An introduction to the “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” Initiative

Emily A Smail; Paul DiGiacomo; Sophie Seeave; Samy Djavidnia; Louis Celliers; Pierre-Yves Le Traon; Jeremy Gault; Elva Escobar-Briones; Hans-Peter Plag; Christine Pequignet; Lenore Bajona; Lin Zhang; Jay Pearlman; Andy Steven; Jon Hodge; Fanny-Mae Racault; Curt D. Storlazzi; Willam Skirving

doi:10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959

An introduction to the “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” Initiative

Journal of Operational Oceanography

By: Emily A Smail, Paul DiGiacomo, Sophie Seeave, Samy Djavidnia, Louis Celliers, Pierre-Yves Le Traon, Jeremy Gault, Elva Escobar-Briones, Hans-Peter Plag, Christine Pequignet, Lenore Bajona, Lin Zhang, Jay Pearlman, Andy Steven, Jon Hodge, Fanny-Mae Racault, Curt D. Storlazzi, and Willam Skirving

https://doi.org/10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959

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Abstract

We live on a blue planet, and Earth’s waters benefit many sectors of society. The future of our blue planet is increasingly reliant on the services delivered by marine, coastal and inland waters and on the advancement of effective, evidence-based decisions on sustainable development. “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” (hereafter denoted as “GEO Blue Planet”) is an initiative of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) that aims to ensure the sustained development and use of ocean and coastal observations for the benefit of society. GEO Blue Planet works to advance and exploit synergies among the many observational programmes devoted to ocean and coastal waters; to improve engagement with a variety of stakeholders for enhancing the timeliness, quality and range of information delivered; and to raise awareness of the societal benefits of ocean observations at the public and policy levels. This paper summarizes the role of GEO Blue Planet, current activities and considerations for future directions.

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Smail, E.A., DiGiacomo, P., Seeave, S., Djavidnia, S., Celliers, L., Le Traon, P., Gault, J., Escobar-Briones, E., Plag, H., Pequignet, C., Bajona, L., Zhang, L., Pearlman, J., Steven, A., Hodge, J., Racault, F., Storlazzi, C.D., Skirving, W., 2019, An introduction to the “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” Initiative: Journal of Operational Oceanography, v. 12, no. suppl 2, p. s1-s11, https://doi.org/10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	An introduction to the “Oceans and Society: Blue Planet” Initiative
Series title	Journal of Operational Oceanography
DOI	10.1080/1755876X.2019.1634959
Volume	12
Issue	suppl 2
Publication Date	July 17, 2019
Year Published	2019
Language	English
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Contributing office(s)	Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Description	11 p.
First page	s1
Last page	s11