

Products included gridded sea surface temperature analyses, ocean heat content estimates, steric sea level reconstructions, and climatologies used in assessments by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, Fifth Assessment Report, Sixth Assessment Report, State of the Climate, World Ocean Review, Global Carbon Project, International Panel on Climate Change Working Group I, Working Group II, Working Group III, National Climate Assessment (United States), European State of the Climate, NOAA State of the Climate, UK Climate Projections, IPCC Sixth Assessment Report methodologies. Findings informed studies by James Hansen, Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Gavin Schmidt, Michael E. Mann, Warren Washington, Susan Solomon, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Dianicca Bala, Benjamin Santer, John A. Church, Nerilie Abram, Graham D. McKinley.

Impact and Applications

Analyses supported operational forecasting at National Weather Service, Met Office, Bureau of Meteorology (Australia), Japan Meteorological Agency, Météo-France, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Korea Meteorological Administration, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentina), Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy (United Kingdom), European Space Agency, European Commission, International Maritime Organization, Global Fishing Watch, The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, BirdLife International, Conservation International, Oceana for applications in El Niño–Southern Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Gulf Stream, Kuroshio Current, Agulhas Current, Southern Annular Mode, North Atlantic Oscillation, Madden–Julian oscillation research and marine resource management.

History and Organization

The program arose from collaborations among projects such as World Ocean Circulation Experiment, Climate Variability and Predictability Program, Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment, and initiatives by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Space Agency, United Kingdom Research and Innovation, Australian Research Council, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, National Science Foundation (United States), Natural Environment Research Council, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, China Scholarship Council, Russian Academy of Sciences, Academia Sinica, Royal Society, Royal Society of Canada, European Research Council. Governance typically involved steering committees, working groups, and data policy coordination with bodies including International Oceanographic Commission, World Meteorological Organization, Group on Earth Observations, Global Ocean Observing System, and regional alliances such as North Pacific Marine Science Organization, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.

Category:Oceanography