From 24 to 29 August 2026, the SynObs and Ocean Observing Co-Design communities will hold a joint international workshop in Mutsu, Japan.
The workshop will bring together experts working across the ocean observing value chain, from observation and data management to modelling, data assimilation and impact assessment. Participants will share their experiences, assess recent progress and explore how observations and numerical models can be better integrated to support the design and optimisation of future ocean observing systems.
Two experts from Mercator Ocean International will contribute to the workshop:
- Elisabeth Remy, oceanographer and Co-Chair of SynObs, will present “Complementarity of altimetric and Argo observations in constraining the global 1/12° Mercator Ocean forecasting system.”
- Romain Bourdallé-Badie will present “MER-EP: a Marine Environment Reanalysis Evaluation initiative fostering synergies with observation-based approaches for enhanced ocean monitoring.”