Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing

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Our Changing Arctic: Read the 2021 Arctic Report Card

$3 Million Awarded for Biogeochemical Argo Research

Exploring the Tropical Pacific Observing System

Innovative Drifters Measure Waves in the Open Ocean

OUR MISSION

To provide and support high quality global ocean observations and research to improve our scientific understanding and inform society about the ocean’s role in environmental change.