1. School for Marine Science and Technology; University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; New Bedford Massachusetts USA
2. International Center for Marine Studies; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai China
3. South China Sea Marine Engineering Survey Center; The State Ocean Administration; Guangzhou China
4. Department of Physical Oceanography; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods Hole Massachusetts USA
5. Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods Hole Massachusetts USA
6. Red Sea Research Center; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Thuwal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
7. College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography; Ocean University of China; Qingdao China
8. Korea Polar Research Institute; Incheon South Korea