Publication Date:
2021-05-19
Description:
The ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea)Working Group on Oceanic
Hydrography (WGOH) was established in the late 1970’s with the aim of gathering
experts in physical oceanography to provide regular science-based assessments of
the North Atlantic hydrographical condition (basically termohaline fields). From the
beginning, the WGOH has relied on repeated long-term in-situ sampling at key sites
around the North Atlantic, the Nordic Seas and adjacent shelf seas. An annual
Report on Ocean Climate (IROC), produced by the WGOH since the late 1990’s,
summarizes trends in regional hydrography and identifies patterns linking these changes
across the North Atlantic. Regional analyses are prepared by local experts who are
directly involved in the monitoring programs responsible for collecting data presented
in the report. An interactive webpage created in 2013 allows users to browse and
download data that inform the IROC. Within the last two decades the physical
oceanography community has evolved quickly incorporating technological advances
such as autonomous devices into classical in-situ sampling programs. The WGOH
has embraced such technological developments without diverting focus from ongoing
in-situ long-term monitoring programs. Having longstanding experience synthesizing
data and expertise from a large number of operational programs spanning an extensive
international footprint, the WGOH has a unique perspective to offer the global ocean
observing community. Here we discuss how we might foster connections with ICES to
benefit the GOOS (Global Ocean Observing System) community.
Description:
Published
Keywords:
ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography
;
Long-term in-situ sampling
;
Climate
;
ASFA_2015::S::Sampling
;
ASFA_2015::S::Sampling (biological)
;
ASFA_2015::H::Hydrography
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
Journal Contribution
,
Refereed
Format:
Article 103, 7pp.
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