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Dear Colleagues,

At the next IUGG meeting to be held in Sapporo, Japan from 30 June to 11 July 2003, there will be a IAPSO/IAG/IOC Symposium on "The Global Ocean Observing System" (see below). We hope that you will consider presenting a talk or a poster in this symposium. Details on the conference can be found at the  following WWW site : http://www.jamstec.go.jp/jamstec-e/iugg/index.html. Abstracts should be submitted through this website by 30 January 2003.

Pierre-Yves Le Traon
Gustavo Goni
Hans-Peter Plag
Worth D. Nowlin

JSP06 (IAPSO, IAG, IOC) "The Global Ocean Observing System"

The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) is being designed and implemented as a sustained andintegrated system based on user needs. This is an end-to-end system, ranging from observations to needed products and services, and integrating all disciplinary areas. The strategic design and initial implementation are proceeding as two coordinated modules: one for climate and marine services, and one for coastal GOOS. This session focuses on the climate and marine services module of GOOS. Presentations are solicited that review its observing system components. These include both remote and in situ observations (e.g., Argo floats, XBT observations including low and high density lines, the ENSO observing system, satellite altimetry, sea surface temperature from satellites, or scatterometers) and the way such observations are, or can be, integrated (e.g., through data assimilation techniques as planned by the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment). Assessments of the value and utility of the observing system for different applications are particularly encouraged. Descriptions of the potential for new in-situ and remote sensing techniques also are welcome.

Convener: Pierre-Yves Le Traon, CLS Space Oceanography Division, 8-10 rue Hermes Parc Technologique du Canal, 31526 Ramonville Saint-Agne, France, tel: +33-5-61 39 47 58, fax: +33-5-61 39 37 82, Pierre-Yves.LeTraon@cls.fr
Co-conveners: Gustavo Goni (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab., USA), Worth D. Nowlin, Jr. (Dept. of Oceanography, Texas A&M Univ., USA), Hans-Peter Plag (Norwegian Mapping Authority Geodetic Inst., Norway).

Pierre-Yves Le Traon (Pierre-Yves.Letraon@cls.fr)
Head Oceanography Department, CLS Space Oceanography Division
8-10 rue Hermes Parc Technologique du Canal
31526 Ramonville Saint-Agne FRANCE
Tel 05.61.39.47.58 (33)5.61.39.47.58
Fax 05.61.39.37.82 (33)5.61.39.37.82
WWW : http://www.cls.fr