OceanScope: a Proposed Partnership between the Maritime Industries and the Ocean Observing Community to Monitor the Global Ocean Water Column. Report of SCOR/IAPSO Working Group 133.

• Main Author: Unkn Unknown
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: UNESCO/IOC 2012
• Subjects: Voluntary Observing Ships; Ship of Opportunity; Parameter DisciplinePhysical oceanography; Hubble; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25607/obp-189; https://www.oceanbestpractices.net/handle/11329/630

The ocean plays an absolutely central role in the Earth’s climate and ecosystems. Despite its widely acknowledged importance, the interior of the ocean continues to be seriously under-sampled due to its global scale, the lack of resources commensurate to the task, and the technical challenges presen...