Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean
Acronym
ECCO
Name
Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean
Description
ECCO was initially formed under the National Ocean Partnership Program (NOPP) with funding provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Its long term goal is to provide a high resolution coupled ocean/sea-ice/biochemical (and ultimately, consistent atmospheric) state estimate to a wide community. In contrast to so-called numerical weather prediction, these estimates will include the ocean's history as well as predictions. ECCO's efforts toward this goal now include several projects, each of which is bringing ECCO closer to its long term goal, while providing significant scientific contributions. GECCO is the German contirbution to this goal. More information see http://ecco-group.org/