SYNCHRONY and Antarctica InSync would like to invite the Antarctic and Southern Ocean community to sign-up for a workshop: "Towards a synchronized Antarctic circumpolar moored ocean observatory". The workshop will be held online on 4 December 2026, 9:00-12:00 (CET).
We envision an informative get-together and seek representations of all existing and future ocean mooring observatories, to obtain a complete understanding of the various activities taking place around the continent, and to learn from each other's technical, logistical, and scientific experiences. All long-term observatories are welcome, anything generating time series under water from the deep Southern Ocean across the continental shelves to underneath ice shelves. If you are interested in either presenting or only attending, please sign up here until 18 October 2026: https://forms.gle/Niy3xqxN5PE6sZjz8
For active contributions, we envision simple overviews of the respective ocean observing systems (where, how long, what, why etc.) and in addition addressing some points that can lead into discussions, along the lines of:
- I CAN. Something specific your group can contribute in this space. An instrument, a technique, know-how, a dataset, a model, a method, field access, a piece of code, etc.
- I CAN'T. A thing or "The thing" blocking your group’s ambitions. A measurement you cannot make, a place you can’t reach, a reliability you can’t achieve, a calibration nobody has done, etc.
The final agenda will depend on attendence and contributions, but for now we envision a 3 hour workshop incl. a 20 minute break.
Workshop goals include to:
- inform each other on existing long-term activities around the Antarctic continent
- identify gaps, challenges, and opportunities to collaborate
- establish an international forum to exchange knowledge, ideas, logistics, data, technical and scientific expertise
- help to work towards a synchronized circumpolar moored observing system
We hope for many interested folks and look forward to your registrations.
