1. Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI)‏ Vasily Smolyanitsky Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI)‏ ETSI chair THE JOINT WMO/IOC COMMISSION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE METEOROLOGY

2. ETSI within the JCOMM structure

3.  12 members, including the chair, representing Northern and Southern ice services, presently: Argentina, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Russian Federation (chair), Sweden, United Kingdom, USA  Representatives of regional and international sea ice bodies in particular: the Baltic Sea Ice Meeting (BSIM), the Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank and the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG)‏ ETSI composition (2001-2009)‏

4. ETSI-III & GDSIDB-XI – 28-31 March 2007 The ETSI-III & GDSIDB-XI sessions took place in Geneva, Switzerland, in March 2007. The final report is available at http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/mmop/publications.html http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/mmop/publications.html

5. ETSI-III & GDSIDB-XI – Agenda 2 THIRD SESSION OF EXPERT TEAM ON SEA ICE 2.1-2.3 Reports of the SPA Coordinator/ETSI Chair/Secretariat 2.4-2.5 Reports by the members of ETSI, BSIM and IICWG reports 2.6 Provision of Marine Safety Information related to sea ice 2.6.1 IHO report 2.6.2 Proposals for the new potential Arctic NAV/METAREAS 2.6.3 Ice Information for Electronic Navigation Systems (ECS)‏ 2.6.4 Ice Objects Catalogue 2.7 WMO sea ice documents and publications 2.7.1 Sea ice nomenclature 2.7.2 Sea ice services in the World (WMO No.574)‏ 2.7.3 Review of common abbreviations list for NAVTEX messages related to sea ice 2.7.4 Guidelines for sea ice information in WMO manuals and guides (WMO No.558, WMO No. 471, GMDSS guides, etc.)‏ 2.8 Status and future formats for operational and historical sea ice data exchange 2.8.1 Proposed Amendments to SIGRID-3 2.8.2 Vision and strategy for the standards for sea ice coding and presentations

6. ETSI-III & GDSIDB-XI – Agenda 2.9 Requirements for sea ice information and products (services and users)‏ 2.9.1 Requirements for sea ice services 2.9.2 User feedback 2.10 IPY activities 2.11 Relations to other JCOMM bodies 2.11.1 Relations with other SPA bodies 2.11.2 Support for JCOMM CB (input for OceanTeacher, Bilko etc.)‏ 3. ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE STEERING GROUP FOR THE GDSIDB 3.1 Reports of the GDSIDB centers 3.2 Development of sea ice historical data processing 3.3 GCOS report on SST&SI WG activities 3.4 Submission of new sea ice data to the GDSIDB 3.5 Sea ice products based on GDSIDB data 3.5.1 Sea ice atlases 3.5.2 Sea ice climatology 3.5.3 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA)‏ 3.6 New Contributions to the GDSIDB from Member States 4. RELATIONS TO OTHER WMO/IOC AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

7. ETSI-III & GDSIDB major outcomes The Team elaborated its strategy in further development of the new updated version of the WMO Sea Ice Nomenclature and Illustrated Glossary of Sea Ice Terms (target date – 2008)‏ The Team agreed on its approach towards updating relevant WMO publications including publication No. 547 "Sea Ice Information Services in the World" The Team agreed on the joint actions with JCOMM ETMSS regarding the provision of ice information by SafetyNET, in particular for the NAVAREAs/ METAREAs in the South Hemisphere, and formed a new Task Team on provision on information in Polar Regions The Team agreed on its approach to sea ice NAVTEX abbreviations (recommended to use plain text)‏ The Team agreed on actions to improve content of GMDSS website (http://weather.gmdss.org) regarding sea ice products and recommended that the appropriate links to ice services in each NAVAREA/METAREA would be included in this website based on the information provided in the WMO-No. 574.

