Ocean Biology Observatories Workshop
Workshop on Ocean Biology Observatories
16-18 Sept. 2009 - Mestre, Italy
The SCOR Panel on New Technologies for Observing Marine Life announces a
Workshop on Ocean Biology Observatories, to be held in Mestre, Italy (a
suburb of Venice) on 16-18 Sept. 2009. The goal of the workshop is to bring
together biologists, the observing community, and the technology community
to develop ocean biology observatories that could address the challenges of
observing ocean life and its response to global change. The definition of
ocean biology observatories will be broad, including a sustained, integrated
system comprised of a broad range of platforms that can support existing and
emerging technologies for observing marine life and its interaction with the
ocean and broader Earth system. The observatory components will include
platforms, sensors, instrumentation, data management, visualization, and
analysis. Observatories could include fixed-point moorings (cabled or
autonomous), animals as oceanographers, measurements from Volunteer
Observing Ships, AUVs/ROVs/HOVs, drifters, CPRs, Ocean Tracking Network,
satellites, among other platforms and technologies. The products from the
workshop will be a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal and guidelines
for pilot ocean biology observatories. The workshop will include
observational approaches to study the biological aspects of ocean warming
and acidification, oxygen depletion, microbial to zooplankton community
structure, distribution and movement of marine organisms and changes in
ocean properties, vertical movements of predators and prey in relation to
physical/chemical structures, changes in trophic structures, and changes in
benthic dynamics. A modest registration fee will cover meals and meeting
materials. Other workshop expenses will be supported by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation.
Please contact Ed Urban (Ed.Urban@scor-int.org) for additional information.
Ed Urban, Ph.D.
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
College of Marine and Earth Studies
Robinson Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716 USA
Tel: +1-302-831-7011/7013
Fax: +1-302-831-7012
E-mail: <mailto:Ed.Urban@scor-int.org> Ed.Urban@scor-int.org
Web: www.scor-int.org
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