Community monitoring of natural resource systems and the environment
Community monitoring can track environmental phenomena, resource use, and natural
resource management processes of concern to community members. It can also contribute …
resource management processes of concern to community members. It can also contribute …
Global observing needs in the deep ocean
The deep ocean below 200 m water depth is the least observed, but largest habitat on our
planet by volume and area. Over 150 years of exploration has revealed that this dynamic …
planet by volume and area. Over 150 years of exploration has revealed that this dynamic …
Framing, Context, and Methods (Chapter 1)
Working Group I (WGI) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses
the current evidence on the physical science of climate change, evaluating knowledge …
the current evidence on the physical science of climate change, evaluating knowledge …
[HTML][HTML] Human footprint in the abyss: 30 year records of deep-sea plastic debris
S Chiba, H Saito, R Fletcher, T Yogi, M Kayo, S Miyagi… - Marine Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
This study reports plastic debris pollution in the deep-sea based on the information from a
recently developed database. The Global Oceanographic Data Center (GODAC) of the …
recently developed database. The Global Oceanographic Data Center (GODAC) of the …
Essential ocean variables for global sustained observations of biodiversity and ecosystem changes
P Miloslavich, NJ Bax, SE Simmons… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sustained observations of marine biodiversity and ecosystems focused on specific
conservation and management problems are needed around the world to effectively mitigate …
conservation and management problems are needed around the world to effectively mitigate …
Ecological variables for develo** a global deep-ocean monitoring and conservation strategy
The deep sea (> 200 m depth) encompasses> 95% of the world's ocean volume and
represents the largest and least explored biome on Earth (< 0.0001% of ocean surface), yet …
represents the largest and least explored biome on Earth (< 0.0001% of ocean surface), yet …
Air-sea fluxes with a focus on heat and momentum
Turbulent and radiative exchanges of heat between the ocean and atmosphere (hereafter
heat fluxes), ocean surface wind stress, and state variables used to estimate them, are …
heat fluxes), ocean surface wind stress, and state variables used to estimate them, are …
North Atlantic warming and the retreat of Greenland's outlet glaciers
F Straneo, P Heimbach - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet quadrupled over the past two decades, contributing
a quarter of the observed global sea-level rise. Increased submarine melting is thought to …
a quarter of the observed global sea-level rise. Increased submarine melting is thought to …
The UN decade of ocean science for sustainable development
V Ryabinin, J Barbière, P Haugan… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Our civilization needs a clean, resilient, productive, safe, well-observed, documented and
predicted ocean.“The ocean we need for the future we want” was the motto of the …
predicted ocean.“The ocean we need for the future we want” was the motto of the …
Connecting top-down and bottom-up approaches in environmental observing
Effective responses to rapid environmental change rely on observations to inform planning
and decision-making. Reviewing literature from 124 programs across the globe and …
and decision-making. Reviewing literature from 124 programs across the globe and …