2008 OCB Summer Science Workshop
The 2008 OCB Summer Science Workshop will take place July 21-24, 2008 in
Woods Hole, MA. The focus of this year’s workshop is on the following
interdisciplinary themes:
CLIMATE SENSITIVITY OF ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED IMPACTS ON
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
Implications of climate variability and climate change for ocean
biogeochemistry and benthic and pelagic ecosystems covering all trophic
levels.
CARBON UPTAKE AND STORAGE
Recent observational and modeling findings quantifying the magnitude and
trends in ocean carbon fluxes and carbon storage.
TEMPORAL TRENDS IN ECOSYSTEM VARIABILITY
Application of ocean time-series data to characterize ecosystem response
to varying climatic and biogeochemical boundary conditions. The session
will include both modern and paleo-time-series in order to place the
trends over the past century and future trends in a broader temporal
context.
Each day we will focus on one theme, which will include a morning
plenary session, followed by afternoon breakout sessions on more
detailed sub-topics within that theme, and then a late afternoon poster
session. The purpose of the breakouts is to facilitate more detailed
discussions on research priorities and opportunities within each theme.
A set of near- and long-term objectives will be developed, from which
the OCB research community could begin to formulate ideas for single or
multi-PI projects to advance the field.
Registration for the workshop is available at:
http://www.whoi.edu/sites/ocbworkshop2008.
The registration deadline is June 10, 2008.
We look forward to a productive workshop!
Sincerely,
The OCB Project Office
Scott Doney, Mary Zawoysky, Heather Benway
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Heather Benway, Ph.D.
Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program, MS #43
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
(508) 289-2838
(508) 457-2161 (fax)
hbenway@whoi.edu
http://www.us-ocb.org/
http://www.whoi.edu/people/hbenway
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