Southern Ocean Observing System expeditions and observing network (2009–present)

1. Southern Ocean Sentinel workshop frames observing needs

   Jan 1, 2009Labels: Southern Ocean, Hobart Workshop

   • AusAntarctic

2. SOOS data-sharing concept published through SCAR

   Sep 27, 2010Labels: SCAR, SeaDataNet

   • Copernicus

3. SOOS officially launched by SCAR and SCOR

   Jan 1, 2011Labels: SOOS, SCAR

   • Wikipedia
   • AusAntarctic

4. SOOS Project Office established at UTAS-IMAS

   Dec 21, 2011Labels: UTAS-IMAS, SOOS Project

   • AusAntarctic
   • Wikipedia

5. Vision paper outlines SOOS long-term direction

   Sep 1, 2013Labels: Vision Paper, SOOS Vision

   • ScienceDirect

6. SOCCOM begins expanding biogeochemical float observations

   Sep 1, 2014Labels: SOCCOM, Argo Floats

   • Wikipedia

7. SOOS 2016–2020 Implementation Plan guides coordinated action

   Jan 1, 2016Labels: Implementation Plan, SOOS 2016

   • SOOS

8. SOOS launches SOOSmap data portal (version 1)

   Oct 1, 2017Labels: SOOSmap, Data Portal

   • SOOS

9. SOOS reports progress in 2016–2020 five-year report

   Jan 1, 2022Labels: Five-year Report, SOOS

   • SOOS

10. SOOS Science and Implementation Plan 2021–2025 published

    Mar 3, 2022Labels: Science Plan, SOOS 2021

    • Zenodo
    • SOOS

11. SOOSmap updated version officially introduced (version 2)

    Jan 1, 2023Labels: SOOSmap v2, SOOSmap

    • SOOS

12. Inaugural SOOS Symposium convenes Southern Ocean community

    Aug 14, 2023Labels: SOOS Symposium, Hobart Meeting

    • IGS
    • POGO

13. SOOS Metadata Portal shows expanded dataset discoverability

    Apr 1, 2024Labels: Metadata Portal, SOOS

    • SOOS

14. SOOSmap described in peer-reviewed 2025 publication

    Jan 1, 2025Labels: Peer-reviewed Paper, SOOSmap

    • NOAA Repo
    • SOOS

15. SOOS 2021–2025 plan remains the current roadmap

    Mar 1, 2026Labels: SOOS 2021, SOOS

    • SOOS
    • SCOR