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Global Ocean Observing System report
October 5 , 2022
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- It is providing a deep insight on the state, capacity and value of our Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).
- GOOS is a collaborative platform with six key components that help define ocean observing requirements, coordinate observing networks, and ensure the flow of data and forecasts.
- GOOS is an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) led programme.
- The IOC is part of UNESCO.
- As per the report, System to observe carbon concentration in the world’s oceans is extremely inadequate to meet the growing and urgent need for information on oceanic carbon.
- 26 per cent of the 40 gigatonnes of carbon emitted into the atmosphere annually because of human activities is absorbed by the oceans.
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