The OceanObs'09 Conference brought together more than 600 scientists from 36 nations, supported by 99 Community White Papers and 47 Plenary Papers, to build a common vision for the provision of routine and sustained global information on the marine environment sufficient to meet society’s needs for describing, understanding and forecasting marine variability (including physical, biogeochemical, ecosystems and living marine resources), weather, seasonal to decadal climate variability, climate change, sustainable management of living marine resources, and assessment of longer term trends.
EOS summary: Saltier, Hotter, More Acidic, and Less Diverse? Observing the Future Ocean
An EOS meeting summary was published 19 January 2010. Download pdf »
Plenary Papers: download draft and final versions
Many draft Plenary Papers » have been submitted for peer review. These are also available for download and comment in the OceanObs'09 open review system (click link above). Comments for consideration by the review committee are now past due (due 4 January 2010), but comments can still be left in the system for authors as they prepare their final versions for publication. As these final versions are submitted they will be made available through the same link above.
Download final versions: Conference Statement and Community White Papers
Most of the Community White Papers are now available for download in their final form »
The Final Conference Statement incorporates comments received from the participants of the conference, and is a call to action available as a document » and as a brochure »
21-25 September 2009, Venice Convention Centre, Venice-Lido, Italy
Conference Proceedings
The Conference Proceedings will consist of:
The Conference Proceedings will be issued as ESA Special Publication, printed as a bound volume by BSH.
All three types of contributions were due 31 October: in review draft form for the Plenary Papers, and in final camera-ready form for the Community White Papers and Additional Contributions. Submit your contribution »
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