The SOAG directive is to
- Support the SIOS Director in developing the science case for SIOS;
- Advise the SIOS Director regarding prioritisation of ideas and initiatives for the observing system development considering scientific and societal relevance, feasibility and realism;
- Advise the SIOS Director regarding prioritisation of proposed new services considering scientific and societal relevance, feasibility and realism;
- Support SIOS in review processes for access and other programs that require scientific quality control.
The SOAG work programme for 2022
- SIOS Infrastructure Optimisation Report
- Prepare the call and evaluate proposals for the SESS report 2022
- Continue the development of a roadmap for optimising the observing system
- Take part in organizing SIOS science wheel call 2022
- SIOS core data: Identify the needs to establish new measurements, protocols and measurement techniques and methods, update the list core data variables
- Facilitate science cases such as secondments and Arctic Chair concept
- Contribute to the final report of SIOS KC operational phase
- Develop the SOAG work programme for 2023
Associated task forces
- SIOS Infrastructure Optimisation Report
- SESS report 2022
- Recommendation synthesis of SESS reports