Support to Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO for Global Ocean Observing System Activities

9906108 ColeFunds正在移交给NOAA首席科学家办公室，以分担与开发全球海洋观测系统(GOOS)有关的某些活动的费用。海洋学家早就认识到持续运行的观测系统的价值，该系统将提供基本测量，以满足许多用户群体的观测需求。在过去的几年里，几个国际组织共同努力，启动了这样一个观测系统的计划。几个政府组织已达成协议，共同赞助全球海洋观测系统方案。全面实施的全球海洋观测系统将满足对气候监测、评估和预报、海洋生物资源监测和评估、海洋健康、监测海岸带环境及其变化以及气象和海洋业务服务的海洋观测需求。

9906108ColeFunds are being transferred to the Office of the Chief Scientist at NOAA to cost-share certain activities associated with the development of a Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). Oceanographers have long recognized the value of an ongoing operational observing system that would provide fundamental measurements to meet the observational needs of many user communities. Over the past several years, several international organizations have worked together to initiate plans for such an observational system. Agreements have been reached by several governmental organizations to jointly sponsor a GOOS program. A fully implemented GOOS will satisfy ocean observing requirements for climate monitoring, assessment and prediction, for monitoring and assessment of marine living resources, and of the health of the ocean, for monitoring the coastal zone environment and its changes, and for meteorological and oceanographic operational services.