OceanExpert ID : 7788
Laboratoire D'etudes En Géophysique Et Oceanographie Spatiales, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées
LEGOS / O.M.P
(Laboratory of Geophysical Studies and Spatial Oceanography, Observatory Midi-Pyrénées)
14, Avenue E. Belin
31400 Toulouse
France
Type
Government
Telephone
+33 5 61 33 29 29
Fax
+33 5 61 33 28 88
http://www.obs-mip.fr/recherche/laboratoires/LEGOS
Activities
The development of precise orbital positioning systems in the 1970s and 80s, together with the advent of satellite altimetry with the launch of Topex/Poseidon in 1992, has created the new scientific discipline of high precision spatial oceanography. Subsequent research efforts in this field led in 2001 to the development of operational oceanography over the major ocean basins. This achievement flows from the synergy between fundamental research, technology and societal demand, and close cooperation in Toulouse between CNES et le GRGS, and more recently LEGOS and SC-MERCATOR Ocean.
This scientific evolution now continues at LEGOS in the new domains of earth system science, coastal oceanography, tropical dynamics, marine biogeochemistry, spatial hydrology, and cryospheric dynamics. Research groups investigating these themes pursue a multi-disciplinary approach, using in-situ observations, satellite measurements, modelling and data assimilation.
