What's New on the GOSIC Portal

• For the Global Climate Observing Systems Surface Network GHCN-Daily Version 2 Dataset, the C-flag has now been combined with the G-flag. More at http://gosic.org/gcos/GSN/gsndatamatrix.htm
• Added links & information:
  • NOAA/NODC World Ocean Database 2009
  • New Climate Research page
  • The GOOS National Activities Summaries (New report for Greece was added 11/6/2009)
  • The Pacific Disaster Net (http://www.pacificdisaster.net/) is the - Virtual Centre of Excellence - for Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific Region. The Web Portal and Database System is designed to be the largest and most comprehensive information resource for Disaster Risk Management for the Pacific Island Countries.
  • Two new programs have been added to the GOOS program page: Establecimiento de un Sistema Español de Oceanografía Operacional (ESEOO) (http://www.eseoo.org/) and PREViMer, the Operational Coastal Oceanographic Centre managed by IFREMER (http://www.previmer.org). More at http://gosic.org/ios/GOOS-Main-Page.htm
  • Latest news in Vai Pasifika, the joint newsletter of the Pacific Islands Observing Systems: SPSLCMP detects sea level changes during Samoa tsunami - September 29, 2009. To subscribe send an email to vai.pasifika@sopac.org
• Other News:
  • Contractor has been hired to fix the GOSIC Portal menu display problems caused by latest version of MS Internet Explorer (version 8.0). He will also be working on fixing some minor display problems with the Mac Safari internet browser.
  • The GOOS National Activities Summaries have been updated for September 2009.
  • Updated for September/October 2009 are: Overview of the Growth of the GOOS Observation Programs, Surface Drifter Summary, ARGO Sub-Surface Float Summary, Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) Programs , Mooring Summary.
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP): GUAN Stations - Upper Air Height Inventory (updated for October 2009)

Updated November 23, 2009