With this initiative the UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE, in co-operation with the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), wants the local marine scientists to get in touch with world leading experts, often present at the InnovOcean Site in Ostend for a training course or meeting. On the 14th of December 2009 an afternoon session (16.00 - 18.30) is organised in which three specialists of EUMETSAT, WMO and NOAA will explain how satellite wind and wave products are implemented in marine forecasting.

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.

In the week of 14 to 18 December Ostend is the host of an international course for the implementing of satelite wind and wave producten in marine forecasts. European and American specialists train 30 participants from all over the world. (more information)

Couplped to this training course a afternoon seminar is organised on op Monday 14th of December 2009, where three top-scientists of EUMETSAT, WMO and NOAA present their work to you: IODE Seminar II: Satellite Wind and Wave Products for Marine Forecasting.

Programme 14th December 2009:

16.00 - 16.30	Dr Mikael Rattenborg EUMETSAT and Ocean Monitoring European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
16.30 - 17.00	Dr Barbara Ryan Towards a truly integrated global observing system World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
17.00 - 17.30	Dr Stan Wilson Use of Satellite Scatterometer-Wind & Altimeter-Wave Observations for Operational Forecasting in Southern Hemisphere GMDSS MetAreas National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
17.30 - 18.30	Drink, offeren by UNESCO/IOC Project Office for 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

Download the pdf with all information.

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

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Will be present on the IODE Seminar II "Satellite Wind and Wave Products for Marine Forecasting”

on Monday 14 December 2009, 16h00 and will stay for the reception offered by IODE (17h30-18h30).

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