8. ETSI-III & GDSIDB major outcomes The Team agreed on additions to SIGRID-3 format and its Vision and Strategy for the Standards for Sea Ice Coding and Presentations The Team adopted Version 4.0 of the Ice Objects Catalogue for subsequent submission to the IHO Registry of Marine Information Objects. The Team elaborated its vision towards the relationships between the Sea Ice Nomenclature and Catalogue: Ice Objects catalogue represents the subset of the WMO Sea Ice Nomenclature being at the same time a driving force for amending sea ice Nomenclature with an intention of including the navigators’ feedback in the future. In order to establish the appropriate link with IHO, the Team agreed that the Ice Objects Register Manager should be the WMO Secretariat; and approved the creation of an Electronic Navigational Chart Ice Objects Task Group with specific Terms of Reference. The Team urged the Electronic Navigational Chart Ice Objects Task Group to make the necessary harmonization between this publication and the Ice Objects Catalogue.

9. ETSI-III & GDSIDB major outcomes The Team reviewed the observational and sea ice information requirements for its applications. The Team agreed that maintenance of complete and up to date requirements is essential for the provision of relevant and high-quality marine services and agreed on actions towards relevant additions in WMO questionnaires The Team discussed the inconsistency between sea ice charts due to the slightly different analysis methods and procedures at different ice centres. In order to address this issue, a workshop was proposed to be held to compare sea ice analysis charts, methods and techniques in order to establish a common approach to sea ice charts to maintain consistency of operational sea ice charts from different centres (April – October 2008)‏ The Team agreed on its actions towards support for WMO and national activities during IPY 2007-2008, including supervision of Ice Logistics Portal for IPY The Team agreed on joint activities within the Joint CCl/CLIVAR/JCOMM Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI), including already well- developed proposals from ETSI for sea ice indices

10. ETSI within WMO/IOC structure

11. TASK TEAM ON PROVISION OF MSI IN POLAR REGIONS (PMSI)‏ TASK GROUP ON ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHART ICE OBJECTS (TG ENCIO)‏ TASK TEAM ON SEA ICE REQUIREMENTS EXPERT ON MET-OCEAN INFORMATION IN GRAPHICAL FORM New ETSI cross-cutting sea Task Groups

12.  Provide support (general and tailored) on national and WMO/IOC JCOMM level for IPY 2007/2008, including maintenance of Ice Logistics Portal  Track/develop (with IICWG) requirements for sea ice parameters, products and services for WMO/IOC/IGOS  Review and update WMO (No. 8, 471, 558) and IHO (S-53) Guides and Manuals on MSS in parts related to marine safety in ice infested waters  Develop updated version of “Sea Ice Nomenclature” and “Sea Ice Illustrated Glossary” (Dec 2008)‏  Develop open SIGRID-4 format (2009…)‏  Manage, extend and coordinate testing process for WMO/IHO “Ice Objects Catalogue” for ENC (IHO S- 57 and S-100)‏  Annually update “Sea Ice Services in the World”  Maintain strong linkages with relational groups: GDSIDB, BSIM, IICWG, SCAR, GEO etc. ETSI key challenges for the future

13. “Ice Objects catalogue” for ENC  From November 2005 JCOMM ETSI is a formal body responsible for “Ice Objects Catalogue”  The first version 1.0 of the “Ice Objects Catalogue” was adopted March 28, 2007  WMO Secretariat is the manager of the catalogue together with ETSI Electronic Navigational Chart Ice Objects TG

14. IHO >ETSI & ETMSS&ETMAES  Interact via ETMSS & ETMAES with IHO to ensure completeness of WMO (No. 8, 471, 558) and IHO (S-53) Guides and Manuals on MSS in parts related to marine safety in ice infested waters

15. The Team agreed to meet again in 2 years after the end of IPY 2007-2008 (March 2009) but before the third session of the JCOMM (Morocco, October 2009). The Team suggested that ETSI and GDSIDB sessions might be timed to take place in Norway (Tromso or Longjir, Spitsbergen) or United Kingdom (Cambridge) in April - May 2009. Plans for ETSI-IV & GDSIDB-XII meetings