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
		GOOS is being implemented by national and international facilities and services, and is sponsored by

Other Global Observing Systems

GCOS  :  The Global Climate Observing System

GTOS  :  The Global Terrestrial Observing Sytem

WWW : The World Weather Watch of WMO

Research Programmes

GIPME  :   The Global Investigation of the Pollution in the Marine Environment

HAB  :  The Harmful Algae Bloom

The International Mussel Watch programme (status of the US programme) (the Malaysian programme)

Linked Research Programmes

WCRP  :  The World Climate Research Programme

WOCE  :  The World Ocean Circulation Experiment

Carl Wunsch's article on WOCE in relation to global observing systems (from WOCE Newsletter, October 2002, pages 4-9)

CLIVAR  :  The Climate Variability and Predictability programme

IGBP  :  The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

LOICZ  :  Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone

GLOBEC  :  Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics

JGOFS  :  Joint Global Ocean Flux Study

Partnerships

CEOS  :  The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

IGOS  :  The Integrated Global Observing Strategy

POGO  :  The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans

ICES  :  The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

The web site of the ICES-IOC Steering Group on GOOS

PICES  :  The North Pacific Marine Science Organization

EARTHWATCH

BPOS  :    Business Partnerships for Observing Systems

UN/FCCC (COP)  :  The United Nations Framework Convention on the Climate Change (Conference of the Parties)

UNCLOS : United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

The Straddling Stocks

UNEP/GPA  :  The United Nations Environment Programme / Global Programme of Action
                   (for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities)

Biodiversity

HELCOM    :    The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

Ramsar  :  The Convention on Wetlands