Realizing the Benefits of Ocean Knowledge through Co-Design: An Implementation Plan for Enhanced Ocean Knowledge in the Atlantic

The vision of the AtlantOS Program is to advance Atlantic Ocean observing through co-design by actively supporting collaborative partnerships among observing networks, data and information systems, and the wider user communities to build on existing initiatives and past successes. An ocean observing co-design process provides a fit-for-purpose observing system that ensures the interconnection of scientific experts across disciplines (i.e., observing, modeling, forecasting) and key stakeholders. This ensures sharing of knowledge across disciplines, breaking down of silos, co-construction of solutions and tools, and the targeted development of products and services useful to stakeholders.

AtlantOS leads the Ocean Observation and Modeling Expert Group under the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA). AAORIA is a high level science diplomacy effort involving countries from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean that aims to enhance and support marine science and innovation. At the recent All-Atlantic Forum, a workplan was endorsed to develop plans for the following priority topics:

• Ocean productivity, including fisheries
• Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
• Land, coast, and ocean interactions.

This talk will address the implementation plans for the Ocean Observation and Modeling Expert Group activities and give a brief readout of next steps and opportunities to engage. This talk will be an opportunity to raise the profile of AAORIA and its activities and enable engagement from a broad stakeholder group.