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    Beyond Chlorophyll Fluorescence: The Time is Right to Expand Biological Measurements in Ocean Observing Programs

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    Virtual issue The Remote Sensing of Oceans, Estuaries, and Lakes.-- 2 pagesA new Scientific Committee for Ocean Research (SCOR, http://www.scor‐int.org/) working group has been formed, entitled SCOR WG‐154 “Integration of Plankton‐Observing Sensor Systems to Existing Global Sampling Programs (P‐OBS, http://www.scor‐int.org/SCOR_WGs_WG154.htm.).” The working group (P‐OBS WG) is reviewing biological sensing technologies and measurements that are ready for integration into existing regional and global ocean observing programs. Multidisciplinary sets of measurements, whose choice is guided by research and societal benefit goals, will transform our understanding of ocean biology and its impacts on Earth systemsThe idea to establish the P‐OBS SCOR working group was conceived following discussions at the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) workshop on implementation of Multi‐Disciplinary Sustained Ocean Observations (IMSOO, http://www.goosocean.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewEventRecord&eventID=1825), funded by NSF, NASA, and NOAAPeer Reviewe

    Beyond Chlorophyll Fluorescence: The Time is Right to Expand Biological Measurements in Ocean Observing Programs

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    A new Scientific Committee for Ocean Research (SCOR) working group has been formed, entitled SCOR WG-154 “Integration of Plankton-Observing Sensor Systems to Existing Global Sampling Programs (P-OBS)”. The working group (P-OBS WG) is reviewing biological sensing technologies and measurements that are ready for integration into existing regional and global ocean observing programs. Multidisciplinary sets of measurements, whose choice is guided by research and societal benefit goals, will transform our understanding of ocean biology and its impacts on Earth systems. Together, we hope to facilitate biological sampling of the oceans and promote more robust, systematic, and routine analyses. These data will establish a baseline from interoperable and comparable datasets, and facilitate the identification of spatial gradients and temporal trends in biodiversity and other key biological parameters. We invite the oceanographic community to provide information to ensure our findings represent existing and ready-to-use methodologies for plankton observations that could be readily integrated into global sampling programs
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