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.	CALENDAR NEWS ITEMS SEARCH
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Latest reports

1 December 2005 - Recruiting DBCP and SOOP Technical Co-ordinator

The Executive Secretary IOC and the Secretary General of WMO are seeking candidates for the position of Technical Co-ordinator for the Data Buoy Co-operation Panel (DBCP) and the Ship-of-Opportunity Programme (SOOP) Implementation Panel (SOOPIP), which form part of the JCOMM in situ Observing Platform Support Centre (JCOMMOPS), located within CLS/Service Argos in Toulouse, France. Deadline for submission of applications: 15 January 2006.

15 October 2005 - An Implementation Strategy for the Coastal Module of the Global Ocean Observing System

"An Implementation Strategy for the Coastal Module of the Global Ocean Observing System", GOOS Report No 148, is now available on-line. This report is now being printed, and in due course hard copies will become available.

The report offers advice on how to implement GOOS in coastal seas and Exclusive Economic Zones.

For complementary advice on implementing GOOS for climate and weather forecasting purposes and global scale ocean services, the reader is referred to GOOS Report   and to the publication "Observing the Oceans in the 21st Century" by Koblinsky, C.J., and Smith, N.R., 2001, available from the GODAE Project office, Bureau of Meteorology, P.O.Box 1289K, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.

For more information, please contact Thorkild Aarup at the GOOS Project Office.

15 October 2005 - ORION D&I Workshop

This workshop will present to the ocean research community the preliminary design of the global, regional and coastal ocean research observatory networks to be implemented under the ORION Program. The preliminary design is being developed based on the ideas submitted in the recent Request for Assistance Proposals, previous workshop reports and advice from ORIONšs scientific, technical and engineering advisory committees. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for collaborative groups to begin developing integrated research projects. This effort will lead to the realization of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, the National Science Foundationšs ambitious plan to develop and deploy observatory infrastructure in the oceans to enable novel research and expand educational opportunities. We strongly encourage participation in implementing these community facilities.  

For more information, please visit the ORION website or email.

18 September 2005 - Milestone achieved in Oceans Observation 
     Canada NewsWire (press release)

... "We have reached a significant milestone today" said Dr. Patricio Bernal, Executive Secretary of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. ...

9 September 2005 - Opportunity for those recently completing PhD on climate research. 

The Dissertation Initiative for the advancement of Climate-Change ReSearch  (DISCCRS) is designed to prepare recent Ph.D. graduates for interdisciplinary careers focusing on climate change and its impacts. DISCCRS is funded by NSF and NASA.

DISCCRS includes web-based resources and annual symposia where a select group of recent doctoral graduates can expand their scientific and professional outlook. Graduates from Ph.D. programmes throughout the world and spanning the full spectrum of natural- and social-science disciplines related to climate change/impacts are eligible to apply. A committee will select thirty-six participants based on the submitted applications.

DISCCRS II Symposium, 26 March - 2 April  2006, Asilomar, CA, USA:
Eligibility: Ph.D. completed Oct. 1, 2002 - Sept. 30, 2005.  Any discipline related to climate change or impacts. 
See http://aslo.org/phd.html for application instructions; application deadline:  2 October 2005; questions should be directed to C. Susan Weiler.

 21 May 2005 - Side event coverage at SB-22 (Bonn, Germany, 19-27 May 2005); Earth Observations: The GEO initiative is underway.

25 April 2005 - The 7th Session of I-GOOS decided to expand its leadership team and up to four vice-chairs. Election of these officers was deferred to an extraordinary I-GOOS session to be held prior to the IOC Assembly at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 20 June 2005 from 14.00 to 18.00.

15 April 2005 - GOOS Products and Services Bulletin - Issue No.6, March 2005 - now on-line: Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model, by Mike Bell, Adrian Hines and Jon Turton, Met Office, UK.

18 March 2005 -  Article by Dr Ralph Rayner, Managing Director, Fugro Global Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences, in International Oceans Systems (Vol.9, No.2, March/April 2005): "Ocean Measurement - A Time of Change".

March 2005 - The Directorship of the Word Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Department at WMO, Geneva, is being advertized. Deadline for applications: 10 May 2005.

January 2005 - Coincident with GEO-5 in Ottawa, 27 November - 1 December 2005, the Argo profiling float array - the central element of in situ ocean observations, has reached an important milestone (50% of the array operating). See press releases  made in Canada (in English and French) and  USA for the 1500th float.