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Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) Project

Chair: Francisco Werner (USA)
Vice-Chair: John Field (South Africa)
Executive Officer: Manuel Barange

Other Scientific Steering Committee Members
Jürgen Alheit (Germany)Salvador Lluch-Cota (Mexico)
Kevern Cochrane (FAO)Olivier Maury (France)
Ruben Escribano (Chile)Rosemary Ommer (Canada)
Roger Harris (UK)R. Ian Perry (Canada)
Eileen Hofmann (USA)Jeff Runge (USA)
James Hurrell (USA)Yasunori Sakurai (Japan)
Astrid Jarre (Denmark)Svein Sundby (Norway)

Sponsors: SCOR, IGBP, IOC, U.S. National Science Foundation, National Environmental Research Council, University of Plymouth, Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Terms of Reference (see also GLOBEC's Goal and Objectives)

  • To oversee the implementation of the Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics project in accordance with the published Science and Implementation Plans;
  • To develop a programme of Integration and Synthesis for GLOBEC for presentation to the sponsors and the larger scientific community;
  • To recommend to the sponsoring organizations the necessary actions to be taken in accordance with the GLOBEC Science and Implementation Plans and to co-ordinate and manage the resulting activities;
  • To collaborate, as appropriate, with other related global change projects and programs and planning activities, such as IMBER, LOICZ, WCRP, the IOC program on Ocean Science in relation to living resources (OSLR), and the Global Ocean Observing System;
  • To establish appropriate data management policies to ensure sharing and preservation of the GLOBEC data set taking into account the related policies of the sponsors; and
  • To report regularly to SCOR, IGBP and IOC and to other bodies such as WCRP, ICES and PICES, on the state of planning and accomplishments of GLOBEC.

Upcoming Meetings:
23-25 April 2006
Honolulu, Hawaii

Science Plan: Available from GLOBEC International Project Office

Implementation Plan

Other Products:
Publications
Data Portal
SCOR-IGBP Agreement on GLOBEC-IMBER Relations

Website for Activity: http://www.globec.org

Questions or Comments?
Please contact SCOR.