ECSA 44. Science and Management of Estuaries and Coasts: A tale of two hemispheres. 29 September - 3 October 2008, Bahía Blanca, Argentina. updated June 16, 2008 GNSS-R '08 Course and Workshop: Course on GNSS reflectometry: principles, mission, error and applications and presentations and discussions. 24-25 September 2008, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. updated June 02, 2008 OCEANSAT-2: Announcement of opportunity updated June 02, 2008 SCOR/IAPSO Working Group 129 on Deep Ocean Exchanges with the Shelf: will be holding a workshop in Cape Town, South Africa, 6-8 OCtober 2008. Deadline for abstract submission is 15 June and early registration 1 August. updated June 02, 2008 Fifth EGU Alexander von Humboldt International Conference: Iphakade: climate changes and African earth systems - past, present and future, 12-16 January 2009 updated April 30, 2008 United National Regional UN-SPIDER workshop: Building upon regional space-based solutions for disaster management for the Caribbean, application deadline 23 May 2008 updated April 28, 2008 Second Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World: Monaco, 6-9 October 2008. Registration and abstract submission now open. posted March 25, 2008 Giant ocean eddy shadows Sydney posted March 20, 2008 New director for SAMS posted February 29, 2008 Lake Mead could be dry by 2021 posted February 25, 2008 First international conference on remote sensing techniques in "Disaster management and emergency response in the Mediterranean region" Zadar, Croatia, 24 September 2008 posted February 25, 2008 Use of GIS and Remote Sensing in Disaster Risk Management 2nd regional training course, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-16 May 2008 posted February 25, 2008 Antarctic route highlights new ocean climate links posted February 19, 2008 The Second GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium posted February 5, 2008 International Year of the Reef launched at International Coral Reef Initiative Meeting posted January 25, 2008 Australian and US scientists will use an unmanned submersible to locate live and fossilised deep- ocean corals south of Tasmania to track changes in climate. posted January 11, 2008 Call for Nominations: 2008 A.G. Huntsman Award posted January 8, 2008 Testing the waters in Bermuda for global warming posted December 13, 2007 Nature: Special issue on Earth Observations posted December 13, 2007 AGU lecture 'Abrupt Climate Change and Our Future' by Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University posted December 13, 2007 AWI, Germany, Polarstern research vessel sets out to reseach climate change and life in the Southern Ocean. posted December 11, 2007 AWI, Germany, celebrates 25 years of research in polar seas aboard the research vessel Polarstern. posted December 11, 2007 POGO News: GEO Ministerial Summit posted November 26, 2007 AWI, Germany, successfully tests data transfer for tsunami early warning system. posted November 19, 2007 Argo reaches its goal of 3000 active floats. Press release. posted November 1, 2007 New Head of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany: Karin Lochte takes over from Jörn Thiede. posted October 30, 2007 United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER): News update September 2007 posted October 9, 2007 AWI, Germany, is investigating the effect of thinning sea ice on the climate and ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean posted September 18, 2007 An Integrated Marine Observing System has been developed for Australia posted August 23, 2007 POGO Report of activities for the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research posted August 23, 2007 Dr John Church of CSIRO has been awarded the 2007 University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Scientific Research. posted August 23, 2007 Scientists at CSIRO have identified the ‘supergyre’ which links the three Southern Hemisphere ocean basins in research that will help explain how the ocean governs global climate. View animated representations of ocean currents. posted August 15, 2007 POGO input (1 MB file) to the pre-planning of the Southern Ocean Observing System. posted August 7, 2007 Miniature oceanographic sensors attached to southern elephant seals have provided scientists with an unprecedented peek into the secret lives of seals. Images. posted August 7, 2007 Launch of BLUElink – a new ocean forecast system that gives broad-scale information on ocean currents, temperature and salinity around Australia. posted August 2, 2007 POGO's Executive Director Chris Reid presented the Leslie Cooper Memorial Lecture (large file: 3 MB) in Plymouth, UK, 4th July. Abstract also available. posted July 31, 2007 To the Arctic with an ice floe, an eight-month voyage: the North Pole drifting station NP-35 from the Alfred Wegener Institute (Germany) . posted July 31, 2007 RV Polarstern leaves Bremerhaven for its 22nd Arctic expedition to begin its first work in the International Polar Year. posted May 31, 2007 Antarctic Polarstern expedition reveals polar ecology secrets. posted March 2, 2007 Previously unknown algae group revealed. posted February 20, 2007 A workshop on “Global Change: Oceans-Atmosphere-Land interactions driven by monsoon” sponsored by National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa took place 4-6 December 2006. Workshop report (pdf). posted January 30, 2007 Australian Government funding announcement of $94 million to establish a national marine observing network. posted December 4, 2006 NIWA research vessel Kaharoa welcomed by CSIRO scientists, having deployed more than 50 profilers between Mauritius and Hobart in recent weeks. posted November 9, 2006 NIOZ announces new general director: Prof. Dr. Carlo Heip. posted September 22, 2006 SeaOnScreen, an educational website maintained by Dutch marine institutes NIOZ, Wageningen IMARES and Ecomare. posted September 19, 2006 Tagged elephant