- Chair(s)
- Worth D.Nowlin Jr. (USA)
- Other Full Members
- Roger Chesselet (France), Arnold Gordon (USA), R. Heath (New Zealand), Peter Killworth (UK), K. Kusunoki (Japan), Johann Reinder Erlers Lutjeharms (South Africa), Alberto Piola (Argentina), and A. Sarukhanyan (USSR)
- Associate Members
- William Jenkins (USA)
- Terms of Reference
To identify major gaps in the knowledge of the general circulation of the Southern Ocean, bearing in mind its relevance to biology and climate.
To specify physical and chemical programmes to investigate these problems.
- Financial Sponsors
- SCOR, NSF
- Meetings
- 17-18 February 1983 in Palisades, New York, USA
15-17 May 1984 in Kiel, FRG
- Publications
General Circulation of the Southern Ocean: Status and Recommendations for Research. 1985. A report by SCOR Working Group 74. WCP-108, WMO/TD – No. 86
SCOR Working Group 74