Integrated Global Observing Strategy
Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) is the organizational framework for earth observation systems supported by the G7 states since 1984, which uses satellite systems and surface-based systems to record global environmental observations of the atmosphere , seas and land surfaces. The international user groups are coordinated by the national space agencies in the Committee on Earth Observing Satellites (CEOS)
Programs
- Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS)
- Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
- Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
- Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)
- World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE)
- Tropical Oceans and Global Atmosphere (TOGA)
- Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS)
- Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology. Integrated Global Ocean Service System (formerly IGOSS)
- Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS)