Initiatives including the WMO framework for climate research, the 2021-2030 UN Ocean Decade and the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative have identified the increase of sustained, multidisciplinary integrated ocean observing systems as an absolute priority. Integrated observing systems require data from global (e.g., GOOS, EMODNET) and regional observation systems to be assimilated into numerical and statistical models. Their long-term sustainability is dependent on the development of cost-effective technologies that improve observing capacities (including spatial and temporal resolution) while reducing costs, aiming for a “more environmentally friendly ocean observing system”.
The North Sea, one of the most well-observed and heavily exploited shelf sea regions, provides a unique opportunity to study the effects of climate change and human activities on the coastal ocean. As part of the session, we will use the North Sea as a case study to illustrate these effects, providing insights relevant to broader marine environments.
This session brings together multidisciplinary perspectives to bridge technological advancements, scientific research, and practical solutions to address the current state and future threats to our oceans. We invite submissions from observational and modelling studies on, but not limited to, the following topics: technological developments for studying abiotic and biotic factors; advancements in methods for data collection, processing, curation, and information extraction; primary production; biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nutrients and oxygen; monitoring, reporting and verification of CDR; ocean acidification, climatic variability and extreme events; circulation patterns, land-ocean interactions; biophysical interactions and sediment dynamics; effects of natural and anthropogenic pollution on biota; marine ecology, biodiversity and benthic and pelagic community dynamics; marine ecosystem restoration and socio-economic impacts, including economic valuation of natural capital.
Posters on site: Wed, 30 Apr, 14:00–15:45 | Hall X4
Posters virtual: Wed, 30 Apr, 14:00–15:45 | vPoster spot 4
EGU25-7292 | ECS | Posters virtual | VPS18
Primary producers as indicators of anthropogenic intervention in the Colombian PacificWed, 30 Apr, 14:00–15:45 (CEST) vPoster spot 4 | vP4.12