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Contents of GLOSS Demonstration CD (January 2005)

The following describes the contents of a 'GLOSS Demonstration CD' which was produced by the PSMSL for the GLOSS programme in January 2005. Copies may be obtained from either the PSMSL (psmsl@noc.ac.uk) or the GLOSS Technical Secretary (t.aarup@unesco.org).

1. Introduction to the CD

2. Introduction to GLOSS

3. Some Useful Web Addresses

4. Reports:

  1. Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) Implementation Plan 1997. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Technical Series, No. 50, 91pp. & Annexes.
  2. Measuring progress of the Global Sea Level Observing System. EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 84(50), 16 December 2003, 565, doi:10.1029/2003EO500009.EOS
  3. A report on the status of the GLOSS programme and a proposal for taking the programme forward. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission report IOC/INF-1190. 41pp.
  4. IOC group of experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS), seventh session, Honolulu, USA, 26-27 April 2001. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Reports of Meetings and Equivalent Bodies. GOOS report No.116, GCOS Report No.72.GE7 report
  5. IOC group of experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS), eighth session, Paris, France, 13 & 16-17 October 2003. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Reports of Meetings and Equivalent Bodies. GOOS report No.141, GCOS Report No.90, JCOMM Report No.27.
  6. New technical developments in sea and land level observing systems. Proceedings of meeting October 14-16 2003, Paris, France. IOC Workshop Report No 193. GE8 Technical Workshop
  7. Manual on sea-level measurement and interpretation. Volume 3 - Reappraisals and recommendations as of the year 2000. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Manuals and Guides No. 14. IOC, Paris, 47pp.
  8. Report of GLOSS training course in Valparaiso, Chile, 2003
  9. Report of GLOSS training course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2004
  10. The Integrated Strategic Design Plan for the Coastal Ocean Observations Module of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS Report No. 125).
5. Selection of Presentations from Chile 2003 course:

  1. Introduction to Basic Concepts in Altimetry and Dynamical Oceanography (in Spanish) by Dr. Gustavo Goni
  2. GLOSS - The Global Sea Level Observing System by Dr. Philip Woodworth
  3. Long Term Sea and Land Level Changes and Their Monitoring by Dr. Philip Woodworth
  4. Introduction to GPS and Absolute Gravity at Tide Gauges by Dr. Philip Woodworth
  5. The University of Hawaii Sea Level Center by Dr. Pat Caldwell
  6. Differential Levelling (in Spanish) by Juan Fierro
  7. Fundamentals of Tides (in Spanish) by Ricardo Rojas
6. Selection of Presentations from Malaysia 2004 course:

  1. Satellite Altimetry For Geodesy, Geophysics and Oceanography by Prof. C.K. Shum
  2. Sea Level Rise by Dr. John Church
  3. Oceaography of the Equatorial Pacific and Indian Oceans by Dr. John Church
  4. Tidal Observations and Tidal Characteristics in Malaysia by Prof. Kamaludin Omar
  5. Precise Levelling for Tide Gauge Benchmark Connection by Dr. Shahrum Ses
  6. Introduction to Sea Level and Ocean Tides by Dr. Simon Williams
7. Tidal Glossary by Dr. David Pugh

8. Introduction to the PSMSL Video

9. Contact Information

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