By Simon Clegg and Matthew Humphreys (UEA) Members of a funded NERC/NSF project A Thermodynamic Chemical Speciation Model for the Oceans, Seas, and Estuaries are working to develop new tools for the calculation of chemical speciation in seawater and other natural waters. After seeking feedback from the oceanographic community via a Town Hall at the […]
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OCB is seeking nominations for new Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) members, including a new early career SSC member. To qualify for the early career slot, a nominee must have completed a PhD within the last 4 years; both postdoctoral researchers and faculty members are eligible. For the early career nominees who are currently postdocs, a […]
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The Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program is soliciting proposals for OCB activities that will take place or begin during the 2020 calendar year. We seek proposals for OCB-relevant workshops and activities as follows: Scoping workshops (~50-70 people) that bring together an appropriate body of expertise to foster discussions and develop forward momentum in a […]
Read MoreSummary This workshop, held March 4-5, 2019 at Rutgers University, was attended by 14 researchers from 11 different institutions. The workshop focused on synthesizing the existing research on fish carbon flux, discussing challenges in measuring fish carbon flux, and determining approaches for estimating fish contribution to carbon flux on variable scales. Presentations interspersed with group […]
Read MoreThe first of two OCB-funded meetings was held in Woods Hole, MA, June 22-23 by a team of researchers working on identifying the largest remaining challenges for internal consistency of the carbonate system in seawater. Discussion primarily focused on disagreements between measured and calculated seawater pH and on proposing efforts aimed at identifying the […]
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The Cornell Satellite Remote Sensing course took place June 3 – 14 in Ithaca, NY. The goal of the course was to teach participants the basic skills needed to work independently to acquire, analyze and visualize data sets derived from a variety of satellite sensors. The course also covered image analysis methods to work with […]
Read MoreOCIM Workshop ReportThis workshop, held June 23, 2019 at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was attended by 22 researchers from 18 different institutions. This tutorial-based workshop focused on teaching participants to use the Ocean Circulation Inverse Model (OCIM) for biogeochemical modeling. Participants were introduced to the basics of transport matrix calculations using MATLAB, and learned to […]
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NSF EarthCube Workshop for Ocean Time Series Data September 13-15, 2019 (Univ. Hawai’i) This workshop will provide a much-needed forum for discussion of key issues and barriers surrounding data discovery, access, and interoperability. Participants will strategize a path forward on the development of a common framework for shipboard ocean time series data and metadata reporting, […]
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Moore–Simons Project on the Origin of the Eukaryotic Cell The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative and the Simons Foundation Life Sciences Division are jointly soliciting proposals for research on the origin of the eukaryotic cell. The application portal will open on July 9, 2019 at 10:00 PDT. The deadline for […]
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This new journal is written for young people interested in science, and all the articles are also reviewed by children! This is a great place to try your hand at writing science articles for a very different but very interested audience. Frontiers for Young Minds is committed to providing high-quality, plain-language articles about cutting-edge science. […]
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The annual OCB Summer Workshop was held June 24-27 in Woods Hole, MA. Visit the workshop website for the agenda (with slides and recordings), online poster gallery and more, Twitter (#OCB2019) and visit the OCB YouTube channel for recordings of OCB2019 and past workshops. Mark your calendars for OCB2020, June 22-25, 2020 in Woods Hole, […]
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The CMIP6 Hackathon will be a hands-on event including tutorials, software development, data analysis, and opportunities for collaboration centered around effective computational workflows and CMIP-related science. The event will be held concurrently at two locations: the NCAR Mesa Lab, in Boulder CO, and the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, in Palisades NY. Limited funding is available […]
Read MoreBCO-DMO staff have been hard at work to improve data access and download of its data! Be the first to see the newly implemented tool to improve access and download of BCO-DMO data in a variety ready-to-use formats for applications such as ODV, Matlab, and netCDF. We’ll offer a demo of our new tool during […]
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Apply to attend workshop on Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions: Scoping directions for U.S. research The workshop will be held October 1-3, 2019 at The Woodlands at Algonkian in Sterling, VA, and will gather U.S. scientists working at the air-sea interface to identify research priorities and facilitate the communication and collaboration required for future significant research advances. Leadership […]
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Members of the Ocean Color Community, Greetings. For your situational awareness, the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission Science and Applications Team (SAT) call for proposals is open. PACE is a NASA Earth-observing satellite mission that will continue and advance observations of global ocean color, ocean biogeochemistry, ocean ecology, aerosols, and clouds in support of […]
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