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7.4 The Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) ......................................27 

7.5 Data management Issues.............................................................................................27 

8. 

ADEQUACY, NEXT STEPS, AND STATUS............................................................28 

8.1 Observing System Evaluation .....................................................................................28 

8.2 Ocean Product Evaluation...........................................................................................29 

9. 

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS ........................................................................................29 

10.  DATE AND LOCATION OF NEXT SESSION..........................................................32 

ANNEXES 

I.  

AGENDA  ..................................................................................................................33 

II.   PARTICIPANTS ........................................................................................................35 

III.   SST VARIABILITY MAY 2003   MAY 2004............................................................38 

IV.   ARCTIC OCEAN .......................................................................................................43 

V.   SEA ICE CONCENTRATION AND EXTENT ..........................................................45 

VI.   WCRP.........................................................................................................................48 

VII.   CLIMAR II.................................................................................................................51 

VIII.  VOSCLIM STATUS ..................................................................................................58 

IX.   SST AND SEA ICE WG.............................................................................................64 

X. 

LIST OF ACRONYMS .............................................................................................. 66