WELCOME TO OCB
OCB Mission
To establish the evolving role of the ocean in the global carbon cycle, in the face of environmental change, through studies of marine biogeochemical cycles and associated ecosystems
OCB Overarching Scientific Themes
Improve understanding and prediction of:
1) oceanic uptake and release of atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases;
2) climate-sensitivities of biogeochemical cycles and interactions with ecosystem structure
OCB Currently Identified Priorities
- Ocean acidification (visit OCB Ocean Acidification website)
- Terrestrial/coastal carbon fluxes and exchanges
- Climate sensitivities of and change in ecosystem structure and associated impacts on biogeochemical cycles
- Mesopelagic ecological and biogeochemical interactions
- Benthic-pelagic feedbacks on biogeochemical cycles
- Ocean carbon uptake and storage
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WHAT'S NEW?
FEBRUARY 1, 2010: Dates for 2010 OCB scoping workshops announced:
September 21-23, 2010: "Sea change: Charting the course for ecological and biogeochemical ocean time-series research" (University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI)
November 7-10, 2010: "The molecular biology of biogeochemistry: Using molecular methods to link ocean chemistry with biological activity" (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA)
JANUARY 25, 2010: NSF announces program solicitation on ocean acidification
JANUARY 11, 2010: Co-sponsors of the 3rd symposium on The Ocean in a High-CO2 World seeking venue/host bids - Bids should be submitted to Ed Urban by 30 April 2010.
DECEMBER 14, 2009: Ocean Climate Forum, a resource for members of the world ocean community, is now available.
DECEMBER 11, 2009: National Research Council’s Committee on “An Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030” is requesting community input on ocean research infrastructure that will be needed in 2030 to address the pressing research questions at that time. Download call for input.
DECEMBER 10, 2009: Announcing the 2010 Summer Course on Microbial Oceanography from May 31-July 10, 2010 in Honolulu, HI. Informational flyer
DECEMBER 10, 2009: "Ocean Acidification: The Facts," an introductory guide for policy advisers and decision makers, was released today at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The guide was written by a team of researchers from France, Germany, the UK, the USA, and Australia, and coordinated by the European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA). The guide is available for download from the EPOCA website in five different languages.
DECEMBER 9, 2009: IGBP Climate-Change Index announced at COP-15 in Copenhagen
DECEMBER 7, 2009: Global carbon cycling education/outreach website and applet tool now available
OCB SCIENCE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
JANUARY 2010
Nature SciTable podcasts "Carbonated Oceans" by Scott Doney and "The Twilight Zone" by Ken Buesseler
DECEMBER 2009
Special issue of Oceanography magazine on "The Future of Ocean Biogeochemistry in a High-CO2 World" published
Doney hosts carbon cycle interview series as part of NSF video series "To What Degree: What Science is Telling Us About Climate Change"
Lubchenco and Doney speak on ocean acidification at COP-15 in Copenhagen
OCTOBER 2009
"Clearing a carbon catastrophe," COSEE Ocean Gazing Podcast interview with Chris Sabine