Symposium

08. Global Ocean Exploration

Coordinator/Moderator: Dr. David Halpern, Senior Advisor, Earth Science Research, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Speakers:

1. Dr. David Conover, Director, Ocean Sciences Division, National Science Foundation
   
2. Dr. Jack A. Kaye, Associate Director for Research, Earth Science Division, Naitonal Aeronautics and Space Administration
   
3. Dr. Chester J. Koblinsky, Director, Climate Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
4. Dr. Ronald O'Dor, Senior Scientist, Census of Marine Life, Consortium for Ocean Leadership
   

Summary:

The symposium will describe the current state of knowledge in global ocean observations and their links to ocean science and, as appropriate, with ocean policy.  The key message is the global oceans are undergoing unprecedented changes.  The symposium will discuss the important challenge to sustain global high accuracy, well-calibrated observations with sufficient temporal and spatial resolutions for regional applications.