In order to give marine scientists in Flanders the opportunity to stay informed about the latest developments in the field of oceanography in general and marine data and information management, marine biodiversity and ocean modeling in particular, the IOC Project Office for IODE has started - in cooperation with the Flanders Marine Institute - with the organisation of scientific seminars. On 19 October 2009 three top scientists will present their work with atmosphere-ocean models to deal with coastal hazards.

Each year several top scientists visit the IOC Project Office for IODE in Oostende to cooperate in projects on oceanography, oceanographic data- and information management and marine biodiversity. In order to give marine scientists in Flanders the opportunity to stay informed about the latest developments in the field of oceanography in general and marine data and information management, marine biodiversity and ocean modeling in particular the IOC Project Office for IODE has started with the organisation of scientific seminars. These IODE Seminars are open to the wide marine science community in Flanders and abroad.

The first IODE Seminar 'MetOcean Modelling to deal with coastal hazards – Linking Sea and Sky' will be organised on Monday 19 October in the framework of the Jamboree-III Training Workshop. An international group of oceanographers and meteorologists comes together during the JAMBOREE-III Training Workshop in order to work together on several mathematical atmosphere-ocean models to predict wave height, storm surges and ocean currents.

Program 19 oktober 2009:

16.00 - 16.25	Dr Johannes Guddal Snapshots of United Nations coordinated activities in support of worldwide oceanographic observing activities Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Bergen, Norway
16.25 - 16.50	Dr James Gallagher Using the OPeNDAP and CF to Provide Access to Gridded Model Data OPeNDAP inc, Butte, USA
16.50 - 17.15	Dr Stephen Baig The applications of storm surge modeling for safety of life and preservation of property US National Hurricane Center, Florida, USA
17.15 - 18.15	Reception offered by IODE

Location:
IOC Project Office for IODE
Conference hall
InnovOcean site, Wandelaarkaai 7
8400 Oostende

More information:
Wouter Rommens
IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7
8400 Oostende
wouter.rommens@iode.org

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Registration:
by sending the following information to wouter.rommens@iode.org

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Will be present on the IODE Seminar I “METOCEAN MODELING TO DEAL WITH COASTAL HAZARDS”

on Monday 19 October 2009, 16h00 and will stay for the reception offered by IODE (17h15-18h15).

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