Observing and monitoring the ocean

Sandifer, Paul A.; Brooks, Bryan W.; Canonico, Gabrielle; Chassignet, Eric P.; Kirkpatrick, Barbara; Porter, Dwayne E.; Schwacke, Lori H.; Scott, Geoffrey I.; Kelsey, Heath

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-95227-9.00026-9

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“…Other sources of ocean and coastal environmental information are summarized in (33), and an example of linked coastal observations in the environmental arena is provided by the US Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) (34). IOOS ® is a system of 11 connected, regional ocean and coastal observing programs that encompass most of the US coastline and provide significant additional information for weather and climate models and predictions.…”

Section: Environmental Datamentioning

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Linking coastal environmental and health observations for human wellbeing

Sandifer

2023

Front. Public Health

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Coastal areas have long been attractive places to live, work, and recreate and remain so even in the face of growing threats from global environmental change. At any moment, a significant portion of the human population is exposed to both positive and negative health effects associated with coastal locations. Some locations may be “hotspots” of concern for human health due to ongoing climatic and other changes, accentuating the need for better understanding of coastal environment-human health linkages. This paper describes how environmental and health data could be combined to create a coastal environmental and human health observing system. While largely based on information from the US and Europe, the concept should be relevant to almost any coastal area. If implemented, a coastal health observing system would connect a variety of human health data and environmental observations for individuals and communities, and where possible cohorts. Health data would be derived from questionnaires and other personal sources, clinical examinations, electronic health records, wearable devices, and syndromic surveillance, plus information on vulnerability and health-relevant community characteristics, and social media observations. Environmental data sources would include weather and climate, beach and coastal conditions, sentinel species, occurrences of harmful organisms and substances, seafood safety advisories, and distribution, proximity, and characteristics of health-promoting green and blue spaces. Where available, information on supporting resources could be added. Establishment of a linked network of coastal health observatories could provide powerful tools for understanding the positive and negative health effects of coastal living, lead to better health protections and enhanced wellbeing, and provide significant benefits to coastal residents, including the historically disadvantaged, as well as the military, hospitals and emergency departments, academic medical, public health, and environmental health programs, and others. Early networks could provide best practices and lessons learned to assist later entries.

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Section: Environmental Datamentioning

confidence: 99%