Mid-Term Strategy meeting:
Air-Sea Gas Fluxes in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems and Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs)
8-10 November 2010
Lima, Peru
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Background
Among the new initiatives approved by the SOLAS Scientific Steering
Committee, the theme of air-sea exchange of short- and long-term
radiatively-active gases in the Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS) and Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) has been discussed during the SOLAS Open Science
Conference in Barcelona (November 2009).
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initiative focuses on the co-existence of specific mechanisms, which are
inducing a perturbation of biogeochemical cycles (for instance nitrogen
loss, acidification) and acting as an "engine" producing and/or consuming climatic gases: O2, CO2, N2O, CH4, halogenous compounds. The
scientific issues are:
- Which is the complete influence of the OMZs-EBUS on climate change,
taking into account the impact of the greenhouse gases, cloud formation
and control of O3 and O2?
- Which are the responsible mechanisms associated with a bio-, photo-, or chemo-degradation of organic matter (including CDOM) for the production of greenhouse gases, e.g. the switch from an aerobic (O2-respiration) to an anaerobic (via NO3, SO4, methanogenesis, IO3, Fe) remineralization?
In order to answer these questions in the tropical OMZs-EBUS, the initiative focuses on the eastern tropical Pacific, which corresponds to the largest OMZ.
The workshop, including one day of short presentations and one day and a half for discussion, aims to stimulate an experimental oceanic and atmospheric effort, coordinated at the international scale from 2011-2012.
Organising committee
| Emilie Breviere | (IFM-GEOMAR, SOLAS International Project Office) | ebreviere{at}ifm-geomar.de |
| Veronique Garcon | LEGOS/CNRS, Toulouse, France SOLAS Scientific Steering Committee |
veronique.garcon{at}legos.obs-mip.fr |
| Michelle Graco | Chemical Research Unit, IMARPE, Lima, Peru | mgraco{at}imarpe.gob.pe |
| Aurelien Paulmier | LEGOS/IRD, Toulouse, France | aurelien.paulmier{at}legos.obs-mip.fr |
| Miriam Tanhua | IFM-GEOMAR, SFB 754 | mtanhua{at}ifm-geomar.de |
Meeting information
The meeting will take place at the Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE) in Lima, Peru, from 8 to 10 November 2010.
Download information on meeting venue
Please see http://tiny.cc/LimaOMZ for detailed maps showing the conference venue and hotels
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The Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE) |
The auditorium (main meeting room) |
The seminar room (can be used as breakout room) |
Logistical information
| Accommodation in Miraflores (downtown Lima) |
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| Hotel Aleman ***, 55$ single room including breakfast (FULL) | |
| Hotel Boulevard ****, 75$ single room including breakfast (rooms available) | |
The location of the hotels and IMARPE can be seen on this map. |
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Lunches will be served at the Club Regattas Union (photo on right), and Canottieri both a few minutes walking from the meeting venue. The meeting dinner will be held at Dama Juana (Miraflores) on the evening of the 9th November |
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