On 19 April 2017, a high-resolution ocean reanalysis data named FIOCOM Reanalysis Data was released on occasion of the 10th WESTPAC International Conference. This dataset was developed by First Institute of Oceanography, SOA, China. Nine fa...

WESTPAC Advisory Group Meeting 2016 successfully finished in Qingdao
During28-30 November 2016, WESTPAC Advisory Group Meeting 2016 hosted by First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration of China was successfully held in Qingdao, China. This meeting contained 3 topics: 1) discussion on the p...

Prof. Fangli Qiao obtained Wooster Award of PICES on Oct 20, 2014
For the development of the non-braking surface wave-induced mixing theory and IOC/WESTPAC Ocean Forecasting System, at the 2014 PICES Annual Meeting in Yeosu, it was announced that Prof. Fangli Qiao (First Institute of Oceanography State Oc...

Cigui Liu meets Sang-Kyung BYUN in Xiamen, China
On 26 August 2014, Cigui Liu , Administrator of the State Oceanic Administration of China, met with Sang-Kyung Byun, Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. At first, Cigui Liu expressed welcome on beh...

International forum on the role of the oceans in multi-decadal climate variability
An international forum on the role of the oceans in multi-decadal climate variability, organized by First Institute of Oceanography of SOA, was held in Beijing, China during 21-22 Sep 2013.Fourteen world-famous scientists were invited as le...