The Global Sea Level Observing System

Publications

GLOSS Reports

• National Reports
• Regional Reports
• Reports on Technical Missions

GLOSS Implementation Plan 1997

The GLOSS Implementation Plans provide background information on the programme. The first proposals for GLOSS were developed during the mid-1980's by an IOC Task Team of interested scientists led by Dr.David Pugh and Prof. Klaus Wyrtki. This resulted in the First GLOSS Implementation Plan:

IOC. 1990. Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) implementation plan. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Technical Series, No. 35, 90pp.

In 1997, the requirements for GLOSS, in particular with regard to the interactions with new technologies such as satellite radar altimetry, the Global Positioning System and absolute gravity, were re-assessed in the GLOSS Implementation Plan 1997 which was presented for approval to the IOC Assembly in July 1997. This new Plan has also outlined updated mechanisms for global tide gauge data flow. These are intended to make sea level data more accessible to the community. Its full reference is:

IOC. 1997. Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) implementation plan -1997. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Technical Series, No. 50, 91pp. & Annexes.

Copies on paper may be obtained from the GLOSS Technical Secretary at IOC and as a PDF file (10.5 MB).

GLOSS-Related Publications

A list of publications relevant to GLOSS and to the PSMSL is available.

GLOSS Brochures

A two page brochure in Adobe Acrobat format produced for GLOSS for the International Year of the Ocean (1998) can be obtained in various languages from the PSMSL Sea Level Brochures page.

GLOSS Newsletters

GLOSS had until recently a newsletter on the web called the GLOSS Bulletin with articles in English. However, at the GLOSS Experts Meeting in April 2001 the decision was taken not to produce the Bulletin again until further notice.

The Afro-America GLOSS News remains published on paper and on the web by the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil with most articles in Spanish or Portuguese (email ardmesqu@usp.br for further information).

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