How communications and data services have revolutionised Ocean Observing
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How communications and data services have revolutionised Ocean Observing Katy Hill, Programme Officer, Ocean Observations Panel for Climate
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How communications and data services have revolutionised Ocean Observing. Katy Hill, Programme Officer, Ocean Observations Panel for Climate. The role of the oceans in the climate system. Nuccitelli et al., 2012. Observing the ocean…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How communications and data services have revolutionised
Ocean ObservingKaty Hill,
Programme Officer, Ocean Observations Panel for Climate
The role of the oceans in the climate system
Nuccitelli et al., 2012
Observing the ocean…
“That's life at sea: you get what you get and you don't get upset.”Martin Visbeck, GEOMAR.
Ship Observations (SOOP/VOS)
Repeat Hydrography
Moorings (Red) and Drifters (Blue)
Argo: a revolution in Oceanography: routine global subsurface ocean observations
The challenges of sustaining observations
New Technologies…
Animal Tagging: Elephant Seals
• Mapping under the sea ice for the first time (complement Argo)
Charassin et al., 2008 From Steve Rintoul
Key messages
• Understanding the ocean is essential to understanding our climate system, and our ability to predict it. – Absorbing most of the excess heat, and a large chunk of the
carbon. – Drives inter-annual variability in the tropics, and decadal variability
at mid-latitudes.
• We are only beginning to see the benefits of a comprehensive subsurface ocean observing system. – Enabled by advances in communications and data services.
Thank you!
Dr Katherine (Katy) Hill, OOPC Programme Officer.
GCOS Secretariat,
