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OCEANS 2021 Student Poster Competition

EarthzineJune 13, 2022Oceans, Oceans conferences

The coveted OCEANS student poster competition saw good participation in the 2021 edition too.

OCEANS 22 – An in-person technical treat in the post-Covid era

EarthzineApril 25, 2022climate change, Ocean Decade, Oceans, Oceans 2022, Chennai

OCEANS 2022 was one of the first hybrid OES conferences organized post-Covid in Chennai, a beautiful beach city of India. This article is a brief coverage of this event.

IEEE OES, Schmidt Ocean Institute and MTS announce new partnership and support for student competition

EarthzineJanuary 24, 2022IEEE OES, Oceans conferences, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Student Competitions

The collaboration includes supporting student and early career ocean professionals, women in marine science and technology, and other joint activities between the two societies and the Institute.

Sustaining Long-Term Ocean Observations

EarthzineJanuary 20, 2021Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

Long-term observations are critical for using ocean resources responsibly and sustainably.

Ocean Best Practices OBPS Success Story – GOOS-Endorsed Best Practices

EarthzineDecember 12, 2020Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

During the last year, Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), working with the OBPS, have developed a process to enable GOOS community best practices to be identified and made available via a search function in the OBPS.

Improving Global and Regional Ocean Observing Through Best Practices and Standards

EarthzineNovember 24, 2020Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

Figure 1. The Ocean Observing Value Chain from observations to users.

Why adopting and documenting Best Practices and Standards is important to understanding our Oceans better, and thereby solving problems of the coming Decade.

Plastics: A Threat to our Oceans

EarthzineFebruary 7, 2020Plastics

Can we monitor the plastics problem effectively with ocean observation systems? In order to fully explore means for detection, monitoring and quantifying plastics, a comprehensive strategy is needed.

Fuzzy approaches for the complex problem of microplastic fibre pollution

EarthzineJanuary 26, 2020Plastics

Figure 3. Scenario matrix introducing four scenarios developed during workshop

Microplastic fibres shed during washing of clothes and other synthetic textiles make up a significant proportion of marine microplastic pollution. How can we reduce the flow of microfibre pollution?