The PI has requested funding to publish a special issue of Oceanography magazine in September 2010 (Volume 23, Number 3) titled: "A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission: IOC Leadership in the Evolution of International Ocean Science." The idea for this special issue emerged from discussions within the U.S. National Committee for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) (reporting to the State Department and the U.S. Representative to the IOC) pertaining to U.S involvement in the 50th anniversary.
This volume, proposed as part of the U.S.-supported contributions to ?the 50th? celebrations of the IOC, will highlight important international science that has been implemented as a result of the strong partnership between the United States and IOC, show U.S. appreciation of the important international efforts the IOC has supported in this partnership, and educate younger scientists about the role of the IOC in fostering international research cooperation in partnership with the United States.
The United States has been an active Member State of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) since its establishment at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1960. Of particular interest to the United States is the key role played by the IOC in facilitating and coordinating the collection and distribution of ocean data. The United States (NOAA, NSF, US State Department) contributes about US$1.5 million per year to the IOC in direct and indirect funds. IOC is important as the intergovernmental mechanism for coordinating access to exclusive economic zones for purposes of ocean data collection. It serves as a forum for addressing issues such as ocean data exchange policies and internationally agreed standards and strategies for long-term ocean observing activities. The capacity building mission of the IOC helps developing countries through the combined efforts of all Member States.
NSF has been providing its contribution to IOC for at least 25 years. It seems fitting that NSF fund a TOS special issue commemorating the 50 years of IOC contributions to ocean science.
Broader Impacts:
The proposed chapters for this special issue cover a wide array of topics and current directions in oceanography, ranging from basic approaches and methodologies needed to address contemporary topics in oceanography, including ocean circulation, C cycling, living marine resources, harmful algal blooms and problems. Relevant time and space scales for addressing these topics will be discussed and approaches to synthesis of data in order to make it meaningful to the scientific and management communities as well as decision makers and formulating policy will be covered. The list of prospective authors that are experts in these respective research and management areas is impressive.
Special Issue of Oceanography Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the International Oceanographic Commission In September 2010, The Oceanography Society (TOS) published a special issue of Oceanography magazine (Volume 23, Number 3) titled: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission: IOC Leadership in the Evolution of International Ocean Science. All articles in this issue can be viewed at the following website: www.tos.org/oceanography/archive/23-3.html This issue focused on the many areas of ocean science where the IOC has joined as a crucial partner with other international bodies (intergovernmental and nongovernmental), individual nations and agencies, and the community of ocean scientists to drive ocean research forward, to make it more international and interdisciplinary, and to tackle important environmental problems with more and better scientific research. The Ocean Sciences Section of the IOC has had an important impact on the field and its evolution, including efforts to provide opportunities for scientists to discuss and promote progress in fundamental scientific needs (standards, equation of state), working groups, and the developmental and implementation of international scientific research programs. Publication of this special issue highlighted the important international efforts the IOC has supported, and included articles to educate younger scientists about the role of the IOC in fostering international research cooperation in partnership with the United States. This issue of Oceanography was distributed to all members of The Oceanography Society, the IOC headquarters office in Paris, France, international libraries, U.S. federal agencies and the representatives of the U.S. Congress and Senate. Additionally, all articles from this issue are available for downloading as PDF files free of charge for use in the classroom, by agencies and the general public. Articles titles, including Digital Object Identifiers, are shown below: IOC Helping to Lead and Support the Evolution of International Ocean Science D. Bronk, P. Taylor, and K. Tedesco. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):16–17, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.20. History of the Equation of State of Seawater F.J. Millero. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):18–33, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.21. Standards for Ocean Measurements A.G. Dickson. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):34–47, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.22. International Carbon Coordination: Roger Revelle's Legacy in the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission C.L. Sabine, H. Ducklow, and M. Hood. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):48–61, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.23. The Role of IOC in Promoting Cooperative Research on Marine Ecosystems and Living Marine Resources B. Peterson and N. Cyr. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):62–71, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.24. The IOC International Harmful Algal Bloom Program: History and Science Impacts D.M. Anderson, B. Reguera, G.C. Pitcher, and H.O. Enevoldsen. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):72–85, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.25. A TOGA Retrospective M.J. McPhaden, A.J. Busalacchi, and D.L.T. Anderson. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):86–103, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.26. Oceanic Ecosystem Time-Series Programs: Ten Lessons Learned D.M. Karl. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):104–125, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.27. Models: Tools for Synthesis in International Oceanographic Research Programs D.J. McGillicuddy Jr., B. deYoung, S.C. Doney, P.M. Glibert, D. Stammer, and F.E. Werner. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):126–139, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.28. IOC Contributions to International, Interdisciplinary Open Data Sharing D.M. Glover, P.H. Wiebe, C.L. Chandler, and S. Levitus. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):140–151, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.29. IOC Contributions to Science Synthesis E.E. Hofmann and E. Gross. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):152–159, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.30. Looking Into the Future of Ocean Sciences: An IOC Perspective L. Valdés, L. Fonseca, and K. Tedesco. 2010. Oceanography 23(3):160–175, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2010.31.
