GGOSSS-Summer-School/GGOSSS-2026

Second edition of the Gulf of Guinea Ocean Sciences Summer School — notebooks and code for training in ocean observation, satellite remote sensing and numerical modelling. Cotonou, Benin, October 2026. Supported by POGO, IRD, SCOR and the EU-funded OPERA project. # GGOSSS 2026 — Gulf of Guinea Ocean Sciences Summer School **Second edition · Cotonou, Benin · 3–9 October 2026** Hosted by the ICMPA–UNESCO Chair, Université d'Abomey-Calavi. This repository holds the notebooks, scripts and code used during GGOSSS 2026. Slides, handouts and large datasets are distributed separately — see www.ggosss.org. --- ## Getting started Clone the repository: ```bash git clone github.com cd GGOSSS-2026 ``` Create the environment: ```bash conda env create -f environment.yml conda activate ggosss2026 jupyter lab ``` If you prefer pip: ```bash python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate pip install -r requirements.txt ``` **Please do this before you arrive in Cotonou.** Bandwidth on site is limited and time spent installing software on Day 1 is time taken from the training. If the installation fails, write to contact@ggosss.org rather than waiting until October. You will also need a free **Copernicus Marine Service** account — register at marine.copernicus.eu and check that your login works before you travel. --- ## Repository structure ``` GGOSSS-2026/ ├── 01-python-tutorial/ Python for ocean data analysis ├── 02-in-situ/ Instrumentation, CTD/ADCP processing, quality control ├── 03-satellite/ Satellite remote sensing, altimetry, SST, SSS ├── 04-cmems/ Copernicus Marine Service — access and applications ├── 05-modelling/ Numerical modelling with CROCO ├── 06-coastal-monitoring/ Shoreline change, coastal processes, machine learning ├── 07-field-campaign/ Lake Nokoué campaign — processing the data collected ├── 08-group-projects/ Trainee group work ├── environment.yml └── requirements.txt ``` Each session folder contains its own `README.md` describing the session, the notebooks in the order they are used, and any data the notebooks expect. --- ## A note on data …