1. The progress of GOOS Report of the Intergovernmental Committee for GOOS Silvana Vallerga, chairperson 22nd IOC Assembly, Paris June 26th, 2003

2. ...towards implementation Member States: monitoring systems in place, collaboration in regional observing systems agencies: are pooling together resources for research and pre- operational pilot projects JCOMM is addressing the global infrastructure for implementing GOOS

3. needs... planning of the most effective structure recruitment of the best qualified experts for the new phase substantial commitment of resources by Member States

4. present... a number of committees, panels and meetings have proliferated increased resources spent in preparing, attending and reporting on meetings innovative ideas diluted in lengthy reports

5. streamline... required by Member States benefit in performance and in visibility five panels merged in two regional forum to co-ordinate regional activities a single GOOS Committee?

6. from modules to products... two main streams: nowcasting and forecasting different customer, observations & models GOOS to best design observing systems for both Nowcasting and Forecasting of the ocean

7. nowcasting… time periods up to about 1 week limits set by predictability of atmospheric weather forecasting products: ship routeing, safety at sea, oil and gas, leisure observing systems: coastal radar, wave buoys, tide gauges partners: WMO, JCOMM and IGOS.

8. forecasting… concerned with longer time scales products: climate prediction, design of coastal operations, ecosystem instruments: dynamical models partners: GCOS, climate prediction centres

9. why MS should join GOOS… local benefits traded for observations for global products GOOS-UNCLOS working group is analysing different scenarios to provide deals for coastal states allowing observations the report will be submitted at the First GOOS Regional Forum

10. The goals of I-GOOS 1. transfer from into 1. transfer prototypes from research into operations 2. learn 2. learn from the regions 3. build 3. build capacity & cooperation 4. address operations 4. address operations in EEZs

11. DG Research November 2001 GOOS REGIONS NEAR- GOOS SEA GOOS GRASPGRASP PI-GOOS IOCARIBE GOOS IO GOOS GOOS- AFRICA Euro GOOS Black Sea GOOS MedGOOS Euro GOOS AF US GOOS WA GOOS