GOOS

The GOOS El Niño Watch

GOOS temperature data is the basis of this graph of the El Niño3.4 index which is an indicator of central tropical Pacific El Niño conditions and can indicate the onset of the El Niño. The recent upturn into the red indicates anomalously warm conditions often associated with El Niño events, which peak in boreal fall/winter. For more information see OOPC State of the Ocean Climate

is a permanent global system for observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean variables to support operational ocean services worldwide. GOOS provides 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.

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2010 Meeting of Americas: call for abstracts

The Meeting of the Americas will be held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 8-13 August 2010. The Programme Committee will develop a union-wide science programme that will cover topics in all areas of geophysical sciences.
A session will be devoted to Regional Ocean Observing Systems in the Americas. You are kindly invited to submit abstracts by 31 March 2010 at: http://agu-ja10.abstractcentral.com/
GOOS intends to provide funds to 10 researchers from South America and the Carribean with decision on the basis of quality of abstracts submitted and accepted to the session. Anyone interested in having their abstract considered for GOOS funding should: (1) submit their abstract to AGU; and (2) send an e-mail to Keith Alverson, Director of the GOOS Project Office, with the title of the abstract and the name and institute of the presenting author.

July 2010 Perth IOGOOS-7 ... meetings

Preliminary notice

Meetings of the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System and associated project groups will be held in Perth, Western Australia, 12-16 July 2010.

These meetings are by invitation only. Administration for delegate participation for all meetings is being coordinated through the Secretariats of the respective groups. Prospective delegates from IOGOOS, IOP, SIBER and IRF should refer queries in respect to attendance, administration and logistics to their own respective Secretariats.