ArORA - The Arctic Ocean Regional Alliance Plan and Implementation Strategy
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The Arctic Ocean Regional Alliance (ArORA) is an emerging international body for enhancing collaboration and advancing coordination of ocean observing throughout the Arctic. ArORA aims to serve as a central point of contact, uniting the diversity of actors and initiatives in Arctic ocean observing, enabling a clear voice for the Arctic ocean observing community within the region and globally. Initiated in 2023, the ArORA development process is led by an open task team of ocean experts from 15 countries, and is endorsed by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) and the G7 Future of the Seas and Ocean Initiative (G7 FSOI). This document was developed by the task team, informed by public review, and presents a draft plan outlining the foundation and initial steps for ArORA.
Institutions: University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, University of Victoria, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Alaska Ocean Observing System, European Global Ocean Observing System, British Antarctic Survey, Korea Polar Research Institute, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204806130