The Global Ocean Observing System
Dr Vladimir Ryabinin Executive Secretary of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; Assistant Director-General, UNESCO ICP-18 UN, New York 17.05.2017 IOC: Global Ocean Observing System IOC: Tsunami Warning System 1965- Pacific 2005- Indian Ocean Caribbean NE Atlantic & Mediterranean - Ocean Obs’99 - initiated global ocean climate observations - Ocean Obs’09 - initiated Framework for Ocean Observing - Ocean Obs’19 will focus on strengthening the linkages between the observing systems and the societal benefit areas where the knowledge of the oceanic environment is particularly essential (Hawaii, USA, September 2019)
post-OO’09 Working Group A value chain Innovation, observations, data management, forecasts / science & assessment, societal benefit Adapted from G7 Think Piece on Ocean Observations
GOOS Program Structure Ocean observations for societal benefit Climate, services, ocean health IOC: Global Ocean Observing System Driven by requirements, negotiated with feasibility Essential Ocean Variables Towards sustained system: requirements, observations, data management Readiness
Mature
Pilot Attributes: Products of the global ocean observing system are well understood, documented, consistently available, and Concept of societal benefit. Attributes: Planning, negotiating, testing, and approval within appropriate local, regional, global arenas. Attributes: Peer review of ideas and studies at science, engineering, and data management community level. EOVs and readiness level CONCEPT PILOT MATURE *also ECV [sometimes aggregated]
Physics Biogeochemistry Biology and Ecosystems •SST* •Oxygen* • Phytoplankton* biomass and •Subsurface •Inorganic macro nutrients* productivity temperature* •Carbonate system* • Zooplankton* diversity •SSS* •Transient tracers* • Fish abundance and distribution •Subsurface salinity* •Suspended particulates • Marine turtles, birds, mammals •Surface currents* •Nitrous oxide* abundance and distribution •Subsurface currents* •Carbon isotope (13C) • Live coral cover* •Sea State* •Dissolved organic carbon • Seagrass cover* •Ocean surface stress* •Ocean colour* • Mangrove cover* •Sea Ice* • Macroalgal canopy cover* •Sea level* •Heat flux*
Specification sheets at: goosocean.org/eov May 2016 Framework for Ocean Observing Early Societal drivers
Climate and Weather Current societal drivers
Climate and Fisheries Weather Assessments and management of Regional ecosystem services priorities Real-time services
Requirements Expanded EOVs
Expanded observing systems and networks Products Data BroadGOOS Societal Strategic Issue/ Mapping EOV ThemeNetwork Need Application GOOS networks global participation varies by network GOOS Regional Alliances and collaborating regional observing systems
SAON
EuroGOOS Black NEAR-GOOS Sea US IOOS MONGOOS GOOS
IOCARIBE-GOOS
SEAGOOS PI-GOOS GOOS-Africa IOGOOS
GRASP OCEATLAN
IMOS
SOOS
Analyzing what is ‘Essential’ in biology/ecosystem EOVs Societal drivers and pressures: analysis from international conventions
PRESSURES
DRIVERS GEO BON/MBON – GOOS – OBIS partnership Building a globally coherent, consistent and coordinated sustained global ocean observing system to assess the state of the ocean’s biological resources and ecosystems
Requirements
Biology & Ecosystems •Focus on sustained observations •Bring selected EOVs from Observations pilot to mature •Link with platforms and observing systems of GOOS Data & and GRAs Products
Products, MBON •R&D focus Indicators, •Bring new EOVs from concept to pilot Assessments •Assist with the establishment •Open data sharing of national and regional BONs •Data integration •Data quality control •Data harmonization •Tools for data exploration, visualization and analysis UN Ocean Conference Key IOC Contributions
Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030