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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
- 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?
JULY 2, 2009: View report from February 2009 Symposium on Rising CO2, Ocean Acidification, and Their Impacts on Marine Microbes
JUNE 16, 2009: U.S. Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program seeking chief and co-chief scientists for late 2009 South Pacific leg, contact: Jim Swift
JUNE 15, 2009: Download the final OCB response to the EPA Notice of Data Availability on ocean acidification or visit EPA docket.
JUNE 11, 2009: NSF cooperative research opportunities with the European Commission and European scientists
JUNE 8, 2009: Only one more week (June 15, 2009) to register for the OCB summer workshop!
MAY 19, 2009: The ICED programme is developing an interactive map in Google Earth to represent Southern Ocean ecosystem and related biogeochemical and physical research. To include your project(s), please complete the data entry form.
MAY 18, 2009: The NOAA Global Carbon Cycle Program is soliciting letters of intent (download solicitation) for the FY 2010 funding announcement, which will be released in early July. Letters of intent are due June 12, 2009 by 5:00 pm (eastern time).
MAY 15, 2009: Community review of Guide to Best Practices in Ocean Acidification Research and Data Reporting open now until July 15, 2009
MAY 15, 2009: OCB releases next scoping workshop solicitation, proposals due July 1, 2009
MAY 12, 2009: The next U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan is underway and needs your input! To comment on the initial scoping document, please visit http://carboncyclescience.blogspot.com/ or send your comments to the OCB Project Office.
APRIL 15, 2009: EPA issues request for information regarding ocean acidification in order to reevaluate coastal water quality criteria.
APRIL 10, 2009: Registration is now available for the 2009 OCB Summer Workshop
APRIL 2, 2009: Deadline to register for OCB scoping workshop New Frontiers in Southern Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research is April 15, 2009!
MARCH 27, 2009: Carbon Cycle Science working group releases carbon cycle summary document as framework for the next US Carbon Cycle Science Plan
MARCH 25, 2009: Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring (FOARAM) Act passes Congress. In conjunction with the passing of the FOARAM Act, the OCB Ocean Acidification Subcommittee has just released a white paper entitled "Ocean Acidification: Recommended Strategy for a U.S. National Research Program" that lays critical foundation for a U.S. ocean acidification research program.
FEBRUARY 25, 2009: National Research Council has approved committee on the Development of an Integrated Science Strategy for Ocean Acidification Monitoring, Research, and Impacts Assessment.
FEBRUARY 24, 2009: NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO), a new satellite dedicated to mapping Earth's carbon dioxide levels, failed early this morning just after launch. Full story.
FEBRUARY 23, 2009: Upcoming OCB Scoping Workshop on "Observing Biogeochemical Cycles at Global Scales with Profiling Floats and Gliders" (April 28-30, 2009, Moss Landing, CA) - Registration deadline: March 1, 2009!
FEBRUARY 20, 2009: Permission has been granted to OCB to post the special issue of Current: The Journal of Marine Education featuring "Ocean Acidification -From Impacts to Policy Opportunities" published by The National Marine Educators Association (NMEA). For more information about the NMEA, please visit their website.
FEBRUARY 19, 2009: The OCB Project Office wishes to congratulate the following OCB scientists for being elected AGU fellows: Ken O. Buesseler, Antonio Busalacchi, James Murray, Clare Reimers, David Siegel, and Rik Wanninkhof. Complete list of newly elected AGU fellows
FEBRUARY 13, 2009: OCB announces release of report on OCB Ocean Acidification Scoping Workshop
FEBRUARY 11, 2009: OCB announces its next scoping workshop: New Frontiers in Southern Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research to be held June 8-11, 2009 in Princeton, NJ, Registration deadline: April 15, 2009
JANUARY 30, 2009: Release of the Monaco Declaration and the Research Priorities Report from The Ocean in a High CO2 World-II symposium (October 2008)
FEATURED SCIENCE
June 17, 2009: OCB scientists S. Doney and S. Cooley publish study on potential economic implications of ocean acidification for U.S. commercial fishery revenues. Press release
March 23, 2009: LOHAFEX iron fertilization experiment in Southern Ocean yields new insights on carbon sequestration potential
March 18, 2009: PBS Journey to Planet Earth documentary series to air State of the Planet's Oceans, which will feature an interview with Scott Doney.
March 13, 2009: Study in Science links increased wind-driven upwelling in Southern Ocean with deglacial CO2 rise
March 9, 2009: Study published in PNAS shows that dust deposited in the oceans may be toxic to marine algae (press release)
January 16, 2009: Study published in Science indicates important role for fish in the marine carbonate budget
January 13, 2009: Study published in Nature Geoscience links swings in North Atlantic Oscillation variability to climate warming.