Sustained UK marine observations. Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going?

This introduction traces the earliest interaction of ancient humans with their marine environment, through marine explorations in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, to the development of early marine science in the Enlightenment. This sets the scene for how marine observations developed in the modern...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences physical, and engineering sciences, 2014-09, Vol.372 (2025), p.20130332
Main Author: Owens, Nicholas J. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data
Historical
Introduction
Long Term
Marine
Measurements
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Summary:This introduction traces the earliest interaction of ancient humans with their marine environment, through marine explorations in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, to the development of early marine science in the Enlightenment. This sets the scene for how marine observations developed in the modern era and explains the status of today's marine observation networks. The paper concludes with an assessment of the future needs and constraints of sustained marine observation networks and suggests the lessons from a long history might be the key to the future.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2013.0332