An Integrated All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System in 2030
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Date | 2019-07 | ||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||
Author(s) | Deyoung Brad1, Visbeck Martin2, de Araujo Filho Moacyr Cunha3, Baringer Molly O’neil4, Black Carolanne5, Buch Erik6, Canonico Gabrielle7, Coelho Paulo8, Duha Janice T.9, Edwards Martin10, Fischer Albert11, Fritz Jan-Stefan12, Ketelhake Sandra13, Muelbert Jose-Henrique14, Monteiro Pedro15, Nolan Glenn6, O’rourke Eleanor16, Ott Michael11, Le Traon Pierre-Yves17, 21, Pouliquen Sylvie18, Sousa-Pinto Isabel19, Tanhua Toste12, Velho Filomena V.8, Willis Zdenka20 | ||||||||
Affiliation(s) | 1 : Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada 2 : GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany 3 : Laboratório de Oceanografia Fisica Estuarine e Costeria, Departamento de Oceanografia da Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil 4 : Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, FL, United States 5 : Independent Researcher, Ottawa, ON, Canada 6 : EuroGOOS, Brussels, Belgium 7 : US IOOS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States 8 : National Fisheries Research Institute, Luanda, Angola 9 : Advisor of Ocean Affairs of the Secretary of STI of the Brazilian Navy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 : Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, United Kingdom 11 : Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Paris, France 12 : German Marine Research Consortium, Berlin, Germany 13 : GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany 14 : Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil 15 : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Cape Town, South Africa 16 : Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland 17 : Ifremer and Mercator Ocean, Brest, France 18 : Ifremer and Coriolis, Brest, France 19 : Climar, University of Porto and Euromarine Network, Porto, Portugal 20 : Veraison Consulting LLC, Great Falls, VA, United States 21 : Ifremer and Mercator Ocean, Brest, France |
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Source | Frontiers In Marine Science (2296-7745) (Frontiers Media SA), 2019-07 , Vol. 6 , N. 428 , P. 22p. | ||||||||
DOI | 10.3389/fmars.2019.00428 | ||||||||
WOS© Times Cited | 21 | ||||||||
Keyword(s) | ocean observation, Atlantic Ocean, ocean observing system, ocean governance, basin-scale, global ocean observing system, framework for ocean observing | ||||||||
Abstract | The ocean plays a vital role in the global climate system and biosphere, providing crucial resources for humanity including water, food, energy, and raw materials. There is a compelling need to develop an integrated basin-scale ocean observing system to support of ocean management. We articulate a vision for basin-scale ocean observing – A comprehensive All-Atlantic Ocean Observing Systems that benefits all of us living, working and relying on the ocean. Until now, basin-scale ocean observation has been conducted through loosely-aligned arrangements of national and international efforts. The All-Atlantic Ocean Observing System (AtlantOS) is an integrated concept for a forward-looking framework and basin-scale partnership to establish a comprehensive ocean observing system for the Atlantic Ocean as a whole. The system will be sustainable, multi-disciplinary, multi-thematic, efficient, and fit-for-purpose. Platforms, networks, and systems do already exist that operate at various maturity levels. AtlantOS will go beyond the status quo by bringing together the observing communities and countries of the Atlantic basin, providing the opportunity to join and support the system. AtlantOS will build upon the coordinated work of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), two international bodies that support and coordinate global ocean observing. AtlantOS will complement those efforts and offers a new approach to organizing ocean observing at the basin-scale. AtlantOS will focus not only on the physics but also the biology, ecology and biogeochemistry of the ocean and seafloor and will enhance new partnerships among governments, science, civil society and the private sector. |
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