Oceanography in the Decade of Digital Science and Sustainable Development: New Opportunities for TOS?

The key word in our society's name, oceanography, combines the Greek words meaning "ocean, " and , meaning "write. " Other languages use oceanology, with the second word meaning "logic. " To me, the science of modern oceanography includes both the description and the understanding of ocean systems that cover a wide range of topics, including marine life and ecosystems, ocean circulation, plate tectonics and the geology of the seafloor, and the ocean's chemical, biogeochemical, and physical properties. Since the beginning of The Oceanography Society (TOS), we have recognized four scientific disciplines with seats on our Council-physical, biological, chemical, and geological oceanography-and we recognize the importance of applied technology and education. I' d like to suggest that to keep TOS-the only international society that bridges all areas of ocean science-current, it is time to revisit its disciplinary building blocks.

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