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Ocean Obs Research Coordination Network (RCN) Annual Meeting | Proceedings Released

The Ocean Obs Research Coordination Network (RCN) hosted an OceanObs’19 Conference follow-up meeting on February 16, 2020, in San Diego, CA, immediately preceding the AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting (https://www2.agu.org/ocean-sciences-meeting/). The proceedings document can be found here.

LIVING ACTION PLAN

The Living Action Plan is our adaptive strategy which will continue to develop over the next decade.

The discussions, presentations, and outcomes from OceanObs’19 resulted in our Recommendation Synthesis. With it, we have assembled a plan of action, outlining a variety of actionable tasks that include, but are not limited to, the creation of working groups, engagement of key stakeholders, effective communication, and capacity development. This living strategy is how we will hold ourselves accountable, ensuring that we accomplish these tasks over the years and communicating those accomplishments with the broader community.

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COMMUNITY WHITE PAPERS

Publications

Frontiers in Marine Science has published CWPs online as they completed their review process. A Three volume e-book, encompassing the published OceanObs’19 CWPs, is available for download through the link below. Published CWPs can also be found in our searchable table!

Overview

Click below to access the open-access manuscripts from over 2000 authors and co-authors. These papers reflect priorities for the next decade, opportunities for strengthening end-user engagement, concepts for better integration, and prospects for improving societal themes.

Synthesis

The OceanObs’19 Program Committee collected high-level recommendations from CWP authors and synthesized them into a short document to summarize the expressed needs of the observing community. Your thoughts and input are welcome!

EXPLORE CWPS

OceanObs'19

Connecting Science and Society

As part of the decadal conference series, OceanObs’19 galvanized the ocean observing community ranging from scientists to end users. OceanObs’19 outcomes and actions seeks to improve response to scientific and societal needs of a fit-for-purpose integrated ocean observing system, for better understanding the environment of the Earth, monitoring climate, and informing adaptation strategies as well as the sustainable use of ocean resources.

Mission & Vision

The OceanObs’19 conference is a community-driven conference that brings people from all over the planet together to communicate the decadal progress of ocean observing networks and to chart innovative solutions to society’s growing needs for ocean information in the coming decade.

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Recommendation Synthesis

Special and Breakout Sessions were a core component of the OceanObs’19 conference, designed to provide a focused discussion forum. These sessions resulted in a synthesis of key recommendations from the community.

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