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Draft declaration of the Cape Town Ministerial Summit (30 November 2007) 

The Draft Cape Town Declaration as adopted on the 30th of November 2007 during the Cape Town GEO Ministerial Summit.

BBC series on global warming is looking for field research expeditions (11 January 2008) 

The BBC are making a major new 3 part TV series on the history of global warming and we are looking for scientific field research expeditions related to climate change that are taking place any time from February to May this year that we could follow and film. If you are doing any field research yourself during this time period, or know of any one who is, who might be interested, please contact Davina Bristow (davina.bristow@bbc.co.uk)

Indian satellite (Oceansat-2) has Announcement of Opportunity for data utilisation (15 January 2008) 

The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch later in 2008 an ocean observing satellite known as Oceansat-2 with an onboard scatterometer and ocean color monitor. An Announcement of Opportunity is available at the organisation's official website (http://www.isro.gov.in) and invites proposals for utilising the data. Further details are avilable in the website.

Call for nominations: 2008 A.G. Huntsman Award (24 January 2008) 

Call for nominations: 2008 A.G. Huntsman Award. The award for 2008 will be in the fields of Physical and Chemical Oceanography, which should be interpreted broadly to encompass patterns and processes at all scales ranging from micro- to global scales and from the nearshore to the deep ocean. Further information on the website: http://www.bio.gc.ca/huntsman/nomcall-e.html

New Director of the WCRP Joint Planning Staff appointed (21 February 2008) 

Welcome to the new Director of the WCRP Joint Planning Staff, Dr Ghassem R. Asrar [More...]

Third WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis (28 April 2008) 

Extended abstracts and poster presentations at the 3rd WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis that took place in Tokyo, Japan, 28 January-1 February 2008, are now available at: http://wcrp.ipsl.jussieu.fr/Workshops/Reanalysis2008/abstract.html

First ESF-MedCLIVAR Summer School (29 April 2008) 

The First ESF MedCLIVAR Summer School for post-graduate students on "Climate Variability over the Mediterranean area: Atmospheric and Oceanic Components" will happen at the Hydrobiological Station and Aquarium of Rhodes, Greece, on 17-27 September 2008. For more info, see: http://www.medclivar.eu/summerschool1.html

Study shows that oxygen depletion zones in Tropical Oceans are expanding (06 May 2008) 

Scientists confirm computer model predictions that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding, possibly because of climate change. Data used was gathered from recent cruises undertaken as part of International Repeat Hydrography and Carbon Programme.[More...]

Climate Mapper tool for SERVIR-the Regional Visualization and Monitoring System (12 May 2008) 

USAID, NASA, the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology (IAGT), the University of Colorado, and CATHALAC are pleased to announce the beta release of the Climate Mapper tool for SERVIR-the Regional Visualization and Monitoring System. [More...]