Date: June 22, 2021 to June 24, 2021

Place:  Online, -

Description of the event: 

Mercator Ocean international, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecasting Systems (ETOOFS) under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organisation(WMO), are hosting a high-level event on ‘Understanding the benefits and Implementing Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems’ in June 2021.  Amidst the publication of an ETOOFS guide on ‘Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems’ (see summary here) and the launch of the UN Decade of Ocean Science, this online workshop aims at sharing key information and tools to understand and implement Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems (OOFS) across different countries. With both an ‘Awareness Workshop’ (14-16 June) and a ‘Practical Workshop’ (22-24 June) held twice a day to cover different time-zones, the event will be open to a large international public.

The ‘Practical workshop’ aims to give the attendees the vision of the entire value chain of a centre operating an Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems (OOFS), from the system to the interface with users. It will be composed of demonstrations on graphical user and command line interfaces to visualize data, as well as of practical sessions on Assimilation & Validation and Downscaling. Attending the ‘Awareness Workshop’ the week before is mandatory to follow the ‘Practical Workshop’, as it is building on it. Its access is restricted to a limited number of attendees, on application.

You can find out more and register here. To apply please fill in the online application form no later than 16 May 2021 (CEST).

Type: Open

• Website: https://oceanexpert.org/event/3019