CoastPredict

Observing and Predicting the Global Coastal Ocean

This is the page of the new Programme to be submitted to the UN Decade of the Ocean science for sustainable development.

The high level objectives of CoastPredict are:

  • A predicted coastal ocean where society understands and can respond to changing ocean conditions;
  • Best practices and standards for the global coastal ocean observing and prediction system, designed globally and implemented locally.

The expected outcomes are:

  1. Integrated knowledge of the global coastal ocean from events to climate (Knowledge);
  2. The design and implementation of an integrated estuarine, coastal and open ocean observing and modelling system (integrated observing and predicting);
  3. Improved coastal marine forecasting and extended range predictive capabilities for the coastal zone (accurate predictions for as long as possible);
  4. The development of methods for trusted data/information exchange and interoperability across the value chain (open and free access to data);
  5. Innovative and sustainable applications for coastal solutions/services that directly benefit local populations (solutions);
  6. Increased equitable education and capacity for observing and forecasting in the global coastal ocean (capacity building).

Synergistic international programs: GOOS, IODE/OBPS, OceanPredict/COSS-TT, GeoBluePlanet, CEOS-COAST, WWRP.

Synergistic Decade programs: Ocean Visions, EquiSea.