*********** 043093A.PHY *********** Country: France KEYWORDS: Climate monitoring, Physical Oceanography, UNESCO A four message unit covering the Action Paper from the International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO on GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM (GOOS) THE APPROACH TO GOOS. GOOS being the GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM. The complete document gives the justification for GOOS and the proposed implementation for a global ocean observation system with a goal of providing data for climatic interpretation plus numerous oceanographic purposes. Part I contains: Table of Contents and Executive Summary. Part II contains Background, Objectives and Scope, Basic Approach, and Funding sections. This part contains MODULES OF GOOS and IMPLEMENTATION: A PHASED APPROACH sections. Part IV contains Practical Applications and Economic Benefits, GOOS Management, Timetable and Actions, and Action sections. Part IV may be delayed as my copy of the Action has a page missing in this part. I'll wait to transmit the complete text for this portion. However, GOOS is important enough to transmit the first three parts without waiting for the missing page. ************** END Msg. A.PHY **************