SynObs & Ocean Observing Co-Design, Joint International Workshop

This workshop aims to bring together everyone working across the full value chain of ocean observing system co-design, including observations and data management to modelling, data assimilation, and impact evaluation, to exchange experiences, assess progress, and plan future activities. In particular, this workshop aims to integrate the achievements made so far by SynObs and Ocean Observing Co-design, and to plan their future activities. By linking observing system co-design with modelling-based evaluation, synthesis techniques (including emerging AI/ML approaches), and societal impact assessment, the workshop seeks to strengthen the feedback loop between observations and models. This integrated perspective is essential for guiding the design, optimisation, and sustainability of future ocean observing networks and for ensuring that observations deliver maximum benefit to science, services, and society.

Main Purposes of the workshop

1. Development of data assimilation and other techniques for effective use and impact assessment of ocean and interface observations
2. Evaluation of the impact of ocean observations on ocean, weather and climate predictions and other applications
3. Sharing experiences of co-designing ocean observing systems
4. Planning future activities of SynObs and Ocean Observing Co-design and their collaboration

Abstract submissions: NOW OPEN until 27 March 2026.

Registrations opens on 7 April, 2026

Website: https://oceanpredict.org/events/synobs-ocean-observing-co-design-joint-i...

This workshop is endorsed by CLIVAR.