On 10 December, 2018, the global operational ocean forecasting products for the 21th Century Maritime Silk Road were published. To satisfy the demand for accurate ocean forecasting products by the Member States, IOC-WESTPAC joined with the...

11th Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific was held in QIngdao
During 21-23 April 2017, the 11th Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC-XI) was successfully held in Qingdao, China. It was hosted by State Oceanic Administration and The Intergovernmental Ocea...

10th WESTPAC International Scientific Conference was successfully held in Qingdao, 17-20 April 2017
During 17-20 April 2017, 10th WESTPAC International Scientific Conference entitled Advancing Ocean Knowledge, Fostering Sustainable Development: from the Indo-Pacific to the Globe was successfully held in Qingdao, China. More than 600 repre...

A breakthrough of the forecast ability on Typhoon intensity
Recent research on Typhoon simulation achieved a breakthrough to improve the forecast of Typhoon intensity. Although the track forecasts have been remarkably improved in recent years, improving Typhoon intensity simulation and forecast of t...

Bring Marine Science into Schools
During 18-19 April, six young scientists participated the 10th WESTPAC International Scientific Conference, were invited to visit Qingdao Experimental Primary School and Chengyang Experimental High School. They gave lectures and communicate...