antarctic Sea level

monitoring network

state of network

1. Lack of systematic procedures from downloading to public release of data (eg Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level does not receive data)
2. Backlog of unprocessed data needing QC and calibration
3. Need to maintain international best  practice

Outcomes of meeting on Present state and future of Australian Antarctic sea level monitoring network. Attendees: Henk Brolsma, Roger Handsworth, John Church, Christopher Watson, Matt King, John Hunter, Ben Galton-Fenzi and Richard Coleman.  Held: 4 Feb 2014

State of network

4. Ad hoc support of network for levelling, deployments, downloads, maintenance etc..

5. Decentralised management (STS, Comms, Science, Data Centre)

recomMendations

1. Update download procedures and automate as much as possible 
2. Clear backlog of unprocessed/uncalibrated data ~ 6 months work. 
3. Identify and implement international best practice for future monitoring
4. Ad hoc support?
5. Decentralised management ?

1. Downloads and processing

• Mark Richardson implementing SOP as outlining by Hunter, Watson, Connell and G-F with assistance from IMOS (2014), using python.

2. Data backlog

• Requires ~ 6 months work
• Coding/scripting skills, e.g. IMOS
• Funding?

3. Future

• Review of network and consideration and implementation of recommendations
• Possible external reviewers:
• Phil Woodworth (retired)
• Laurent Testut (p[resently managing French ROSAME network, including Antarctic and Southern Ocean

4. Decentralised management

australian baseline sea level monitoring

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