Strengthen and enhance the international collaborations for sustained world ocean and atmosphere observing and information systems in support of the needs of society about ocean weather, climate, and ecosystems.

Abstracts and papers from any area of climatology, meteorology and oceanography are welcome. In particular, the selected sub-themes for this conference are:

• Weather, Ocean and Climate Forecasting
• Climate Trends, Extremes and Variability – Past, Present and Future
• Climate Impacts and Adaptation
• Observing and Modeling the Integrated Earth System
• Ocean and atmosphere systems and dynamics
• Effective communication of weather and climate information to support risk management and decision-making