Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry

Register now for virtual OCB2021

We are excited to present an interactive series of events with early career activities,interactive panel discussions, virtual poster sessions, and opportunities for networking and socializing throughout the month of June. The OCB SSC has been busy for several months planning plenary sessions for this year’s workshop. This year, for each plenary session, the plenary talks […]

Acidity across the interface from the ocean surface to sea spray aerosol

The pH of aerosols controls their impact on climate and human health. Sea spray aerosols are one of the largest sources of aerosols globally by mass, yet it has been challenging to measure the pH of fresh sea spray aerosols in the past. A recent study published in PNAS measured sea spray aerosols under controlled […]

Air-sea gas disequilibrium drove deoxygenation of the deep ice-age ocean

During the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years ago, LGM) sediment data show that the deep ocean had lower dissolved oxygen (O2) concentrations than the preindustrial ocean, despite cooler temperatures of this period increasing O2 solubility in sea water. In a study published in Nature Geoscience, the authors provide one of the first explanations for glacial […]

Virtual Workshop on the New Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array

Save the Date! June 28-30, 2021 Virtual Workshop on the New Global Ocean Biogeochemistry (GO-BGC) Array Building a Community of Biogeochemistry Float Data Users The Global Ocean Biogeochemistry (GO-BGC) array is a 5-year effort funded by the US National Science Foundation to produce and deploy 500 profiling floats equipped with biogeochemical sensors in the world […]

OCB Webinar Series

OCB Webinars See below for recordings of the OCB webinar series. We will be starting the series again after the virtual OCB2021 Summer Workshop. Before each webinar, register to receive connection details. We record and share videos below and on our YouTube channel to accommodate those who cannot participate in real time. Use the Twitter […]

Application open for OOI BGC sensor working group

Applications open: Participate in online working group to develop guidelines and best practices for using OOI biogeochemical sensor data We would like to thank everyone who responded to our survey last fall on the planned OOI Biogeochemical Sensor workshop. The feedback we received from the community was incredibly helpful and we have used it to […]

Fishes Contribute Roughly 1.65 Billion Tons of Carbon in Feces and Other Matter Annually

Press release by Rutgers: Scientists have little understanding of the role fishes play in the global carbon cycle linked to climate change, but a Rutgers-led study found that carbon in feces, respiration and other excretions from fishes – roughly 1.65 billion tons annually – make up about 16 percent of the total carbon that sinks […]

Newly Funded OCB Activites

We are excited to announce the outcome of the most recent OCB Activity Proposal Solicitation. The following activities will kick off in 2021: Carbon isotopes in the ocean: Ensuring high-quality results in the future (small workshop) – PIs: Ann P. McNichol (WHOI), Roberta Hansman (WHOI), Bob Key (Princeton), and Rolf Sonnerup (Univ Washington) Daily to […]

Ocean Carbon Exchange

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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry

Register now for virtual OCB2021

Acidity across the interface from the ocean surface to sea spray aerosol

Air-sea gas disequilibrium drove deoxygenation of the deep ice-age ocean

Virtual Workshop on the New Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array

OCB Webinar Series

Application open for OOI BGC sensor working group

Fishes Contribute Roughly 1.65 Billion Tons of Carbon in Feces and Other Matter Annually

Newly Funded OCB Activites

Ocean Carbon Exchange

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