POGO: Taking the Pulse of the Global Ocean

For more than a decade, the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans, POGO, has served as a forum for leaders of major oceanographic institutions around the world to promote global oceanography, particularly the implementation of international and integrated global ocean observing systems. POGO is an international network of collaborators who foster partnerships that advance efficiency and effectiveness in studying and monitoring the world’s oceans on a global scale. Through its efforts, POGO has promoted observations underpinning ocean and climate science, interpreted scientific results for decision makers, provided training and technology transfer to emerging economies, and built awareness of the many challenges still ahead.

Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans is a charitable incorporated organisation registered and regulated by the Charity Commission of England and Wales, No 1171692

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Earth System Monitoring and Modelling Summer School (livestream)

Lectures from the ESA Earth System Monitoring and Modelling Summer School are being livestreamed every morning from 30 July to 10 August 2018 (and recordings made available for replay).

The main topics are:

Job Opportunities: Senior Lecturers in Climate Change and Natural Resources, University of Seychelles

Deadline for receipt of Application: 25th July 2018

The University of Seychelles’ Environmental Science Programme and Blue Economy Research Institute seeks to appoint suitable qualified, energetic, adaptable, collaborative and innovative colleague to the position of Senior Lecturers in:

1. Climate Change

Job Opportunity: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Chemical Oceanography, University of South Florida, USA

Position is open until filled, however, priority review of applications will begin by August 1, 2018. Appointment is anticipated to commence August 1, 2019.

The College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida invites applications for a tenure-track, nine-month academic appointment in Chemical Oceanography at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor level. Rank is dependent on qualifications and experience.

Job Opportunity: Post-doctoral position for modelling seasonal vertical migration in zooplankton, GEOMAR, Germany

Deadline: 31 July 2018

The research unit Biogeochemical Modelling at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is offering a Post-doctoral position for modelling seasonal vertical migration in zooplankton within the DynaTrait project, starting on September 1st 2018 or later.

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POGO featured in Journal of Ocean Technology, Spring Issue 2018

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“The biggest challenge is how to manage the oceans given that most of the world's population will be using and living next to an ocean in the next 50 years or so. We have to use our oceans in a sustainable manner, and that means first they have to be observed properly. We can't just use an ocean to decimation, without realizing what is happening. The challenge is to develop capacity and knowledge and establish where we should be observing our oceans.

One of the most important things is having consistent long-term observation. We need to link up old observations and monitor the changes in things like currents and hydrography in these areas, to investigate if the observations are related to a real trend or shift or just an anomaly in the system. POGO members are endeavouring to link all the long-term data sets in the world so that the data can be accessed more readily.”

Prof. Karen Wiltshire, POGO Chair, 2015-2018

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