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+ more newsRecommendations for plankton measurements on the GO-SHIP program with relevance to other sea-going expeditions
Thursday, 06 February 2020
We are happy to let you know about a new publication from SCOR WG 154 P-OBS (Integration of Plankton-Observing Sensor Systems to Existing Global Sampling Programs; https://scor-int.org/group/154/). In "Recommendations for plankton measurements on the GO-SHIP program with relevance to other sea-going expeditions" the authors present mature technologies to measure plankton activity as a combination of biomass and diversity indicators across the plankton size spectrum, and demonstrate their readiness to be deployed within the GO-SHIP constraints. The document provides a significant step towards enhancing capacity for open-ocean biological observations, and another milestone towards an integrated ocean observing system. The document is available from OBPS at: https://www.oceanbestpractices.net/handle/11329/1201. Please cite as follows:
SCOR Working Group 154 (2020). Recommendations for plankton measurements on the GO-SHIP program with relevance to other sea-going expeditions. SCOR Working Group 154 GO-SHIP Report. Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, 70pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-718
Marine carbonate system calculations with CO2SYS available in Python and Julia
Tuesday, 04 February 2020
Thanks to the work of Matthew Humphreys (NIOZ, the Netherlands), the marine carbonate system calculations with CO2SYS (original package written in MATLAB) are now available in the Python and Julia programming languages. You can download the code and access the full documentation from the respective GitHub repositories.
#Python: https://github.com/mvdh7/PyCO2SYS
#Julia: https://github.com/mvdh7/CO2System.jl
Abstract submission for ICOS Science Conference 2020 is open
Thursday, 30 January 2020
The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) invites researchers and scientists from around the world to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation at the 4th ICOS Science Conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on 15-17 September 2020. The conference welcomes abstract submissions following the overall topic Knowledge for shaping the future – understanding our Earth's biogeochemical processes in 8 themes, several of which consider measurements in the ocean and at the interface with land and atmosphere. For a detailed description of the themes, and to submit your abstracts, visit https://www.icos-ri.eu/sc2020/themes.
The abstract submission closes on the 19th of April 2020 (midnight UTC+2).
2020 Call for SCOR WG proposals - due by 17 April
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
We would like to let you know that This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. will accept proposals for new working groups from now until 17 April 2020. The guidelines, a template, and word limits are available at https://scor-int.org/work/groups/proposals/, including a PowerPoint presentation explaining the proposal process. Each proposal will be evaluated by national SCOR committees in terms of scientific merit and quality, timeliness, and achievability of the proposed terms of reference. National SCOR committees are an important aspect of SCOR’s operation and play a key role in reviewing working group proposals and in seeking new funds to support working group activities. In addition, the review of working group proposals is open worldwide to partner organizations and individuals who would like to provide comments.
The 2020 SCOR Annual Meeting will take place in Guayaquil, Ecuador on the week of the 19-23 of October 2020. Details about the meeting will be posted on the meeting website as they become available. Annual SCOR meetings are open, but anyone submitting a proposal or included in a proposed working group membership will be asked to leave the room when their proposal is discussed, to avoid any appearance of favoritism toward proposals that are represented at the meeting by a proponent. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions about the process for working group proposals.
Call for applications for NF-POGO Centre of Excellence 2020-2021
Monday, 13 January 2020
The application window is now open for the next Nippon Foundation-POGO Centre of Excellence (NF-POGO CofE), which provides world class education and training in the field of observational oceanography. This is an intensive training course for young professionals at the post-graduate level, ten months in duration, with an intake of ten trainees per year. The course is sponsored by the Nippon Foundation and hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. It is conducted at AWI’s site on the offshore island of Helgoland with focus on open-ocean sciences and also at AWI’s site on the UNESCO reserve Waddensea island of Sylt where shelf/basin interactions are topics of study.
