The TOPEX/Poseidon project is closely coordinated with two other oceanographic programs: TOGA and WOCE. Both TOGA and WOCE obtain seagoing measurements that complement TOPEX/Poseidon's satellite data.
TOGA, the Tropical Ocean and Global Atmosphere program, was begun in 1985 to study the year-to-year variability of the tropical oceans and their relationship to the global atmosphere.
WOCE, The World Ocean Circulation Experiment, was begun in 1990. Data from WOCE complements TOPEX/Poseidon objectives. Together they hope to better describe and understand global ocean circulation and its relationship to climate changes over decades or longer.
Data from TOPEX/Poseidon are analyzed and interpreted by the Science Working Team. This team is composed of 38 groups of scientists from Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
