TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenges for Global Ocean Observation: the Need for Increased Human Capacity
AU - Miloslavich, Patricia
AU - Seeyave, Sophie
AU - Muller-Karger, Frank
AU - Bax, Nicholas
AU - Ali, Elham
AU - Delgado, Claudia
AU - information, Hayley Evers-King
AU - information, Benjamin Loveday
AU - information, Vivian Lutz
AU - information, Jan Newton
AU - information, Glenn Nolan
AU - information, Ana C.
AU - information, Christine Traeger-Chatterjee
AU - information, Edward Urban
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Sustained global ocean observations are needed to recognise, understand, and manage changes in marine biodiversity, resources and habitats, and to implement wise conservation and sustainable development strategies. To meet this need, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), a network of observing systems distributed around the world and coordinated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) has proposed Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) that are relevant to both the scientific and the broader community, including resource managers. Building a network that is truly global requires expanding participation beyond scientists from well-resourced countries to a far broader representation of the global community. New approaches are required to provide appropriate training, and resources and technology should follow to enable the application of this training to engage meaningfully in global observing networks and in the use of the data. Investments in technical capacity fulfil international reporting obligations under the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14A. Important opportunities are emerging now for countries to develop research partnerships with the IOC and GOOS to address these obligations. Implementing these partnerships requires new funding models and initiatives that support a sustained research capacity and marine technology transfer.
AB - Sustained global ocean observations are needed to recognise, understand, and manage changes in marine biodiversity, resources and habitats, and to implement wise conservation and sustainable development strategies. To meet this need, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), a network of observing systems distributed around the world and coordinated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) has proposed Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) that are relevant to both the scientific and the broader community, including resource managers. Building a network that is truly global requires expanding participation beyond scientists from well-resourced countries to a far broader representation of the global community. New approaches are required to provide appropriate training, and resources and technology should follow to enable the application of this training to engage meaningfully in global observing networks and in the use of the data. Investments in technical capacity fulfil international reporting obligations under the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14A. Important opportunities are emerging now for countries to develop research partnerships with the IOC and GOOS to address these obligations. Implementing these partnerships requires new funding models and initiatives that support a sustained research capacity and marine technology transfer.
KW - Capacity development
KW - essential ocean variables
KW - EOVs
KW - global ocean observing system
KW - ocean observations
KW - GOOS
KW - sustainable development goal 14 (SDG14)
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2193
U2 - 10.1080/1755876X.2018.1526463
DO - 10.1080/1755876X.2018.1526463
M3 - Article
VL - 12
JO - Journal of Operational Oceanography
JF - Journal of Operational Oceanography
ER -