Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS)

?? Reflecting on my Experience at the USV Workshop 2025!?? I was fortunate to attend a workshop on Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) hosted in Cape Town (24-26 March). We explored how USVs can be leveraged to assist us in how we conduct ocean research and monitoring. This immersive experience provided a deep dive into different types of USVs that's on the market, their components, the plethora of different sensors available, and it was topped off with live demonstrations and a look forward to future emerging technologies and use-cases. One of the most thrilling moments was being randomly selected to board a small boat and help deploy the Sailbuoy! ?? The conditions were rough, we were met with choppy waters, strong waves, and plenty of seawater splashes but the deployment was a success! Back at the workshop, we tracked the Sailbuoy in real time as it navigated the area of interest (Benguela Jet) where it will continue collecting data for weeks to come.. ?? My key motivation for attending? There's immense potential for the use of USVs for autonomous data collection in challenging environments and to assist with ocean monitoring. The insights gained will be invaluable as I work towards developing a robust PhD research proposal! Beyond the hands-on experience, the workshop allowed me to connect with experts and peers already leveraging USVs in marine science. Their insights on applications, opportunities, and challenges of USVs were incredibly valuable. A huge thank you to the organizers and contributors (Sebastiaan Swart, Marcel du Plessis, University of Gothenburg, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), @SAEON, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) & Sea Technology Services) for putting together such an engaging and inspiring event! I look forward to applying what I learnt to my future research projects. #USV #UnmannedSurfaceVehicle #OceanResearch #MarineScience #OceanMonitoring #PhysicalOceanography #SailBuoy #Workshop #ClimateChange #AutonomousTechnology #Sustainability #FuturePhDResearch

Kick off time for our workshop on uncrewed surface vehicles in Cape Town! SAEON Sebastiaan Swart Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Sea Technology Services

It's a good news story! #NewPaperAlert Our #GlobalUSVNetwork paper has been published! 52 co-authors, 9 countries, 40 affiliations, 5 businesses and 200 USV datasets - this was such a fun paper to write and an honor to lead. This global USV network was supported by the Observing Air-Sea Interaction Strategy #OASIS and many organisations, businesses and ocean and atmospheric researchers. It's a true example of multidisciplinary, cross sectoral collaboration. Check out the paper, it's freely available: https://lnkd.in/gf52qRZT Congratulations team Meghan Cronin Sebastiaan Swart Joana Beja Johan Edholm Jason McKenna Jaime Palter Alex Parker Charles Addey Wieter Boone Paban Bhuyan Justin Buck Eugene Burger James Burris Lionel Camus Brad deYoung Marcel du Plessis Mike Flanigan Greg Foltz Sarah Gille Laurent Grare Jeff Hansen Lars R. Hole Makio Honda Verena Hormann Catherine Kohlman Naoko Kosaka Carey Khun Luc Lenain Lev Looney - NOAA Affiliate Andreas Marouchos P.Eng. Elizabeth McGeorge Clive McMahon Satoshi Mitarai Calvin Mordy Akira Nagano Sarah Nicholson Sarah Nickford Kevin O'Brien David Peddie Leandro Ponsoni Virginie Ramasco Nick Rozenauers Elizabeth Siddle Cheyenne Stienbarger Adrienne Sutton Noriko Tada Jim Thomson Iwao Ueki Lisan Y. Chidong Zhang Dongxiao Zhang and the support from Elysium EPL Michael Mitchell Prue Davey Laura Redman Steve Unwin Neil Smit and Rocky #GOOS #OCG-16 Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)

Various fellowships/ scholarships for PhD/ MPhil and Master students with their likely dates of closing. Courtesy Saurabh.

Early Career Scientists can apply SCAR Fellowship Antarctic Organisations Issue Call to Early Career Scientists and Researchers as Annual Fellowship and Scholarship Applications Open SCAR launched its 2025 Antarctic-related Fellowships for early-career researchers today. Following the launch of the Polar Initiative in 2022 the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has funded an additional SCAR fellowship and as a result SCAR will offer in total four to five fellowships of up to USD $15,000 each for 2025. https://lnkd.in/gry5cMCn COMNAP. Esrly Career Award https://lnkd.in/gJ5q6YYX IAATO Antartica Fellowship https://lnkd.in/gHb5S8H9 CCAMLR Scientific Fellowship https://lnkd.in/guDdT9pR Early Career Ocean Professionals Meghan Cronin Ministry of Earth Sciences #polar ISC Regional Focal Point for Asia and the Pacific #sids Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi Arctic Council UN Ocean Decade Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) Polar Science Early Career Community Office #digital #ocean #career #PhD #elsevier #science #research

In 2 weeks time! The next OASIS USV Webinar will be on 6 Feb at 07h PT / 16h CET featuring Elizabeth Siddle and Elizabeth McGeorge talking about AutoNaut and Saildrone USVs and their value in air-sea flux research. Register you attendance! Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS) Meghan Cronin, Ruth Patterson, PhD, Masha Edmondson

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