. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Marine biology. NAML: A CONNECTED WEB 275 TIME-SPACE DOMAINS 1mm 1dm 1cm 1m 10 m 100 m 1km 10 km 100 km 1000 km 1 sec. - 1 min. 1 hour -. Figure 1. Temporal and spatial domains of various physical and biological processes in the sea (adapted from Dickey, 1990). Role of the NAML in Organizing a Network of Laboratories Perhaps the first action item for NAML is to initiate and organize a survey of the long-term, time series pa- rameters currently being measured at coastal laboratories. Information should include why the measurements are being made, the
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Marine biology. NAML: A CONNECTED WEB 275 TIME-SPACE DOMAINS 1mm 1dm 1cm 1m 10 m 100 m 1km 10 km 100 km 1000 km 1 sec. - 1 min. 1 hour -. Figure 1. Temporal and spatial domains of various physical and biological processes in the sea (adapted from Dickey, 1990). Role of the NAML in Organizing a Network of Laboratories Perhaps the first action item for NAML is to initiate and organize a survey of the long-term, time series pa- rameters currently being measured at coastal laboratories. Information should include why the measurements are being made, their methodologies, sampling locations, measurement frequency, study duration, and the types of quality control measures in place. The NAML organization should also establish a registry of experts on various aspects of long-term studies to pro- vide advice to laboratories and other groups preparing to engage in time-series types of measurements. Such advice might include specific information on data management and data dissemination as well as on methods for ensuring high quality measurements. The thrust of this registry would be not only to provide advice, but also to enable an assurance that environmental policy decisions and management actions resulting from monitoring activities can be based on the highest quality data and trend infor- mation. The length of many important time-series measure- ments will exceed the length of the scientific careers of individual scientists who initiate them. The NAML, through networking and consensus, should advocate con- tinuance of these efforts whenever these motivated sci- entists retire. This will, of course, require substantial lead- ership and support for long-term efforts, and the NAML can promote the rationale by showcasing some long-term data sets that have had a significant impact on science and society. Previously cited examples of the CALCOH (California Cooperative Fisheries Investigations) data sets linking ocean warming and a maj
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