The Unidad de Océano y Clima (UOC/ULPGC-CSIC), a R&D&I associated unit between the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), arises from the wish of combining and complementing the knowledge and experience of two leading oceanography groups: - Instituto Universitario de Oceanografía y Cambio Global (IOCAG, ULPGC) - Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM, CSIC). The main objective of this association is to create a solid and competitive interdisciplinary oceanographic unit, with extensive experience in the areas of physical, biological, geological and chemical oceanography, including data analysis, modelling and instrumentation.