ANNUAL REPORT
NATIONAL GOOS ACTIVITIES
1. COUNTRY [CYPRUS]
2. PRINCIPAL NATIONAL CONTACT FOR GOOS
Dr George Zodiatis
Head, Oceanography Section
Department of Fisheries and Marine Research
Aeolou 13
1416 Nicosia
Cyprus
Tel:+357-22807814
3. MECHANISM FOR NATIONAL COORDINATION OF GOOS
Oceanography Section,
Department of Fisheries and Marine Research
Short name: OS-DFMR
4. MEMBERSHIP OF AND CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL GOOS BODIES
a funded member of MedGOOS
contribution to EuroGOOS through participation in related EU and international projects
5. NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOS IMPLEMENTATION
5.1 CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELEMENTS OF THE GOOS INITIAL OBSERVING SYSTEM
The Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) network of tide gauges.
Actual, MedGLOSS station, OS-DFMR
Ocean observations from the operational satellites of NOAA and other entities.
Actual, SST NOAA receiving station, OS-DFMR
Selected National Operational Centres.
Actual , MFS-Cyprus Ocean Forecasting System, OS-DFMR and Oceanography group MAS-UCY.
www.ucy.ac.cy/~mfspp
5.2 CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOS PILOT PROJECTS
EuroGOOS regional projects including:
(i) Mediterranean;
MFSPP, Actual, OS-DFMR and Oceanography group MAS-UCY
MFSTEP, Actual, OS-DFMR and Oceanography group MAS-UCY
MedGOOS regional projects including:
MAMA, Actual, OS-DFMR and Oceanography group MAS-UCY
www.ucy.ac.cy/~cymama
MedGLOSS regional projects including:
ESEAS-RI, Actual, OS-DFMR
5.3 CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOS-RELATED RESEARCH
Cyprus oceanographic research programmes supporting MedGOOS and EuroGOOS research activities
5.4 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO GOOS
CYNODC –Cyprus National Oceanographic Data Centre, Actual, OS-DFMR
Cyprus Ocean Modeling activities/centres , Actual, OS-DFMR and Oceanography group MAS-UCY
6. CAPACITY BUILDING IN SUPPORT OF GOOS OR GOOS-RELATED RESEARCH
7. IMPEDIMENTS TO PROGRESS
(eg fiscal restraints, government awareness etc)
8. INDICATIONS OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO GOOS
8.1 IINVESTMENT IN NATIONAL ACTIVITIES
8.2 INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL COORDINATION
8.3 INVESTMENT (REAL OR POTENTIAL) IN INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION