GOOS is a permanent global system for observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean variables to support operational ocean services worldwide. GOOS will provide accurate descriptions of the present state of the oceans, including living resources; continuous forecasts of the future conditions of the sea for as far ahead as possible; and the basis for forecasts of climate change.	NEWS ITEMS CALENDAR SEARCH
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System Design Panels & Advice

Advisory Panels

OOPC : The Ocean Observations Panel for Climate

Design Advice

Global Physical Ocean Observations for GOOS/GCOS: an Action Plan for Existing Bodies and Mechanisms [revised version as on 25 August 1999].

Revised requirements (revised Annex II to the Action Plan, in OCEANOBS 99 Proceedings, by George NEEDLER, Neville SMITH and Andreas VILLWOCK)

OceanObs99

GODAE  

The GODAE Strategic Plan

Argo

Second Report on the Adequacy of the Global Observing Systems for Climate:

• Full Report
• Executive Summary and Report to SBSTA-18

 

COOP: The Coastal Ocean Observations Panel

The primary term of Reference for COOP is to integrate and refine the design plans drafted by the Health of The Oceans (HOTO), the Living Marine Resources (LMR), and the Coastal GOOS (CGOOS) panels to develop a unified plan that is consistent with the GOOS Design Principles and addresses the following themes:

• coastal marine services (e.g., safe and efficient marine operations, coastal hazards),
• the health of marine and estuarine ecosystems and its relation to human health, and
• living marine resources.

Design Advice

The Strategic Design Plan for COOP

For a higher level of detail on designs for observing systems for living marine resources or health of the ocean (e.g. pollution) issues, the reader should go to the original design plans on those topics: HOTO, LMR. For a comprehensive view of requirements the various design plans should be read in conjunction as they contain many complementary elements.

 

Internet Resources on Ocean Remote Sensing Sensors, Data, Education, and Ocean Models

Satellite Systems and Requirements:  The official CEOS/WMO online database

CEOS  :  The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

ESA   :   The European Space Agency (go to "User Services" and choose "Library" to download documentation and software on remote sensing)

ENVISAT   :   Extensive information about the ESA ENVIronment SATellite mission

IGOS  :  The Integrated Global Observing Strategy

IOCCG  :  The International Ocean-Colour Coordinating Group

IOC Assembly Resolution XXII-13 "A strategy for the use of remote sensing in oceanography"

IOC Assembly document "A Strategy for Remote Sensing" (English, French, Spanish, Russian)

The Space Millenium: Vienna Declaration on Space & Human Development 
From the States participating in the 3rd UN Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III), held in Vienna, 19-30 July 1999.

Altimetry

Global Model Outputs:

• NRL Layered Ocean Model (NLOM): real-time and archived, dynamically derivsed sst, ssh, and surface current nowcasts and 30-day forecasts at 7km mid-latitude resolution. This is a 1/16 degree model.
• NRL Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM): real-time and archived derived sst, ssh, and surface current nowcasts and 30-day forecasts at 15km mid-latitude resolution. This is a 1/18 degree model.

Access to a wide variety of ocean models data (e.g. including OCCAM, WOCE and others.

Note:
The model animations require use of PowerFlic software,
which you can download free. If you have difficulty with this download, 
let the GPO know and we will assist: c.summerhayes@unesco.org

Report on The Second Workshop on South China Sea Storm Surges, Waves and Ocean Circulation Forecasting “A Hands-on Ocean Forecast Training Laboratory for the South China Sea Region”, Swiss Garden Resort & SPA, Kuantan, Malaysia, 15 – 19 September 2003.