Frontiers in Marine Science (Aug 2019)

Global Perspectives on Observing Ocean Boundary Current Systems

  • Robert E. Todd,
  • Francisco P. Chavez,
  • Sophie Clayton,
  • Sophie Cravatte,
  • Marlos Goes,
  • Marlos Goes,
  • Michelle Graco,
  • Xiaopei Lin,
  • Janet Sprintall,
  • Nathalie V. Zilberman,
  • Matthew Archer,
  • Javier Arístegui,
  • Magdalena Balmaseda,
  • John M. Bane,
  • Molly O. Baringer,
  • John A. Barth,
  • Lisa M. Beal,
  • Peter Brandt,
  • Peter Brandt,
  • Paulo H. R. Calil,
  • Edmo Campos,
  • Luca R. Centurioni,
  • Maria Paz Chidichimo,
  • Mauro Cirano,
  • Meghan F. Cronin,
  • Enrique N. Curchitser,
  • Russ E. Davis,
  • Marcus Dengler,
  • Brad deYoung,
  • Shenfu Dong,
  • Ruben Escribano,
  • Andrea J. Fassbender,
  • Sarah E. Fawcett,
  • Ming Feng,
  • Gustavo J. Goni,
  • Alison R. Gray,
  • Dimitri Gutiérrez,
  • Dave Hebert,
  • Rebecca Hummels,
  • Shin-ichi Ito,
  • Marjorlaine Krug,
  • François Lacan,
  • François Lacan,
  • Lucas Laurindo,
  • Alban Lazar,
  • Craig M. Lee,
  • Matthieu Lengaigne,
  • Naomi M. Levine,
  • John Middleton,
  • Ivonne Montes,
  • Mike Muglia,
  • Mike Muglia,
  • Takeyoshi Nagai,
  • Hilary I. Palevsky,
  • Jaime B. Palter,
  • Helen E. Phillips,
  • Alberto Piola,
  • Alberto Piola,
  • Albert J. Plueddemann,
  • Bo Qiu,
  • Regina R. Rodrigues,
  • Moninya Roughan,
  • Daniel L. Rudnick,
  • Ryan R. Rykaczewski,
  • Martin Saraceno,
  • Martin Saraceno,
  • Harvey Seim,
  • Alex Sen Gupta,
  • Lynne Shannon,
  • Bernadette M. Sloyan,
  • Adrienne J. Sutton,
  • LuAnne Thompson,
  • Anja K. van der Plas,
  • Denis Volkov,
  • Denis Volkov,
  • John Wilkin,
  • Dongxiao Zhang,
  • Dongxiao Zhang,
  • Linlin Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00423
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6

Abstract

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Ocean boundary current systems are key components of the climate system, are home to highly productive ecosystems, and have numerous societal impacts. Establishment of a global network of boundary current observing systems is a critical part of ongoing development of the Global Ocean Observing System. The characteristics of boundary current systems are reviewed, focusing on scientific and societal motivations for sustained observing. Techniques currently used to observe boundary current systems are reviewed, followed by a census of the current state of boundary current observing systems globally. The next steps in the development of boundary current observing systems are considered, leading to several specific recommendations.

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