@article{fdi:010083915, title = {{A} global ocean oxygen database and atlas for assessing and predicting deoxygenation and ocean health in the open and coastal ocean}, author = {{G}regoire, {M}. and {G}arcon, {V}. and {G}arcia, {H}. and {B}reitburg, {D}. and {I}sensee, {K}. and {O}schlies, {A}. and {T}elszewski, {M}. and {B}arth, {A}. and {B}ittig, {H}. {C}. and {C}arstensen, {J}. and {C}arval, {T}. and {C}hai, {F}. and {C}havez, {F}. and {C}onley, {D}. and {C}oppola, {L}. and {C}rowe, {S}. and {C}urrie, {K}. and {D}ai, {M}. {H}. and {D}eflandre, {B}. and {D}ewitte, {B}oris and {D}iaz, {R}. and {G}arcia-{R}obledo, {E}. and {G}ilbert, {D}. and {G}iorgetti, {A}. and {G}lud, {R}. and {G}utierrez, {D}. and {H}osoda, {S}. and {I}shii, {M}. and {J}acinto, {G}. and {L}angdon, {C}. and {L}auvset, {S}. {K}. and {L}evin, {L}. {A}. and {L}imburg, {K}. {E}. and {M}ehrtens, {H}. and {M}ontes, {I}. and {N}aqvi, {W}. and {P}aulmier, {A}ur{\'e}lien and {P}feil, {B}. and {P}itcher, {G}. and {P}ouliquen, {S}. and {R}abalais, {N}. and {R}abouille, {C}. and {R}ecape, {V}. and {R}oman, {M}. and {R}ose, {K}. and {R}udnick, {D}. and {R}ummer, {J}. and {S}chmechtig, {C}. and {S}chmidtko, {S}. and {S}eibel, {B}. and {S}lomp, {C}. and {S}umalia, {U}. {R}. and {T}anhua, {T}. and {T}hierry, {V}. and {U}chida, {H}. and {W}anninkhof, {R}. and {Y}asuhara, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this paper, we outline the need for a coordinated international effort toward the building of an open-access {G}lobal {O}cean {O}xygen {D}atabase and {AT}las ({GO}(2){DAT}) complying with the {FAIR} principles ({F}indable, {A}ccessible, {I}nteroperable, and {R}eusable). {GO}(2){DAT} will combine data from the coastal and open ocean, as measured by the chemical {W}inkler titration method or by sensors (e.g., optodes, electrodes) from {E}ulerian and {L}agrangian platforms (e.g., ships, moorings, profiling floats, gliders, ships of opportunities, marine mammals, cabled observatories). {GO}(2){DAT} will further adopt a community-agreed, fully documented metadata format and a consistent quality control ({QC}) procedure and quality flagging ({QF}) system. {GO}(2){DAT} will serve to support the development of advanced data analysis and biogeochemical models for improving our mapping, understanding and forecasting capabilities for ocean {O}-2 changes and deoxygenation trends. {I}t will offer the opportunity to develop quality-controlled data synthesis products with unprecedented spatial (vertical and horizontal) and temporal (sub-seasonal to multi-decadal) resolution. {T}hese products will support model assessment, improvement and evaluation as well as the development of climate and ocean health indicators. {T}hey will further support the decision-making processes associated with the emerging blue economy, the conservation of marine resources and their associated ecosystem services and the development of management tools required by a diverse community of users (e.g., environmental agencies, aquaculture, and fishing sectors). {A} better knowledge base of the spatial and temporal variations of marine {O}-2 will improve our understanding of the ocean {O}-2 budget, and allow better quantification of the {E}arth's carbon and heat budgets. {W}ith the ever-increasing need to protect and sustainably manage ocean services, {GO}(2){DAT} will allow scientists to fully harness the increasing volumes of {O}-2 data already delivered by the expanding global ocean observing system and enable smooth incorporation of much higher quantities of data from autonomous platforms in the open ocean and coastal areas into comprehensive data products in the years to come. {T}his paper aims at engaging the community (e.g., scientists, data managers, policy makers, service users) toward the development of {GO}(2){DAT} within the framework of the {UN} {G}lobal {O}cean {O}xygen {D}ecade ({GOOD}) program recently endorsed by {IOC}-{UNESCO}. {A} roadmap toward {GO}(2){DAT} is proposed highlighting the efforts needed (e.g., in terms of human resources).}, keywords = {oxygen ; atlas ; database ; observing ; mapping ; data-products ; open and coastal ocean ; deoxygenation ; {MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}rontiers in {M}arine {S}cience}, volume = {8}, numero = {}, pages = {724913 [29 ]}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.3389/fmars.2021.724913}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083915}, }