PI-GOOS



A full-time coordinator for the Pacific Islands Global Ocean Observing System (PI-GOOS) was appointed in 2004 as a joint initiative between the Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) and the Perth Regional Programme Office of IOC/UNESCO. In 2010, the hosting arrangement for PIGOOS was transferred from SOPAC to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Apia, Samoa. The PI-GOOS Coordinator is hosted by SPREP under co-sponsorship from NOAA USA, IOC Perth and Australian Bureau of Meteorology.




PI-GOOS serves the region through SPREP’s constituency. The work of PI-GOOS is overseen by an Advisory Committee comprising donors and partners from across the Pacific region. The Advisory Committee meets approximately yearly and will report at SPREP annual meetings, providing member countries with an opportunity to comment and advise on the PI-GOOS programme. PI-GOOS documents and information can be downloaded through PI-GOOS Web and information is also available from IOC Perth (IOC Perth Web).




PI-GOOS Web
Document List ->
Committee Members Reference from PI-GOOS Web Site: Member List
Member Role Country
Dean Roemmich
University of San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Advisory Committee United States of America
Peter Dexter
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne
Advisory Committee Australia
Stephen R. PIOTROWICZ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Advisory Committee United States of America
Howard Diamond
National Centers for Environmental Information
United States of America
Robert McIntosh
University of Newcastle
PI-GOOS Contact/coordinator Australia
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