Global Ocean Monitoring and Observation (GOMO)

GOMO Director Interviewed on COVID Impacts to Ocean Observing Climatewire and Inside Climate News In response to a GOOS report on COVID impacts to ocean observing, Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program’s Director Dr. David Legler was interviewed by E&E’s Climatewire. In the article, published July 20, 2020, Legler commented on the current state of ocean observations, including […]

Drifting KEO Mooring Successfully Recovered July 21, 2020 On July 21, 2020 the surface mooring at the Kuroshio Extension Observatory (KEO), which broke away from its anchor on May 19, was recovered by the Japanese charter ship, Kaiyo. Despite being caught in eddies and an ocean jet, the drifting KEO buoy, its sensor suite and nearly 8 kilometers

FY2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity On July 21st, NOAA’s Climate Program Office announced that its Fiscal Year 2021 grant competitions are open. This year, the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program is co-funding a competition with the Climate Program Office focused on innovative ocean dataset/product analysis and development for support of the NOAA observing and climate modeling communities. Competition #5:

CCE-1 Moored Buoy Rescued Days After Breaking From Anchor On June 6, it was discovered that the GOMO and OAP co-funded California Current Ecosystem (CCE-1) surface mooring broke away from its anchor. This mooring is typically recovered and redeployed annually, but due to COVID-19 setbacks, it had exceeded its one year station. The mooring is normally located in

Dr. Sid Thurston to Help Coordinate WMO Ocean Observations GOMO Program Manager, Dr. Sid Thurston was selected as Vice-Chair for Oceans of the newly established World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Infrastructure Commission (INFCOM) Standing Committee on Earth Observing Systems and Monitoring Networks (SC-ON). This WMO Standing Committee will focus on the normative work and technical systems required to

Drifters Deployed for 8 Schools Across Country The Adopt a Drifter Program recently deployed drifters for eight schools around the country. These drifters were deployed off the R/V Ron Brown on its way to Cape Town, South Africa. The Adopt a Drifter Program allows schools to “adopt” drifting buoys by having the students sign NOAA stickers that are