Coastal Ocean Observing and Modeling Systems in Brazil: Initiatives and Future Perspectives

• DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.681619
• Publication Date: 2021-08-10T12:49:19Z
• Authors: Guilherme Franz; Carlos A. E. Garcia; Janini Pereira; Luiz Paulo de Fre...; Marcelo Rollnic; Luis Hamilton P. ...; Letícia Cotrim da...; Carlos A. D. Lentini; Paulo Nobre; Alexander Turra; Janice R. Trotte-...; Mauro Cirano; Segen F. Estefen; José Antonio M. Lima; Afonso M. Paiva; Mauricio A. Noern...; Clemente A. S. Ta...; José Luiz Moutinho; Francisco Campuzano; Ella S. Pereira; André Cunha Lima; Luís F. F. Mendonça; Helder Nocko; Leandro Machado; João B. R. Alvarenga; Renato P. Martins; Carina Stefoni Böck; Raquel Toste; Luiz Landau; Tiago Miranda; Francisco dos Santos; Júlio Pellegrini; Manuela Juliano; Ramiro Neves; Andrei Polejack
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; Blue Amazon; operational oceanography; Science; Q; United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development; ocean observations; General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; 15. Life on land; 01 natural sciences; 12. Responsible consumption; coastal observatories; 13. Climate action; 11. Sustainability; 14. Life underwater; blue economy

Coastal ocean observing and modeling systems (coastal observatories), connected with regional global systems, improve the quality of information forecasts for effective management safe sustainable maritime activities. The public availability systematic long-term is an engine Blue Economy, boosting economic growth, employment, innovation. An overview some Brazilian initiatives presented in this paper, involving universities, private companies, federal state agencies, covering institutions from south to north Brazil. Although these focus mainly on physics, integrated efforts can extend scope include biogeochemistry marine biodiversity, helping address interdisciplinary problems. Existing be connected, new ones fostered, fill gaps temporal spatial coverage monitoring vast oceanic area under jurisdiction (nationally referred as Amazon, reference similar richness Amazon Forest). alignment among national initiatives, well international programs, promoted if coordinated by a national-level organization, maximizing return investment socioeconomic benefits. In light examples, possible future institutional arrangements are discussed, leveraging existing policies cooperation that Brazil taking part. United Nations Decade Ocean Science Sustainable Development timely opportunity encourage arrangement support articulate network coastal observatories