. GOOS is a permanent
global system for observations, modelling, and analysis of marine and ocean
variables to support
operational ocean services worldwide. The GOOS Project
aims to provide accurate descriptions of the present
state of the oceans,
including living resources; continuous forecasts of the
future conditions of the sea for as far ahead as possible; and the basis for forecasts of climate change.
The GOOS Project Office,
located at the IOC headquarters in Paris since 1992,
provides assistance in the implementation of GOOS.
