pdf IP098: Report on the 2014-15 Activities of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)

ATCM XXXVIII and CEP XVIII 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria

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IP098: Report on the 2014-15 Activities of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)

Submitted: 04/05/2015

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 2014-2015 period, including implementation and planned future activities. It also lists SOOS sponsorship and endorsement.