seals contribute invaluable ocean data posted September 8, 2006 Scripps Institution of Oceanography announces new director: the incoming POGO chair, Dr. Tony Haymet. Scripps POGO page. posted September 5, 2006 Archaea -not bacteria- play a key role in the marine nitrogen cycle posted August 23, 2006 More than 1000 species of bacteria in every sip of seawater posted August 23, 2006 Preliminary tsunami report. posted July 18, 2006 Tsunami strikes Java. posted July 17, 2006 A workshop associated with the 2006 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research meetings in Australia brought together oceanographers, biologists and engineers to investigate the development of a coordinated program for a Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). Agenda Report posted July 17, 2006 Tangible evidence of the impact of POGO posted June 13, 2006 A brochure in celebration of JAMSTEC's historic Blue EArth Global Expedition (BEAGLE) posted June 13, 2006 An Australian study of the Southern Ocean's role in global climate began in March 2006 when scientists headed to the sub-Antarctic to monitor carbon dioxide in the ocean and assess its influence on marine life. posted April 6, 2006 BBSR christens R/V Bank of Bermuda Atlantic Explorer posted March 23, 2006 10-week Southern Ocean survey returns significant results  posted March 20, 2006 Sad news: the sudden passing of Sergey Lappo. posted January 12, 2006 10-week Southern Ocean voyage takes a new look at Southern Ocean physics and marine life posted January 3, 2006 Scientists monitoring the flow of the Atlantic Ocean across latitude 25 degrees north find significant weakening. Nature link. posted December 6, 2005 COPAS introduces its new website. posted November 18, 2005 The world's most advanced scientific drilling vessel, Japan's Chikyu (Planet Earth) is touring from port to port in Japan, on a mission to have 100,000 citizens visit during the "open ship" and become familiar with deep-sea drilling. posted November 10, 2005 Volcanic eruptions delay sea level rise and ocean warming - research results published in Nature. posted November 4, 2005 CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research hosts a CLIVAR Southern Ocean workshop November 9 and 10. Details. posted November 1, 2005 Australian scientists modelling climate change scenarios based on Southern Ocean observations. posted November 1, 2005 EuroCoML (the European Census of Marine Life) has established a project office at SAMS, the Scottish Association for Marine Science. posted October 27, 2005 Historical marine animal populations tracked via restaurant menus. posted October 26, 2005 The Argo global array reaches the two thirds point in deployment of 3,000 temperature and salinity profiling floats. posted October 17, 2005 INSTANT, the International Nusantara STratification ANd Transport program, measures and monitors the Indonesian throughflow, one of the primary links or ‘chokepoints’ in the global exchange of water and heat between major ocean basins. This integral element of global ocean circulation influences climate and rainfall across Indonesia and Australia. posted October 4, 2005 The new Center for Earth Observations and Applications (CEOA), led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, USA, will provide an integrating vision across the spectrum of natural, physical, and social sciences, engineering, and information technology related to Earth observations and applications. posted September 19, 2005 The Global Drifter Program (GDP) has achieved its goal of placing 1,250 drifters in the world's oceans. These drifters are designed to travel the oceans taking measurements of sea surface temperatures, ocean currents, air pressure and other parameters. posted September 19, 2005 The intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has selected José Achache to the post of GEO Secretariat Director. James Cook University wins prestigious ARC Centre of Excellence NIWA ship begins 2 month voyage to deploy ARGO Floats "to Hawaii and back." Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) moored buoy array expansion: Indian Ocean International Indian Ocean observing network meets in Hobart, Australia GEOSS ten-year plan ratified by 60 countries: articles regarding the launch of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems plan can be found (search for "GEOSS") in Nature Vol 433, Issue 789, 24 February 2005, and Science Vol 307, Issue 5713, 1182 , 25 February 2005. German marine science award to Australian oceanographer Marine Protected Areas: assessing tsunami damage. Underwater survey of the Sumatra earthquake source area: JAMSTEC conducts a survey off the west coast of Sumatra on RV Natsushima from February to March 2005. Progress reports available here. Aurora Australis returns from 10-week Southern Ocean expedition with surprising results. Here's a brief (4.5MB) Quicktime video. Dr. Charlie Kennel and Admiral Lautenbacher figured prominently in the programme of the US National Council for Science and the Environment Conference, focusing on the need for a Global Earth Observation System of Systems and the need for a Global Early Warning System for Tsunamis. News from the USA related to the Indian Ocean tsunami and GEO Australia's large ocean-cooling eddy confirmed by Argo probes Oceanography special Ocean Observations issue now online. Aurora Australis begins 10-week scientific expedition, deploying Argo floats south of Australia. Southampton Oceanography Centre selects new director. Le Télégramme December 2, 2004, on the occasion of POGO's 6th annual meeting. Argo Press Release, celebrating the deployment of the 1,500th Argo float. Here are some animated views of Argo floats. POGO-6 Press Release, indicating the essential achievements of this crucial meeting, and followup plans. Français English   ~click here for previous news items~ Media Contact: Dr. Jan P. 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