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Ocean Acidification Resources for Scientists

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WELCOME TO THE OCB OCEAN ACIDIFICATION WEBSITE

 
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    Adult of the Mediterranean pteropod Cavolinia inflexa collected in the Bay of Villefranche, France (Samir Alliouane, LOV-CNRS).
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    Juvenile of the Mediterranean pteropod Cavolinia inflexa. The green part represent the shell stained with the fluorochrome calcein (Steeve Comeau, LOV-CNRS).
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    Juvenile of the Arctic pteropod Limacina helicina collected in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard (Steeve Comeau, LOV-CNRS).
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    Calcidiscus leptoporus grown in batch cultures (Jeremy Young, Natural History Museum).
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    Continuous cultures set up (chemostat) to test the effects of CO2 partial pressures on phytoplankton (Sarah Fiorini, LOV-CNRS and NIOO).
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    Measurement of calcification and transport of trace metals using radioisotopes (Jean-Louis Teyssié, International Atomic Energy Agency).
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    Measurement of calcification and transport of trace metals using radioisotopes (Jean-Louis Teyssié, International Atomic Energy Agency).
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    Collecting benthic organisms for ocean acidification perturbation experiments at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (Marie-Dominique Pizay, LOV-CNRS).
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    Ocean acidification perturbation experiments at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (Jean-Pierre Gattuso, LOV-CNRS).
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    Ocean acidification perturbation experiments using sediment cores at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (Jean-Pierre Gattuso, LOV-CNRS).
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    Ocean acidification perturbation experiments on pteropods at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (Jean-Pierre Gattuso, LOV-CNRS).

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Oceanic uptake of anthropogenic CO2 is altering the seawater chemistry of the world’s oceans with consequences for marine biota, ecosystems, and biogeochemistry. Understanding these impacts requires integrative approaches to understand the linkages among ecosystem components and feedbacks to climate. The Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) program is a scientific community-driven coordinating body that promotes U.S. research and international cooperation to investigate the ocean’s role in the global Earth system. With oversight from the OCB Ocean Acidification Subcommittee, the OCB Project Office has developed this website as a clearinghouse of ocean acidification news and informational resources to support the ocean acidification research community.





OCEAN ACIDIFICATION NEWS

For a more complete listing of community updates, please visit the European Project on OCean Acidification (EPOCA) Blog on Ocean Acidification


NOVEMBER 13, 2009: OCB Ocean Acidification Short Course completed!

OCTOBER 26, 2009: JSOST Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification to convene first meeting on October 29, 2009.

OCTOBER 26, 2009: OCB Ocean Acidification lab/outreach kit now available.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009: The Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) film on ocean acidification, ACID TEST, is now available to view online.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009: Principal Investigator position available at Bigelow in any of three areas: ocean modeling, ocean observing and ocean acidification; Contact: Barney Balch

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009: SOLAS-IMBER Ocean Acidification working group just launched

AUGUST 7, 2009: World Premiere of NRDC documentary "Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification" to air on Discovery's Planet Green, August 12 10:30 pm (ET) - check your local listings

AUGUST 5, 2009: OCB soliciting topics for the next TWO scoping workshops - download solicitation Deadline: September 15, 2009

AUGUST 3, 2009: OCB and EPOCA to co-sponsor ocean acidification short course in November 2009

JULY 20, 2009: List of 2008-2009 OCB Ocean Acidification activities and highlights

JULY 16, 2009: Latest version of the Science Policy Briefing on the “Impacts of Ocean Acidification” now available

JULY 10, 2009: The sponsors (IOC, IGBP, Marine Environment Laboratories of the IAEA, and SCOR) of the 2nd Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World publish "Ocean acidification: Summary for Policymakers." Report is available at http://www.ocean-acidification.net/

JULY 2, 2009: View report from February 2009 Symposium on Rising CO2, Ocean Acidification, and Their Impacts on Marine Microbes

JUNE 15, 2009: Seattle Times article: Oysters in deep trouble: Is Pacific Ocean's chemistry killing sea life?

JUNE 15, 2009: Download OCB community response to the EPA Notice of Data Availability on ocean acidification or visit EPA docket.

MAY 22, 2009: Ocean drilling cruise uncovers 53 million years of climate and ocean acidification history

MAY 15, 2009: Community review of Guide to Best Practices in Ocean Acidification Research and Data Reporting open now until July 15, 2009

MAY 12, 2009: The next U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan is underway and needs your input! To comment on the CCSP 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.  

MARCH 25, 2009: Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring (FOARAM) Act passes Congress.



We gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.



Last updated: November 19, 2009