Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists?
Although many oceanographic data products are now considered operational, continued dialogue between data producers and their user communities is still needed. The fisheries and environmental science communities have often been criticized for their lack of multidisciplinarity, and it is not clear wh...
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doaj-29c12e2672534fdf9b1cd7caac8675822020-11-24T21:40:25ZengThe Oceanography SocietyOceanography1042-82752011-03-01241166171Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists?Barbara BerxMark Dickey-CollasMorten D. SkogenYann-Hervé De RoeckHolger KleinRosa BarcielaRodney M. ForsterEric DombrowskyMartin HuretMark PayneYolanda SagarminagaCorinna SchrumAlthough many oceanographic data products are now considered operational, continued dialogue between data producers and their user communities is still needed. The fisheries and environmental science communities have often been criticized for their lack of multidisciplinarity, and it is not clear whether recent developments in operational oceanographic products are addressing these needs. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Working Group on Operational Oceanographic products for Fisheries and Environment (WGOOFE) identified a potential mismatch between user requirements and the perception of requirements by the providers. Through a questionnaire (98 respondents), WGOOFE identified some of these issues. Although products of physical variables were in higher demand, several biological parameters scored in the top 10 rankings. Users placed specific focus on historic time series products with monthly or annual resolution and updating on similar time scales. A significant percentage requested access to numerical data rather than graphical output. While the outcomes of this survey challenge our views of operational oceanography, several initiatives are already attempting to close the gap between user requirements and products available.http://tos.org/oceanography/articles/24-1.berx.pdfoperational oceanographyuser requirements |
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Barbara Berx Mark Dickey-Collas Morten D. Skogen Yann-Hervé De Roeck Holger Klein Rosa Barciela Rodney M. Forster Eric Dombrowsky Martin Huret Mark Payne Yolanda Sagarminaga Corinna Schrum |
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Barbara Berx Mark Dickey-Collas Morten D. Skogen Yann-Hervé De Roeck Holger Klein Rosa Barciela Rodney M. Forster Eric Dombrowsky Martin Huret Mark Payne Yolanda Sagarminaga Corinna Schrum Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists? Oceanography operational oceanography user requirements |
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Barbara Berx Mark Dickey-Collas Morten D. Skogen Yann-Hervé De Roeck Holger Klein Rosa Barciela Rodney M. Forster Eric Dombrowsky Martin Huret Mark Payne Yolanda Sagarminaga Corinna Schrum |
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Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists? |
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Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists? |
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Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists? |
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Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists? |
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Does Operational Oceanography Address the Needs of Fisheries and Applied Environmental Scientists? |
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does operational oceanography address the needs of fisheries and applied environmental scientists? |
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Oceanography |
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Although many oceanographic data products are now considered operational, continued dialogue between data producers and their user communities is still needed. The fisheries and environmental science communities have often been criticized for their lack of multidisciplinarity, and it is not clear whether recent developments in operational oceanographic products are addressing these needs. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Working Group on Operational Oceanographic products for Fisheries and Environment (WGOOFE) identified a potential mismatch between user requirements and the perception of requirements by the providers. Through a questionnaire (98 respondents), WGOOFE identified some of these issues. Although products of physical variables were in higher demand, several biological parameters scored in the top 10 rankings. Users placed specific focus on historic time series products with monthly or annual resolution and updating on similar time scales. A significant percentage requested access to numerical data rather than graphical output. While the outcomes of this survey challenge our views of operational oceanography, several initiatives are already attempting to close the gap between user requirements and products available. |
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