The GOOS Steering Committee governs and coordinates the components of GOOS, steering its work to achieve objectives of the Global Ocean Observing System 2030 Strategy. The GOOS mission is to lead the ocean observing community and create the partnerships to grow an integrated, responsive, and sustained observing system.
Terms of reference are given by IOC Resolution XXVI-8 (2011).
Terms of reference are given by IOC Resolution XXVI-8 (2011).
| Member | Role | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Legler
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
Co-Chair GOOS Steering Committee | United States of America | |
| Balakrishnan Nair
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services |
Co-Chair GOOS Steering Committee, Regional Expert Group IV | India | |
| Carl Gouldman
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring |
ex officio GRA Chair | United States of America | |
| Dwikorita Karnawati | Steering Committee member | Indonesia | |
| Vladislav Shaimardanov
All-Russian Research Institute Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Center, Obninsk |
Regional Expert Group II | Russian Federation | |
| Matias Sifon
Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada |
Regional Expert Group III | Chile | |
| Lebogang Makgati
South African Weather Service |
Steering Committee member | South Africa | |
| Patrick Gorringe
Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut |
Regional Expert Group I | Sweden | |
| Pierre Bahurel
Mercator Océan |
ex officio ETOOFS chair | France | |
| Jerome Aucan
Pacific Community |
Steering Committee member | New Caledonia | |
| Katarina Lotta Fyrberg
Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut |
ex officio IODE co-chair | Sweden | |
| Weidong Yu
Sun Yat-Sen University |
ex officio Panel co-chair OOPC | China | |
| Patrick Heimbach
Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences Jackson School of Geosciences- University of Texas-Austin |
Steering Committee member | United States of America | |
| Sabrina Speich
Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris), Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Institut Simon Laplace |
ex officio Panel co-chair OOPC | France | |
| Adrienne Sutton
NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
ex officio Panel Co-Chair BGC | United States of America | |
| Karen Evans
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
ex officio Panel co-chair BioEco | France | |
| Paula Sierra-Correa
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis |
ex officio IODE co-chair | Colombia | |
| Gabrielle Canonico
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring |
ex officio Panel Co-Chair BioEco | United States of America | |
| Alvaro Scardilli
Servicio de Hidrografía Naval |
ex officio vice-chair GRA | Argentina | |
| Véronique Garcon
Laboratoire D'etudes En Géophysique Et Oceanographie Spatiales, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées |
ex officio Panel co-chair GOOS BGC | France | |
| Caroline Cusack
Marine Institute Headquarters, Galway |
Steering Committee member | Ireland | |
| Suzan El-Gharabawy
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo |
Regional Expert Group V | Egypt | |
| YI WANG
National Ocean Technology Center |
Steering Committee member | China | |
| Pooja Mahapatra
Fugro NV |
Steering Committee member | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | |
| Joe O'Callaghan
Oceanly Science Limited |
Steering Committee member | New Zealand |