The Mediterranean
Global Ocean Observing System is an informal association
founded under the auspices of the UNESCO/Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission (IOC) to provide a concerted approach
to the planning and implementation of the Global Ocean Observing
System (GOOS) in the Mediterranean.
The MedGOOS aims to facilitate the development of an operational
ocean observing and forecasting system at a regional to
coastal scale to the benefit of a wide group of users in
the region. The MedGOOS focuses on the regional priorities
for operational ocean forecasting and marine meteorology,
addresses the related economic and social implications,
and guides and assists the riparian states to the harmonious
implementation of the Mediterranean ocean observing and
forecasting system built on existing elements and based
on principles of co-development, co-ownership and sharing
of benefits. The MedGOOS will ensure the upgrading of national
systems to the same level of expertise and infra-structure
and will stimulate the necessary pre-operational R&D to
ensure that GOOS is fully effective when it is eventually
established in the region. View also the following documents
–
MedGOOS Update (October 2001); MedGOOS
Update (February 2003); MedGOOS
Strategy
The MedGOOS Chairperson, Kostas Nittis , from Greece, was appointed by IOC at the annual Medgoos Meeting in January 2007. Aldo
Drago, from Malta, was nominated by the MedGOOS Executive
Board in September 1998 to serve as the MedGOOS Executive
Secretary. The MedGOOS Secretariat is located in Malta at
the IOI-Malta Operational Centre, University
of Malta.
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