Ocean acidification

The 5th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, 7-10 September 2020 in Lima, Peru, is expected to attract more than 500 scientists in the field. It will maintain the traditional focus of the four previous symposia and will look at ocean acidification and the associated impacts on marine organisms, ecosystems, and biogeochemical cycles, as well as the implications for society. Ocean acidification will be considered in combination with other global changes, such as ocean warming and deoxygenation. More information on the programme can be found on the Symposium website (http://www.highco2-lima.org/).

The IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (http://www.iaea.org/ocean-acidification) will support the attendance of selected participants from eligible Member States to present their work and foster international collaboration.

Deadline for nominations through competent official authorities: 6 March 2020

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Call for Abstracts – 5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, Lima, Peru, 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, the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON), and the Latin American Ocean Acidification Network (LAOCA).

For more information on the Symposium themes, abstract submissions and meeting details, please visit the Symposium website at http://www.highco2-lima.org.

Key dates:
– 6 March 2020, abstract submission deadline
– 15 April 2020, abstract and travel support applicants notified
– 5 June 2020, early registration closes
– 21 August 2020, registration closes
– 7 September 2020, on-site registration

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A session on “What determines species sensitivity to a rapidly changing ocean? Identifying solutions for conservation and management” (SSO-26) is organized by Kirti Ramesh, Frank Melzner and Sam Dupont at the 6th International Marine Conservation Congress.

Location/time: Kiel, Germany, 24-27 August 2020

Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 24 February 2020

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The 5th International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, 7-10 September 2020 in Lima, Peru, is expected to attract more than 500 scientists in the field. It will maintain the traditional focus of the four previous symposia and will look at ocean acidification and the associated impacts on marine organisms, ecosystems, and biogeochemical cycles, as well as the implications for society. Ocean acidification will be considered in combination with other global changes, such as ocean warming and deoxygenation. More information on the programme can be found on the Symposium website (http://www.highco2-lima.org/).

The IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (http://www.iaea.org/ocean-acidification) will support the attendance of selected participants from eligible Member States to present their work and foster international collaboration.

Deadline for nominations through competent official authorities: 6 March 2020

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First Call for Abstracts – 5th Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World, Lima, Peru, 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, the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON), and the Latin American Ocean Acidification Network (LAOCA).

For more information on the Symposium themes, abstract submissions and meeting details, please visit the Symposium website at http://www.highco2-lima.org.

Key dates:
– 6 March 2020, abstract submission deadline
– 15 April 2020, abstract and travel support applicants notified
– 5 June 2020, early registration closes
– 21 August 2020, registration closes
– 7 September 2020, on-site registration

More information and abstract submission. 

Conference Description: The Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) was launched in December 2015 at the culmination of the Indian Ocean Conference at Goa to mark the completion of 50 years of first International Indian Ocean Expedition. The IIOE-2 is a multi-national, multi-institutional programme to advance our understanding of the physical, chemical, biological, geological and climatological aspects of the Indian Ocean to enhance its role on the socio-economy of the region.

Abstract submission deadline: 15 October, 2019

Sessions:
01: IIOE-2 contribution to sustainable development: toward the UN Decade of ocean science
02: Impacts of climate change on the Indian Ocean
03: Circulation and Boundary currents in the Indian Ocean
04: Ocean observations and data in the Indian Ocean: toward an ocean data information system
05: Biogeochemistry and Microbiology of the Indian Ocean: Recent advances
06: Ecology of the Indian Ocean: Understanding and Predictability
07: Air-Sea interactions, exchange of trace gases and related processes
08: Atmospheric Chemistry and pollution
09: Coastal and estuarine processes: Anthropogenic impacts and vulnerabilities
10: Climate and monsoon variability: Lessons from paleo-climatic studies and links to polar regions
11: Inter-basin interactions in the Indian Ocean
12: Marginal seas of the Indian Ocean
13: Geology, geophysics and seabed mapping of the Indian Ocean
14: Extreme events and their impacts

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Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 7:00-9:00 pm CEST

Description: The purpose of this webinar is to share an update on a 6-year effort to build an integrated model of the California Current System and apply it to investigations of ocean acidification and hypoxia, including local anthropogenic inputs and climate change. Panelists will:
provide an update on the status of the modeling system;
share early examples of model applications; and,
discuss how the model investments are already being leveraged to applications beyond acidification and hypoxia.

Panelists:
Jim McWilliams, UCLA Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Curtis Deutsch, University of Washington School of Oceanography
Fayçal Kessouri, Biogeochemistry Department, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Daniele Bianchi, UCLA Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

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GCAN Webinar Series Presents: Dr. Xinping Hu & Dr. Leticia Barbero

Date: August 21st @ 1:00pm EST

Description: A five-year (2013-2018) time-series of the carbonate chemistry data (pCO2, pH, and carbonate saturation state) collected in surface waters at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (nwGOM) revealed variable temporal trends. pC O2 and pH showed significant positive (dpC O 2/dt = 5.0±1.1 μatm yr-1) and negative trends (dpH/dt = – 0.0040±0.0010 yr-1), respectively. Both trends were significantly greater than those observed in the open ocean. However, carbonate saturation states with respect to aragonite (Ωarag) did not exhibit statistically significant changes. The difference between these trends (or the lack of) may be partially due to the increase in sea surface temperature (0.25±0.09˚C yr-1), in addition to CO2 induced ocean acidification. In contrast,
significant decadal acidification (ΔpH ~ -0.1) in the subsurface waters (~50-250 m) w as observed in the broader nwGOM based on three separate cruises (2007, 2016, and 2017). Substantial accumulation of respirational CO2 along with atmospheric CO2 uptake may have both contributed to this acidification, but with many unknowns. We will discuss an upcoming project funded by the NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) that targets the ocean acidification problem in the nwGOM.

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The FRAM Centre, Nature Climate Change, and Nature Reviews Earth and Environment are pleased to present

A Changing Arctic
June 2-5, 2020
Clarion Hotel The Edge, Tromsø, Norway

Description:
Robust evidence now exists for anthropogenically-forced shifts in the Earth’s environment. Observations in the Arctic reveal dramatic reductions in the extent and thickness of the sea ice, rising atmospheric temperatures, widespread permafrost degradation and ocean acidification. These changes bring with them implications for biology, ecosystem services and society in general.
Full understanding of current and projected Arctic environmental change is becoming an imperative in order to minimize and manage corresponding impacts. This conference aims to provide a forum for the three main themes of:

Land – incorporating ecological impacts, permafrost, and landscape evolution
Ocean (coastal and open) – incorporating physical changes, ocean acidification, and ecological impacts
The Future — covering social aspects and including mitigation, adaptation, exploration, and management

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