Collecting high-quality in situ SSS (and SST) data from merchant vessels is made possible with the present efforts of:
| Alory Gael | CNAP LEGOS Toulouse, France | Head |
| Bachelier Céline | IRD UAR IMAGO Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| Bourlès Bernard | IRD UAR IMAGO Brest, France | |
| Cocquempot Lucie | Ifremer Brest, France | |
| Detandt Guillaume | IRD UAR IMAGO Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| Diverrès Denis | IRD UAR IMAGO Brest, France | |
| Jacquin Stéphane | IRD UAR IMAGO Le Havre, France | |
| Kestenare Elodie | IRD LEGOS Toulouse, France | |
| Kolodziejczyk Nicolas | CNAP LOPS Brest, France | |
| Reverdin Gilles | CNRS LOCEAN Paris, France | |
| Reynaud Thierry | Ifremer LOPS Brest, France | |
| Rousselot Pierre | IRD UAR IMAGO Brest, France | |
| Sallée Jean-Baptiste | CNRS LOCEAN Paris, France | |
| Téchiné Philippe | CNRS LEGOS Toulouse, France | |
| Varillon David | IRD UAR IMAGO Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| Vignon Damien | IRD UAR IMAGO Nouméa, New Caledonia |
The main roles of each contributor and data flow are detailed below.
The SSS Observation Service further acknowledges the help of J. Aucan, B. Buisson, S. Cravatte, N. Daffond, A. DiMattéo, T. Delcroix, L. Foucher, F. Gallois, F. Gaillard, C. Hénin, N. Lefèvre, C. Maes, R. Morrow, J. Y. Panché, L. Petit de la Villéon, the IRD UAR IMAGO structure, as well as the vital support of the ship companies and the generous contribution of officers and crew members onboard commercial (and research) vessels steaming in the global ocean. We particularly acknowledge our collaborators at IPEV, CSIRO, UIB, FOF, GEOMAR, OceanoScientific, Ponant.