Chinese Journal of Polar Research

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The SOOS Asian Workshop: Exploring possibilities for collaboration

Sebastiaan Swart1,2*, Jiping Liu3, Parli Bhaskar4, Louise Newman5, Kim Finney6, Michael Meredith7 & Oscar Schofield8   

  1. 1 Southern Ocean Carbon & Climate Observatory, CSIR, PO Box 320, Stellenbosch 7955, South Africa;
    2 Department of Oceanography, Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa;
    3 Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA;
    4 National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Headland Sada, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa 403 804, India;
    5 Southern Ocean Observing System International Project Office, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Tasmania 7001, Australia;
    6 Australian Antarctic Division, Channel Highway, Kingston, Tasmania 7050, Australia;
    7 British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET, United Kingdom;
    8 Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
  • Online:1964-06-30 Published:1964-06-30
  • Contact: Sebastiaan Swart

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Abstract: The first Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Asian Workshop was successfully held in Shanghai, China in May 2013, attracting over 40 participants from six Asian nations and widening exposure to the objectives and plans of SOOS. The workshop was organized to clarify Asian research activities currently taking place in the Southern Ocean and to discuss, amongst other items, the potential for collaborative efforts with and between Asian countries in SOOS-related activities. The workshop was an important mechanism to initiate discussion, understanding and collaborative avenues in the Asian domain of SOOS beyond current established efforts. Here we present some of the major outcomes of the workshop covering the principle themes of SOOS and attempt to provide a way forward to achieve a more integrated research community, enhance data collection and quality, and guide scientific strategy in the Southern Ocean.

Key words: Southern Ocean, observing system, Asia, collaboration