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International cooperation and coordination of programmes in marine observations and research, protection of the marine environment, and capacity-building
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In Memoriam Professsor Warren S. WoosterDear Colleagues and Friends, A few hours ago, I received a sad message from Professsor Gotthilf Hempel informing me that "Warren Wooster passed on yesterday October 29 in Seattle. As you know he was one of the fathers of SCOR, PICES and he was the first Secretary of IOC almost 50 years ago. We lost one of the outstanding promoters of international oceanography and of mutual assistance, particularly with Latin America. Being a chemical oceanographer, he was one of the few great scientists who brought together physical, chemical and biological oceanography in support of fisheries science. To me he was a good friend and advisor." Patricio A. Bernal, Executive Secretary of IOC |
NewsPakistan setting up earthquake and tsunami warning system
Installed at Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) centres in Karachi and Islamabad, the system can issue information on seismic activity within five minutes of its occurrence. Besides providing early warnings of land-based earthquakes to civil defence authorities, the system enables the national tsunami warning centre at PMD to send out speedy tsunami alerts for the Pakistani coastline. Read more > Traineeships in observational oceanography
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) is pleased to announce a second year of support from the Nippon Foundation for the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography.
Travel and living expenses of the trainees will be covered by the NF-POGO Programme. Sustained Arctic Observations: A Legacy of the Polar Year
 Read on-line the article by Keith Alverson, Director, GOOS Project Office, and Head, Ocean Observations and Services, IOC/UNESCO, published in EOS, Vol. 89, No. 39, pages 364-365, on 23 September 2008. |
Upcoming EventsFirst meeting of the Expert Team for Operational Ocean Forecast Systems11 - 15 November 2008Nice, France GODAE Final Symposium12 - 15 November 2008Nice, France ICG/IOTWS Working Group 1 intersessional meeting14 - 15 November 2008Bali, Indonesia ICG/IOTWS Working Group 2 intersessional meeting14 - 15 November 2008Bali, Indonesia ICG/IOTWS Working Group 6 intersessional meeting14 - 15 November 2008Bali, Indonesia |
Pakistan is setting up an earthquake detection and tsunami early warning system supported by UNESCO and its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).
