Observing System (Action Area 1) Archives - G7 Future of Seas and Ocean Initiative https://www.g7fsoi.org/category/observing-system/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:16:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.g7fsoi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-favicon-3-32x32.png Observing System (Action Area 1) Archives - G7 Future of Seas and Ocean Initiative https://www.g7fsoi.org/category/observing-system/ 32 32 Workshop on Marine Research Infrastructures integration and harmonization https://www.g7fsoi.org/workshop-on-marine-research-infrastructures-integration-and-harmonization/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:52:53 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=4672 Research Infrastructures (RIs) are large-scale facilities that include instruments, resources, data, and services used by scientists for research in their respective fields. Marine RIs consist of specialized vessels, platforms, and...

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]]> UNEP side event on ocean and coastal monitoring at the UN Ocean Conference 2022 https://www.g7fsoi.org/un-ocean-conference-2022-side-event-on-strengthening-partnerships-and-co-design-in-global-ocean-and-coastal-monitoring/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:05:06 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=3765 Organised by UNEP, the event served to promote partnerships and co-design in ocean and coastal monitoring and observing, engaging at scale with all relevant actors of society to foster and support data uptake and to enable local solutions to global pressures.

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]]> SOCAT 2022 release: Over 40 million surface ocean carbon dioxide measurements available https://www.g7fsoi.org/socat-2022-release/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:28:07 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=3719 SOCAT version 2022 main synthesis and gridded products contain quality-controlled in situ surface ocean fCO2 (fugacity of CO2) observations. Thanks to measurements made on ships, moorings, autonomous and drifting surface platforms, the observations cover the global ocean and coastal seas from 1957 to 2021.

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]]> 1st meeting of G7 FSOI resource strategy group: towards a global Biogeochemical Argo array 2030 https://www.g7fsoi.org/1st-meeting-of-the-g7-fsoi-rsg-bgc-argo-2030/ Tue, 03 May 2022 14:58:43 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=3391 On 28-29 March 2022, more than 30 experts and government representatives from the G7 met to discuss ways and means to support the implementation of a global Biogeochemical Argo Array by 2030.

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]]> A Global Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory Becomes a Reality https://www.g7fsoi.org/a-global-ocean-biogeochemical-observatory-becomes-a-reality/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:30:47 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=3032 Building on the successful Argo network of seafaring temperature and salinity sensors, work is underway to deploy 1,000 floats equipped to study ocean biogeochemistry in greater detail than ever. Beyond serving needs for basic research and science advances, real-time observations from BGC-Argo will also inform a diverse range of stakeholders and facilitate solutions for sustainable ocean management.

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]]> First planning meeting of the Surface Ocean CO2 Monitoring Strategy https://www.g7fsoi.org/first-planning-meeting-of-the-surface-ocean-co2-monitoring-strategy/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:07:06 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=2780 Co-hosted by the G7 FSOI Coordination Centre and the IOCCP/ GOOS Biogeochemistry Panel, the meeting discussed the scope of the strategy, including engagement with users from multiple sectors, observing requirements, existing capacity, data management, synthesis and product development.

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]]> G7 FSOI and IOCCP launch development of a Surface Ocean CO2 Monitoring Strategy https://www.g7fsoi.org/g7-fsoi-ioccp-launch-surface-ocean-co2-monitoring-strategy/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:31:22 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=2370 On 25 November 2021, the G7 FSOI Coordination Centre hosted a one-day workshop jointly with the 16th Session of the Scientific Steering Committee of the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) to launch the activity “A Global Surface Ocean CO2 Monitoring Strategy“.

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]]> NOAA’s supports establishing a globally operation Surface Ocean CO2 reference network https://www.g7fsoi.org/noaas-supports-establishing-a-globally-operation-surface-ocean-co2-reference-network/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:45:40 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=2254 The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has affirmed its support to establish a global operational surface ocean CO2 reference network. This one of the priority areas of the G7 FSOI and is a project being developed through the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) with G7 FSOI support.

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]]> International scientists signal missing ocean data in global climate policy https://www.g7fsoi.org/international-scientists-signal-missing-ocean-data-in-global-climate-policy/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:46:38 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=2191 In a workshop convened by the Ocean Frontier Institute, international scientists raised alarm that global climate target calculations and derived climate policies are missing a critical variable: the impact of changing ocean carbon on the climate.

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]]> Ocean Observing System Report Card 2021 https://www.g7fsoi.org/ocean-observing-system-report-card-for-2021/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:33:12 +0000 https://www.g7fsoi.org/?p=1939 This annual report provides a key insight into the status of the Global Ocean Observing System, assessing observing networks’ progress, focusing on what is needed to meet the challenges and demands for ocean information, and encouraging collaborations and new partners to join the ocean observing community.

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