The call for applications will be open until the 15 March 2020. Successful candidates will be informed by end of June 2020, with training scheduled to begin in the second half of October. You can read more about what the training involves and submit an application here: https://www.awi.de/en/about-us/sites/helgoland/visiting-scientists/centre-of-excellence-nf-pogo.html
IUCN report on "Ocean deoxygenation: Everyone's problem" & OceanObs'19 Community White Paper on VOICE
Thursday, 02 January 2020
We would like to draw your attention to the recent IUCN review report on "Ocean deoxygenation: Everyone's problem." This report is the largest peer-reviewed study so far into the causes, impacts and possible solutions to ocean deoxygenation. Ocean regions with low oxygen concentrations are expanding, with around 700 sites worldwide now affected by low oxygen conditions – up from only 45 in the 1960s. In the same period, the volume of anoxic waters – areas completely depleted of oxygen – in the global ocean has quadrupled, according to the report. The ocean is expected to lose 3–4% of its oxygen inventory globally by the year 2100 under a business-as-usual scenario, but the global average masks local changes that are predicted to be, for example, more severe in mid to high latitudes. Most of the losses are predicted to be concentrated in the upper 1000 m of the water column, which is richest in marine biodiversity. The full report and summary for policy makers are available from: https://www.iucn.org/theme/marine-and-polar/our-work/climate-change-and-oceans/ocean-deoxygenation
At the same time we would like to inform you about a related OceanObs'19 Community White Paper on "Multidisciplinary Observing in the World Ocean’s Oxygen Minimum Zone Regions: From Climate to Fish — The VOICE Initiative." The Variability of the Oxycline and its ImpaCt on the Ecosystem (VOICE; http://www.ioccp.org/voice) initiative, supported by IOCCP since its beginning in 2017, aims to demonstrate how societal benefits drive the need for integration and optimization of biological, biogeochemical, and physical components of regional ocean observing related to eastern boundary systems (EBSs). VOICE chose to focus on the upper oxycline (transition between high and low oxygen waters) which is fundamentally important for the ecosystem structure and can be a useful proxy for multiple observing objectives connected to EBSs that neighbour oxygen minimum zones. In this paper, we present a first readiness level assessment for ocean observing of the oxycline in EBS around the globe. The paper can be accessed openly and freely at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00722/full
New version of the AtlantOS Ocean Data QC software
Friday, 20 December 2019
This is to let you know that a new version of the AtlantOS Ocean Data QC software is available. The highlighted new features of this version include: (i) export current plot images in a single PDF, (ii) if Octave path is not detected automatically, it can be set manually. You can download the installer from the GitHub repository here or you can just upgrade the app if you already have it installed in the system.
Global Carbon Budget 2019 published
Thursday, 12 December 2019
We would like to let you know that the Global Carbon Budget 2019 has now been published. Please see the Global Carbon Project website (http://www.globalcarbonproject.org) to access the highlights, paper, data, and a number of figures, infographics and videos related to the annual update of the global carbon budget and trends for the year 2018, and projections for 2019. You may also want to visit the Global Carbon Atlas http://www.globalcarbonatlas.org to explore in detail global and national CO2 emissions.
5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World: Call for Abstracts
Friday, 29 November 2019
We would like to let you know that the call for abstracts is open for the 5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World which will take place in Lima, Peru from 7-10 September 2020. The Symposium is the place to share cutting-edge science in a rapidly developing frontier of research dealing with the science of ocean acidification and other drivers of change. The Symposium will feature keynote talks by some of the leading experts in the field, as well as special events on ocean acidification and aquaculture, carbonate chemistry, and the Latin American Ocean Acidification Network (LAOCA).
Abstract submission deadline: 6 March 2020. For more information on the Symposium themes, abstract submissions and meeting details, please visit the Symposium website at http://www.highco2-lima.org.
IOCCP - BONUS INTEGRAL Biogeochemical Sensors Training Course - Lectures available online and Eos article published!
Friday, 08 November 2019
We are excited to share with you an online version of the IOCCP - BONUS INTEGRAL Training Course on a Suite of Biogeochemical Sensors. Thanks to the Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA), a project of IOC/IODE (International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO), we have uploaded slides and many hours of video recordings covering the entire theoretical part of the course. The online materials are available freely and openly via the professional education platform of OTGA here: https://classroom.oceanteacher.org/course/view.php?id=394. Use the 'login as guest' option to access without registration.
We encourage you to send us feedback on the course materials so that we know if these are useful to you, and also how we can improve the course in the future. Please spread the news among your networks, and if you're on Twitter, use the hashtag #SensorsTraining2019 along with @ioccp_org and @BonusIntegral.
At the same time, we are happy to share with you the just published Eos article on "Training the next generation of marine biogeochemists" in which the course organizers share their perspectives on the experience and anticipated impact of the training course held in June in Sweden. If you're keen on learning more about this technical capacity building initiative, check out the course website at: http://www.ioccp.org/2019-training-course
The IOCCP promotes the development of a global network of ocean carbon observations for research through technical coordination and communication services, international agreements on standards and methods, and advocacy and links to the global observing systems. The IOCCP is co-sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. Read more…
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