The Southern Ocean Observing System is an international initiative of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), and has a mission to develop a coherent and efficient observing system for the Southern Ocean that will deliver the observations required to address key scientific and societal challenges. The SOOS Community Collection is an archive of reports, strategic documents, white papers and publications from the SOOS community (including the Scientific Steering Committee, Data Management Sub-Committee, Working Groups and Task Teams).