1. Quality Assurance of Real-Time Oceanographic Data

2. QARTOD is a multi-organization effort to address the Quality Assurance and Quality Control issues of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).
Motivation
Expected increase in the number of observations, observing systems, and users
Need simple, accurate and consistent quality descriptions for the real-time data to convey expected level of data quality to users
Engaging the community to develop standards.

3. The Workshops
QARTOD I: December 3-5, NDBC, Stennis Space Center, MS
Task to develop minimum standards for QA/QC methods and metadata
Considering existing observing systems and existing practices
QARTOD II: February 28-March 2, CO-OPS, Norfolk, VA
Focus on wave, in situ current and remote current (HF Radar) measurements
Identify unique calibration, metadata and QA/QC needs
QARTOD III: November 2-4, SIO, La Jolla, CA
Continued waves, in situ currents and remote currents work
Added CTD focus group
Primarily addressed QC with some metadata emphasis
QARTOD IV: June 21-23, WHOI, Woods Hole, MA
Continued wave, in situ current and CTD work
Added DO focus group
Primarily addressed QA; increased emphasis on capturing metadata requirements
International considerations
Scott Woodruff NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory - JCOMM data mgmt
Christoph Waldmann - Research Center Ocean Margins / University of Bremen
Yui Hashimoto JAMSTEC

4. more information… http://www. qartod. org http://nautilus. baruch. sc