Research Coordination Networks (RCN): Sustained Multidisciplinary Ocean Observations

将有关海洋的相关信息交到需要的人手中，当他们需要时，涉及传统上在更有限的范围内工作的社区之间的积极对话和合作。需要作出协调和持续的努力，以评估是否正在收集正确的数据，以确保观测系统对科学和决策是有效的。国际海洋学联合会要求为继续开展研究协调网络(RCN)提供资金：持续的多学科海洋观测，目的是通过促进跨越自然科学和社会科学的广泛的多学科对话，并包括观测的最终用户，来解决这些问题。这些人可能是在海洋科学方面没有很强背景的政策制定者和决策者。区域海洋观测网络还将确定改善/扩大业界参与海洋观测的需求、机会和障碍。这将使更广泛和更有效地长期使用海洋观测站和观测系统，符合并支持若干高级别、国家和国际小组制定的现有海洋观测框架的目标。

Placing relevant information about the ocean in the hands of those that require it, when they require it, involves active dialogue and collaboration between communities that traditionally work within more limited bounds. A concerted and continuing effort is needed to evaluate whether the right data is being collected or not to ensure that observing systems are effective for science and for decision-making. The PI's request funding to continue the Research Coordination Networks (RCN):Sustained Multidisciplinary Ocean Observations with the goal of addressing these issues by fostering a broad, multi-disciplinary dialogue spanning the natural and social sciences, and including end users of observations. These may be policy and decision makers without strong backgrounds in the ocean sciences. The RCN will also identify the needs, opportunities and barriers to improved/expanded industry involvement in ocean observations. This will enable wider and more effective long-term use of ocean observatories and observing systems consistent with and supporting the goals of the existing ocean observing frameworks developed by several high-level, national and international groups.