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Sutton, Adrienne J., Bakker, Dorothee C. E. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9234-5337, Barbero, Leticia, Bittig, Henry C., Carter, Brendan, Claustre, Hervé, Feely, Richard A., Ishii, Masao, Johnson, Kenneth S., McDonagh, Elaine, Nakaoka, Shin‐ichiro, O’Brien, Kevin, Pasqueron de Fomervault, Orens, Sabine, Christopher, Sanders, Richard, Steinhoff, Tobias, Tanhua, Toste, Telszewski, Maciej, Tilbrook, Bronte and Wanninkhof, Rik
(2026)
Cross‐Network Synergies Fundamental to Sustained Global Ocean Carbon Observing.
Earth's Future, 14 (10).
pp. 1-15.
ISSN 2328-4277
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Abstract
The ocean's critical role in absorbing anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and the resulting changes in the ocean carbon cycle are monitored by global‐scale observing networks, including the Global Ocean Ship‐based Investigations Program (GO‐SHIP), Surface Ocean CO2 Observing Network (SOCONET), and Biogeochemical‐Argo (BGC‐Argo). Given the scale of the challenge to characterize the evolving ocean carbon cycle, no single network is sufficient; a coordinated, collaborative, cross‐network approach is essential. This manuscript describes the overarching research questions driving these three networks and details their inherent synergies and dependencies, such as GO‐SHIP and SOCONET delivering reference‐quality measurements for validation of other in situ and satellite‐based data, GO‐SHIP providing opportunities for float deployment, and BGC‐Argo filling gaps with high‐frequency autonomous data. We provide recommendations for optimizing these relationships and an intra‐network strategy moving forward. As representatives of the science committees for these networks, we are committed to sustaining and enhancing the collaborative structure necessary to fill critical knowledge gaps in ocean carbon cycle research, improve climate prediction, and enable future ocean ecosystem forecasting.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 13 - climate action,das not required, no data associated with output,2026 ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Oct 2026 15:11 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2026 23:21 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/104819 |
| DOI: | 10.1029/eft2.v14.10 |
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