Please join us for the quarterly GO-BGC webinar, hosted by the US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office. This webinar will be focused on high-latitude ocean biogeochemistry by exploring the research of two groups that participated in the 2023 GO-BGC/BGC Argo Float Data Workshop at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The webinar will begin with […]
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A new OCB Activity is kicking off: Intercomparison of metatranscriptomic methods for characterizing microbial eukaryote contributions to the biological carbon pump There are opportunities to speak and suggest speakers and themes in the bimonthly webinar series. And to participate in the intercomparison activities. Learn more and apply
Read MoreThis year’s OCB2024 swag will be inspired by YOU! Submit a drawing/design for an OCB t-shirt to ocb_news@whoi.edu by April 22, 2024 (Earth Day!) and we’ll have an open community vote to select the winning design. The top design will be printed on t-shirts available at OCB2024. The designs should reflect the scientific and community […]
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Scoping Workshop: Leaky deltas: sources or sinks in the global carbon cycle? March 17-20, 2025 Louisiana State Univ. (Baton Rouge, LA) The Leaky Deltas scoping workshop will focus on deltaic systems to build a network of modelers, experimentalists, and field scientists working on deltas in this era of unprecedented climate change and other anthropogenic stresses. […]
Read MoreOCB is supporting an exciting new small group activity Intercomparison of metatranscriptomic methods for characterizing microbial eukaryote contributions to the biological carbon pump, which is being led by Harriet Alexander (WHOI), Natalie Cohen (UGA), Sarah Hu (TAMU), and Adrian Marchetti (UNC Chapel Hill). The goal is this working group is to determine how various methodological […]
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We present the first edition of a global database (CoastDOM v1) and a resulting data manuscript, which compiles previously published and unpublished measurements of DOC, DON, and DOP in coastal waters, consisting of 62,338 (DOC), 20,356 (DON), and 13,533 (DOP) data points, respectively. CoastDOM v1 includes observations of concentrations from all continents between 1978 and […]
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2024 Cornell Satellite Remote Sensing Training Program June 3-14, 2024 (Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY) The Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program will support three US-based students or postdocs to participate in this course, including tuition, housing, and a travel stipend. To apply for support, please send your 2-page CV (NSF biosketch format) and a brief […]
Read MoreGood morning. I just had a notice regarding a need for OSM24 for Student Presentation Evaluations Program (SPEP) reviewers. There are 140 students presenting in SPEP today and 87 of these presentations have no reviewers. Each session with an SPEP student has a liaison assigned to find three reviewers for these students. They have been […]
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OCB2024: June 10-13, 2024 (Woods Hole, MA) Registration will open in early April Submarine groundwater discharge (Chairs: Shaily Rahman, Kanchan Maiti, Yige Zhang) Coupled biogeochemical cycles – interconnected controls on ocean fertility (Chairs: Victoria Steck, P. Dreux Chappell, Zachary Erickson, Jessica Luo, Kristen Krumhardt, Randie Bundy) Air-sea interactions (Chairs: Rachel Stanley, David “Roo” Nicholson, Tim […]
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There is currently considerable interest in margin processes within the oceanographic community, particularly in the closely related areas of carbon, nitrogen and iron cycling. To bring multiple investigators together, we are convening a Town Hall at the OSM 2024 Meeting in New Orleans on Monday from 12:45 to 1:45 (220-222, Second Floor). Much of the […]
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A Closer Look-Sea at the Ocean’s Carbon Cycle AGU Eos highlights the following two articles emerging from OCB-led activities, including the OCB 2022 plenary session on the biological carbon pump and the 2022 OCB Workshop Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: Essential Science and Problem Solving for Measurement, Reporting, and Verification. Our Evolving Understanding of Biological Carbon […]
Read MoreThe National Science Foundation, on behalf of the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST), requests input from all interested parties to inform the development of a National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy (Strategy), covering the genetic lineages, species, habitats, and ecosystems of United States (U.S.) ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters. […]
Read MoreThe Ocean Atmosphere OCB Subcommittee focuses on ocean atmosphere interactions and their role in marine biogeochemical cycles. For our mission statement, previous activities, and recently written US-SOLAS science report, see our website. Our committee meets remotely once a month to lead initiatives, plan activities, interact with international SOLAS, etc. For more details, see our charge […]
Read MoreThe Ocean Atmosphere Interaction Committee and SOLAS would like to invite everyone to the Courtyard Brewery, a location near the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center with food and drinks, on Wednesday, Feb. 21 starting at 6:30 PM. Enjoy some appetizers on us while you chat with old friends and make new ones. This is open to […]
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