Partnerships and Collaborations

The Global Drifter Program (GDP) benefits from strong collaborations and international partnerships. The scientists at the Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory (LDL) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography are active participants in many international programs, and through their scientific diplomacy, they are able to connect with science agencies throughout the world. The deployment and use of drifters benefit both countries’ interests and the larger global array.

NOAA’s Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) program  helps to introduce international partnerships in support of GOMO objectives. GOMO is the sponsor of the GDP and also the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (RAMA) array and the Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System (SAMOS). All  these programs support NOAA’s weather and extreme events prediction mission. Through the LDL’s participation in the WMO-IOC Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP), outreach and capability-building generate interest and partnerships throughout the Indo-Pacific, enabling sampling in these remote ocean environments.

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