SIC Sub-group 3: Ocean acidification
Chair: Jean-Pierre Gattuso (France)
The members of SIC Sub Group 3 are:
| Member | Expertise | |
| Jean-Pierre Gattuso, (France), Chair | Biologist/biogeochemist, coordinator of EPOCA | gattuso{@}obs-vlfr.fr |
| Jim Barry (USA) | barry{@}mbari.org | |
| Jelle Bijma (Germany) | Paleoceanographer | jbijma{@}awi-bremerhaven.de |
| Minhan Dai (China) | Biologist/biogeochemist | mdai{@}xmu.edu.cn |
| Dick Feely (USA) | Chemical oceanographer | Richard.A.Feely{@}noaa.gov |
| Richard Matear (Australia) | Biogeochemical modeler | richard.matear{@}csiro.au |
| Yukihiro Nojiri (Japan) | Biogeochemist | nojiri{@}nies.go.jp |
| James Orr (France) | Modeler | is james.orr{@}lsce.ipsl.fr |
| Ulf Riebesell (Germany) | Biologist/biogeochemist | uriebesell{@}ifm-geomar.de |
| Lisa Robbins (USA) | lrobbins{@}usgs.gov | |
| Carol Turley (UK) | Biologist, socio-economic impacts, policy | ct{@}pml.ac.uk |
NEWS UPDATES
January 2011
SOLAS newsletter on joint SOLAS-IMBER Ocean Carbon Research
Issue 12 of the SOLAS newsletter focuses on research associated with SOLAS Focus 3 - Air-Sea
Flux of CO2 and Other Long-Lived Radiatively Active Gases. It contains scientific articles including some of the lastest research related to Ocean Acidification as well as an overview of the joint SOLAS/IMBER Carbon Group (SIC)
Click here for the Overview Article
Other articles of interest may include...
January 2010
New e-mail address for SIOA
The contact e-mail for the sub-group has changed to: sioa{at}listes.obs-vlfr.fr
First meeting of the SIC Sub-group 3 on Ocean Acidification
SIOA Group from left to right Dick Feely; Jim Barry; Ulf Riebesell; Lisa Robbins; Jean-Pierre Gattuso (Chair); Jelle Bijma; Jim Orr; Minhan Dai.
The meeting took place on 1-3 December at IOC-UNESCO in Paris.
Several synthesis and review activities have been performed in the recent past and others are in progress. The group feels that it is critical to generate new knowledge at this time and will initially focus on activities that will support new research. It plans to launch an ocean acidification coordination initiative covering the following aspects:
- Integration of ocean acidification observing network with ocean carbon network
- Promotion of international experiments
- Sharing experimental platforms
- Regular updates of the “Guide for best practices on ocean acidification research and data reporting”
- Guiding principles on data sharing
- Training students and young scientists
- Intercomparison exercises
- Promote international exchange of students and postdocs
- Promote collaboration between the natural and social sciences
Furthermore, the group has identified the following topics for immediate attention:
- Seek clarification the involvement of the ocean acidification community in the next IPCC AR5
- Launch a web site that will provide information on programs and projects as well as key reports and publications
Any comments or suggestions from the community are welcome. Please e-mail us.
August 2009
Lauch of the SIC Sub-group 3
The tasks of this group are to:
1- Coordinate international research efforts in ocean acidification
2- Undertake synthesis activities in ocean acidification at the international level
During its first meeting, the sub-group will identify and prioritise topics for immediate attention, with an indication of proposed deliverables and a plan to achieve them.
Membership: Jim Barry (USA), Jelle Bijma (Germany), Minhan Dai (China), Dick Feely (USA), Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Chair (France), James Orr (France), Ulf Riebesell (Germany), Lisa Robbins (USA), Carol Turley (UK), Yukihiro Nojiri (Japan)
Useful web resources:
- European Project on Ocean Acidification
- EPOCA ocean acidification blog
- OCB ocean acidification web site
- The Ocean Acidification Network