RAMAUp to 4 more sites proposed for 2011

To be added Oct 2010

Added in 2010

59% of sites occupied at present (27 of 46)

Indian Ocean Panel

Main problems: vandalism and piracy

Atlantic Ocean Panel

Deep observations:Lack of a deep ocean observational network needs to be addressed urgently. A seriousdecline in the number of measurements below 2000 meters since the WOCE period hasdiminished the ability to estimate changes in deep ocean circulation and budgets of heat,fresh water, carbon and other tracers and are particularly relevant for the ventilated deepbasins in the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean which play vital roles in the globalmeridional overturning circulation (MOC) and in the sequestration/storage of carbon.

PIRATA SE Extension:The present lack of a southeast extension site in the PIRATA moored array is a serious gapin the Atlantic Ocean observing system. Some of the most serious biases in state-of-the-artatmosphere-ocean models are found in the tropical Southeast Atlantic. A permanentair-sea flux capable PIRATA site in the tropical Southeast Atlantic is a critical step towardfully assessing these errors to allow model improvement.

Atlantic Ocean Panel

TACE synthesis:2011 is the nominal end of TACE. It is now necessary to find sufficient support for synthesisof TACE data

Atlantic Ocean Panel

Argo network:Need sustainment of ARGO network and global drifters. It is necessary a continued "seeding”to maintain the coverage targets. That is specially important in the central south Atlantic,where there are few ship routes and, therefore, that area is normally undersampled.

SAMOC

Soft Lines: floats/gliders (US)

Cape Farewell (UK+US) Ellett Line

(UK)

Reykjanes Ridge (Neth.?)

53°N (GER+CAN)

Subpolar

W. Greenland Array (US+CAN)

Atlantic Ocean Panel

AMOC system:Implement enhanced AMOC observing systems in the South Atlantic and SubpolarNorth Atlantic and sustain the RAPID array. It is also essential that support is providedfor synthesis of data linked to AMOC observations.