What is Goos-Brazil?
GOOS-Brazil is the Brazilian national GOOS component of the Regional Alliance for the Upper Southwest and Tropical Atlantic, OCEATLAN.
The Brazilian ocean observing system includes gathering, coordination, quality control, and operational distribution of oceanographic data.
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Information
On April 30th, 1997, the Secretariat for Interministerial Commission of Sea Resources (SECIRM) approved the creation of the GOOS-BRAZIL pilot program. At that time, the Executive Committee was nominamed to ensure the planning, implementation, and definition of its guidelines.
The coordination of the GOOS-BRAZIL is attributed to the DHN of the Brazilian Navy. Through a Memorandum of Understanding established between UNESCO and the Brasilian Government, DHN hosts the Regional Office of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission for GOOS, in Rio de Janeiro.
Projects
The monitoring activities in the South Atlantic are performed by the following projects: