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Capabilities of global ocean programmes to inform climate services
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 05:27 authored by Nathaniel BindoffNathaniel Bindoff, Stammer, D, Le Traon, PY, Trenberth, K, Mauritzen, C, Church, JA, Smith, N, Malone, T, Suga, T, Tintore, J, Wilson, SClimate services are identified as a means of providing the information that is needed to support decision makers in assessing the impacts of climate change on the oceans. We discuss the current observation programs to support these services, and their capacity to provide the information needed to monitor and address key science questions. An analysis of the current oceanographic observation programs is shown to be under-subscribed from their original plans. There are vulnerabilities in the current observing programs, particularly in relation to satellite measurements. The interaction of climate services with the research community, with policy makers and stakeholders and operational centres is outlined and leads to four recommendations. The key recommendations are for the more pervasisve development of climate services and for a modest increment in the observing program informed by the recommendations of the OceanObs'09 conference. © 2010 Published by Elsevier.
History
Publication title
Procedia Environmental Sciences 1Volume
2010Editors
MVK Sivakumar, BS Nyenzi and A TyagiPagination
342-353Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Elsevier BVPlace of publication
NetherlandsEvent title
World Climate ConferenceEvent Venue
GenevaDate of Event (Start Date)
2009-08-31Date of Event (End Date)
2009-09-04Repository Status
- Restricted