According to the decisions of IOC/ETDMP-Ad hoc meeting (Paris, 12 May 2004) the following local data systems (data centres – providers) can be recommended to be involved in the E2EDM prototype:

1. Historical (for the last 5-10 years) marine meteorological  (air temperature, sea surface temperature, pressure, wave) data from one of the MCSS project data centers.  Recommended center-provider: UK MetOffice . Type of the data source - local data files;                                                                                             

2. Historical (for the last 5-10 years) ocean cruise data (temperature, salinity, oxygen and, possibly major nutrients) from at least two of the IODE data centers (to be able to test the occurrence of a user request for ocean data which are placed in a number of local systems).Recommended centers-providers:

1.      USA NODC (WDC-A) – Oceanographic Database, type of the data source - local data files.

2.      Russian NODC (WDC-B) – IODE Oceanographic Database, type of the data source - DBMS.

3.      VLIZ Oceanographic Database for the North Sea and some other regions, type of the data source - DBMS.

3. Delayed-mode GTSPP data (temperature, salinity from one of the local data system/data providers).

Recommended center-provider: MEDS Canada, type of the data source – local data files.

4. Real-time GTS marine meteorological (SHIP) data (air temperature, sea surface temperature, pressure, wave, wind from one of the local data system/data providers).

Recommended centre-provider: Russian NODC, type of the data source – DBMS.

5. Real-time GTS ocean (BATHY and TESAC) data (temperature, salinity data from one of the local data system/data providers).

Recommended center-provider: Russian NODC, type of the data source – DBMS.

6. Real-time ocean (TESAC/ARGO) data (temperature, salinity data from one of the local data system/data providers).

Recommended center-provider: IFREMER, type of the data source – DBMS (or local data files).

7. Monthly climatic fields (average and deviation, temperature, salinity, standard levels from one of the local data system/data providers).

Recommended center-provider:  USA NODC (WDC-A), type of the data source – local data files.

8. Analysis/forecast data from GTS (sea surface temperature and wave from one of the local data system/data providers).

Recommended center-provider: Russian NODC, type of the data source – DBMS.

9. Ocean SST or/and colour imagery satellite data from one of the local data system/data providers.