The Tropical Pacific Observing System (TPOS) aims to meet the observational, experimental, and operational needs of today and the future. The purpose of the TPOS 2020 project is oversee the transition to a more resilient and integrated observing system to meet the identified gaps as well as future needs as they are identified. A (revised) draft, now called the "First Report" (second and final reports will come in 2018 and 2020) can be downloaded from the TPOS 2020 website. While still a draft, to be finalized at the end of this year, it is now a public document that can be circulated.
Also see the link on the TPOS 2020 website to download the comment spreadsheet for this second draft. You are encouraged to comment on the revision; please use the spreadsheet, which makes it far easier to keep track of comments and responses. Every comment gets a specific response, and these will all be posted publicly (both drafts, no names on comments). In order to make final decisions on this report at the Steering Committee meeting in October, all comments are due by 23 September 2016.
We appreciate your help in sharing the report with other stakeholders of TPOS observations. If you have distribution lists or specific communities that you think would be interested, please share the link to the report directly, or let the Steering Committee know by
Opportunity to review the future Tropical Pacific Observing System design (22.08.2016)
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