International summer school for

Observing, Assimilating and Forecasting the Ocean

11-22 January, 2010Perth, Australia

http://www.bom.gov.au/bluelink/summerschool

Invited lecturers

Jacques Verron - LEGI, Grenoble, France Eric Chassignet - Florida State University, USA Pierre-Yves

Le Traon - Ifremer, France

VenueThe summer school will be held in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Perth city is located on the Swan River with the wider metropolitan areas extending to the coastline. Perth is known for its warm/dry climate, surf beaches and parks. The summer school will be convened at the University of Western Australia

The international summer school for observing, assimilating and forecasting the ocean is a two week course for early career scientists, professionals and students on the progress in operational oceanography and related ocean science. The course will include topics covering the leading edge science in ocean observing systems such as Argo and remote sensing, the latest methods and techniques for analysis, data assimilation and ocean modelling.

To register your interest contactDr. Gary Brassington,CAWCR, Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne, Australiag.brassington@bom.gov.au