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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Jason 3 programme approved

On 1 February 2010, EUMETSAT Member States approved the European part of the EUMETSAT Optional Jason 3 Altmetry Programme enabling this entry into force. This programme, developed in close partnership with CNES, NOAA and NASA, will ensure continuation of the series of measurements made by the Jason-2 satellite and its predecessors in support of meteorology, operational oceanography and, in particular, the monitoring of the sea-level trend, a key indicator of climate change.

3,198 Argo floats deployed

The final report for 2009 has just been published by the Argo Information Centre. Even with 3,198 floats sending a pulse, the Argo core mission is still not completed.

Please provide the Argo Technical Coordinator with your updates regarding your deployment plans by the end of February 2010.