The GOSIC Program

GOSIC is hosted at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC, USA, to provide a single entry point for users for data and information produced by the global observing systems GCOS, GOOS, and GTOS. Some needs of these global observing systems are provided by partner observing programs such as the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW), the World Weather Watch (WWW), and the Joint Commission on Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM). GOSIC provides access to data and information of these partner programs, but not always to the same level of detail.

Guidance and evaluation of GOSIC is provided by the Steering Committees of the three observing systems. GOSIC reports at Steering Committee meetings and receives directions for further development.

GOSIC is supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), and the U.S. GCOS Program on behalf of the global observing community.