Dr Tim Moltmann, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
Tuesday 13 June, 11:00 GMT/UTC
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The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Regional Alliances (GRAs) identify, enable, and develop sustained GOOS ocean monitoring and services to meet regional and national priorities, aligning the global goals of GOOS with the need for services and products satisfying local requirements.
As an integral part of GOOS, the GRAs are tasked with adhering to the GOOS Principles of shared ocean observations, data policy, best practices and capacity development in their implementation of regional and national ocean observation systems.
Historically, the GOOS Regional Alliances were introduced as a way to integrate national needs into a regional system and to deliver the benefits of GOOS strategy, structure, and programmes at a regional and national level. The first GRAs were formed in the mid-1990’s.
Over the last five years or so, GOOS has been reinvigorated in response to the Framework for Ocean Observing. It is embracing biogeochemical and biological variables, and striving to connect the open ocean with continental shelf and coastal systems. GRAs are now recognised as having a very important role to play in ‘the new GOOS’.
Whilst they are all different, the collective network of GRAs are early adopters of new observing technologies (such as HF radar, gliders and animal tracking), provide expertise in shelf and coastal systems, and strive to integrate observations with modelling and forecasting systems.
This webinar will provide an update on current priorities and activities of the GRA Council in advance of the eighth GRA Forum, to be held in Singapore on 5-7 September 2017.
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Source: GOOS