The Group on Earth Observations Oceans and Society: Blue Planet Initiative (GEO Blue Planet) is seeking nomination to serve on the Initiative's Steering Committee and Advisory Group.
Latest News
The First Report of the TPOS 2020 project was published on 30 December 2016. This report contains initial recommendations for the Backbone and a synopsis of initial results and plans for the various initiatives of TPOS 2020.
Science Highlights
While sea surface temperature warming was observed in most of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and the Western Pacific Ocean, the Central Tropical and the Eastern Pacific Ocean exhibited a cooling trend.
Given the energy accumulation in the climate system under increased greenhouse forcing, why hasn't the Southern Ocean warmed?
A new ocean ‘reanalysis’ shows, although there are uncertainties over what might happen in the short term, the longer-term view is that a weakening of the circulation in the 21st century is still very likely as a result of increasing greenhouse gases.
Publications and Documents
"Charting the course for climate and ocean research"
CLIVAR Open Science Conference on 16-23, September, 2016 in Qingdao, China
The conference was closed with a great success!
The meeting website: http://www.clivar2016.org/
Latest OSC News
Summary of the CLIVAR Early Career Scientists Symposium that was hosted by the First Institute of Oceanography in Qingdao, China, on September 18 and 24-25, 2016. 135 early career scientists (ECS) from 34 countries participated.
Early career scientists and students attending the CLIVAR 2016 Open Science Conference and presenting posters were eligible to be considered for outstanding poster awards. A team of over 50 senior and early career scientists reviewed the 234 qualifying posters and recommended the following award winners.
Nestled between the mountains of Laoshan and the warm waters of the Yellow Sea, Qingdao, China, welcomed more than 600 scientists from 50 countries who gathered for the second CLIVAR Open Science Conference, the first one having taken place over a decade ago.
Closing out a week of great talks, discussions, and new or strengthened collaborations, the final day of the conference focused on climate information for sustainable development and the future of climate and ocean science.
The fourth day of the conference featured talks under the theme of an ocean in a warmer world. The day was dedicated to understanding the future of Earth’s climate system—its potential changes and impacts—under the topics of climate modes, sea level, and boundary current systems.
Upcoming Events
| Event | City | Country | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| The AMS Annual Meeting | Seattle, Washington | USA |
2017-01-22 to 2017-01-26 |
| IOGOOS/IOP/SIBER/IRF Annual Meetings and 1st IIOE-2 Steering Committee Meeting and Bio-Argo Workshop | Perth | Australia |
2017-01-30 to 2017-02-04 |
| Second Brazilian Symposium on Water Waves | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
2017-03-13 to 2017-03-15 |
| Call for Abstracts 3rd APECS International Online Conference 2017 | 2017-03-20 | ||
| Call for Abstracts and Registration Polar Prediction Workshop 2017 and 2nd Sea Ice Model Intercomparison Project Meeting | Bremerhaven | Germany |
2017-03-27 to 2017-03-30 |
| West Antarctic Peninsula Working Group Workshop | British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge | UK |
2017-05-15 to 2017-05-16 |
