@article{fdi:010069961, title = {{T}he {C}opernicus {M}arine {E}nvironment {M}onitoring {S}ervice {O}cean state report}, author = {von {S}chuckmann, {K}. and {L}e {T}raon, {P}. {Y}. and {A}lvarez-{F}anjul, {E}. and {A}xell, {L}. and {B}almaseda, {M}. and {B}reivik, {L}. {A}. and {B}rewin, {R}. {J}. {W}. and {B}ricaud, {C}. and {D}revillon, {M}. and {D}rillet, {Y}. and {D}ubois, {C}. and {E}mbury, {O}. and {E}tienne, {H}. and {S}otillo, {M}. {G}. and {G}arric, {G}. and {G}asparin, {F}. and {G}utknecht, {E}. and {G}uinehut, {S}. and {H}ernandez, {F}abrice and {J}uza, {M}. and {K}arlson, {B}. and {K}orres, {G}. and {L}egeais, {J}. {F}. and {L}evier, {B}. and {L}ien, {V}. {S}. and {M}orrow, {R}. and {N}otarstefano, {G}. and {P}arent, {L}. and {P}ascual, {A}. and {P}erez-{G}omez, {B}. and {P}erruche, {C}. and {P}inardi, {N}. and {P}isano, {A}. and {P}oulain, {P}. {M}. and {P}ujol, {I}. {M}. and {R}aj, {R}. {P}. and {R}audsepp, {U}. and {R}oquet, {H}. and {S}amuelsen, {A}. and {S}athyendranath, {S}. and {S}he, {J}. and {S}imoncelli, {S}. and {S}olidoro, {C}. and {T}inker, {J}. and {T}intore, {J}. and {V}iktorsson, {L}. and {A}blain, {M}. and {A}lmroth-{R}osell, {E}. and {B}onaduce, {A}. and {C}lementi, {E}. and {C}ossarini, {G}. and {D}agneaux, {Q}. and {D}esportes, {C}. and {D}ye, {S}. and {F}ratianni, {C}. and {G}ood, {S}. and {G}reiner, {E}. and {G}ourrion, {J}. and {H}amon, {M}. and {H}olt, {J}. and {H}yder, {P}. and {K}ennedy, {J}. and {M}anzano-{M}unoz, {F}. and {M}elet, {A}. and {M}eyssignac, {B}. and {M}ulet, {S}. and {N}ardelli, {B}. {B}. and {O}'{D}ea, {E}. and {O}lason, {E}. and {P}aulmier, {A}ur{\'e}lien and {P}erez-{G}onzalez, {I}. and {R}eid, {R}. and {R}acault, {M}. {F}. and {R}aitsos, {D}. {E}. and {R}amos, {A}. and {S}ykes, {P}. and {S}zekely, {T}. and {V}erbrugge, {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {C}opernicus {M}arine {E}nvironment {M}onitoring {S}ervice ({CMEMS}) {O}cean {S}tate {R}eport ({OSR}) provides an annual report of the state of the global ocean and {E}uropean regional seas for policy and decision-makers with the additional aim of increasing general public awareness about the status of, and changes in, the marine environment. {T}he {CMEMS} {OSR} draws on expert analysis and provides a 3-{D} view (through reanalysis systems), a view from above (through remote-sensing data) and a direct view of the interior (through in situ measurements) of the global ocean and the {E}uropean regional seas. {T}he report is based on the unique {CMEMS} monitoring capabilities of the blue (hydrography, currents), white (sea ice) and green (e.g. {C}hlorophyll) marine environment. {T}his first issue of the {CMEMS} {OSR} provides guidance on {E}ssential {V}ariables, large-scale changes and specific events related to the physical ocean state over the period 1993-2015. {P}rincipal findings of this first {CMEMS} {OSR} show a significant increase in global and regional sea levels, thermosteric expansion, ocean heat content, sea surface temperature and {A}ntarctic sea ice extent and conversely a decrease in {A}rctic sea ice extent during the 1993-2015 period. {D}uring the year 2015 exceptionally strong large-scale changes were monitored such as, for example, a strong {E}l {N}ino {S}outhern {O}scillation, a high frequency of extreme storms and sea level events in specific regions in addition to areas of high sea level and harmful algae blooms. {A}t the same time, some areas in the {A}rctic {O}cean experienced exceptionally low sea ice extent and temperatures below average were observed in the {N}orth {A}tlantic {O}cean.}, keywords = {{C}opernicus {M}arine {E}nvironment {M}onitoring {S}ervice ; {O}cean reporting ; {O}cean monitoring ; {S}tate of the ocean ; {O}cean variability ; {O}perational oceanography ; {O}cean climate variability}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {O}perational {O}ceanography}, volume = {9}, numero = {2}, pages = {s235--s320}, ISSN = {1755-876{X}}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1080/1755876x.2016.1273446}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069961}, }