GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France
Dec 30, 2015
GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France
GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France
Organisation
Thank you to everybody who made this event possible
Organising Committee - Sophie Coutin-Faye (CNES) - Yves Menard (CNES) - Anne-Marie Laborde (CNES) - Carte-Blanche, in particular Dominique Brault and Marie Catoen - Kirsten Wilmer-Becker (GODAE Project Office)
and many more………………….
GODAE Scientific Committee Pierre Bahurel, Fraser Davidson, Pierre De Mey, Craig Donlon, Lee-Lueng Fu, Ed Harrison, Harley Hurlburt, Masafumi Kamachi,Tony Lee, Yves, Menard, Nadia Pinardi, Ralph Rayner, Dean Roemmich, Neville Smith, Jacques Verron, Stan Wilson
Session convenors
GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France
Yves was co-chair of the organizing committee. He was a strong support to GODAE and of its links with Jason and OSTST.
We will all miss him a lot here.
In memory of Yves Menard
GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France
Sponsors
A big thank you to our sponsors for supporting the GODAE Final Symposium
GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France
The GODAE Final Symposium
• Objectives: – celebrate and critically examine GODAE achievements– discuss future activities
• Organization:– Plenary sessions (multi-author invited presentations)– Posters– Ocean Briefings– Argo discussion on Thursday– Round table session on Saturday
GODAE Final Symposium, 12 – 15 November 2008, Nice, France
Wednesday 12 November 2008 (Session 1)
Plenary Session Athena Auditorium
Session 1 – Introduction Conveners: Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Mike Bell
14:00 – 15:00 Opening ceremony
Welcome and thanks (10 min)
GODAE Co-chairs
Keynote speeches (50 min)
● Alain Ratier, Deputy Director General, Météo France ● Ming Ji , for Jack Hayes, Assistant Administrator, National Weather Service, NOAA● Arno Kaschl, GMES Bureau, European Commission● Neville Smith, Vice-chair of IOC for Patricio Bernal, Executive Secretary IOC
15:00 – 15:20 History of GODAENeville Smith, Bureau of MeteorologyMichel Lefebvre
15:20 – 15:40GODAE overview and the concept of the Symposium
Mike Bell, Met OfficePierre-Yves Le Traon, Ifremer
15:40 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30Real-time ocean brief Global and Indo Pacific
International forecast team Chair: Gary Brassington
Session 1: Introduction