pdf IP032: Report on the 2015-2016 Activities of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)

ATCM XXXIX and CEP XIX 2016, Santiago, Chile

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IP032: Report on the 2015-2016 Activities of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)

Submitted: 19/04/2016

Summary:

The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) is a joint initiative of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), and endorsed by the Partnership for Observations of the Global Ocean (POGO), and the Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) and Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) projects of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). This paper reports on activities of SOOS in the 2015-2016 period, including implementation, milestones and planned future activities.