DS001
Creating Deep Impact: Strategic alignments across deep ocean observing, modeling, exploration, and technology

Session ID#: 255094

Session Description:
Scientific research in the deep sea is logistically challenging, costly, and benefits from global collaboration that extends the capabilities of any single researcher, discipline, or nation. To effectively address the significant challenges facing the deep sea, a concerted focus is needed to strategically align international research, observation, modeling, engineering, and exploration communities. We seek submissions that showcase the latest technological advances and novel operational concepts for ocean exploration, exploratory analysis of marine data sets, modeling studies, field- and lab-based exploration, and engagement of broad and diverse communities. We are interested in collaborative initiatives that concentrate resources at the intersection between disciplines and communities (e.g., biology/physics, observing/modeling, seafloor habitats/mapping, research/data curation) in order to address broader global challenges, such as climate change, conservation of biodiversity, and management of ocean resources. This session will provide an opportunity for existing and developing initiatives to broadly share research, progress, challenges, and best practices in deep ocean observing and exploration, including multinational efforts, particularly those with partnerships that include developing countries, island nations, and nations from the global south.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • Climate and Ocean Change -
  • Marine Ecology and Biodiversity -
  • Ocean Technologies and Observatories -
Index Terms:

1635 Oceans [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4262 Ocean observing systems [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4515 Deep recirculations [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4804 Benthic processes, benthos [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]
Student/Early Career Chair:  Breanna Motsenbocker, Mots Marine LLC, Kingston, United States and Deep Ocean Observing Strategy
Primary Chair:  Leslie M Smith, Your Ocean Consulting, LLC, Knoxville, United States and Deep Ocean Observing Strategy
Co-chairs:  Laura Cimoli, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Kirsty McQuaid, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa, Olusola Adeoye, Nature Care resources centre, Lagos, Nigeria and Deep Ocean Observing Strategy
 
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