The Integrated, Strategic Design Plan for the Coastal Ocean Observations Module of the Global Ocean Observing System - GOOS Report No. 135

This report presents recommendations of the Coastal Ocean Observations Panel (COOP) for the design of the coastal module of GOOS. It is divided into three sections: (1) Rationale and goals (Prologue, Chapters 1 and 2), (2) Design (Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6), and (3) Initial guidelines for formulating an Implementation Plan (Chapter 7).