QARTOD-I Report: First Workshop Report on the Quality Assurance of Real-Time Ocean Data, December 3 - 5, 2003.

Abstract

The first workshop on the Quality Assurance of Real-Time Ocean Data (QARTOD - I) for the coastal ocean observing community was hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) from December 3-5, 2003 at Stennis Space Center, MS. Over 80 participants from Federal and State governments, academia, and industry attended the workshop with the main goal of establishing some general standards for real-time data quality assurance and control (QA/QC) in preparation for their participation in the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). Particular emphasis was placed upon the coastal ocean from estuaries to the shelf break or Exclusive Economic Zone. Requirements of both the scientific community and operational users of IOOS data were considered.