coccolithophores and their responses to changes in carbonate chemistry (end of the 90’s, the term ocean acidification did not yet exist). Even though my work has often been motivated by biogeochemical questions [...] and where nutrients and CO 2 are distributed in the ocean, which has implications for primary and bacterial production and CO 2 uptake by the ocean. In order to understand how such biogeochemical cycles [...] and carbonate chemistry parameters in the Fram Strait and the Central Arctic Ocean. To monitor such parameters in the ocean, it is common practice to analyze discrete water samples obtained e.g. by rosette

better understand the risks and opportunities resulting from geo-engineering, (ii) ocean acidification and (iii) atmosphere-ocean-ice interaction, as both AWI and IFM-GEOMAR have expertise in this field. The [...] Mauritzen (Oslo, Norway) oceans role in climate, Arctic ocean and its global connections, meridional overturning circulation Dr. Steve Rintoul (Hobart, Australia) Southern Ocean processes, incl. CO2 Ice [...] e.g.: (i) the atmosphere-ocean-ice interaction; (ii) "biodiversity", in the meaning of unexplored marine ecosystems, food webs and environments, such as the deep polar oceans; (iii) research into the risks

with cryoprobe. Discover more A view inside – a fish in the NMR Integrative Ecophysiology Ocean Acidification [...] broad range of scientific questions,” says Christian Bock, “for example, how the warming and acidification of waters in the Arctic due to climate change will affect those animals that are perfectly adapted

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PACOCV_4.png (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) PACOCV_1.png (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ocean acidification affects calcifying species, particularly those living at or near the saturation stage of the [...] complementary expedition in the frame of our time-travel into the future ocean with conditions predicted by the recent IPCC report for the oceans at the end of the century. It was the last trip within the third-part [...] Max Schwanitz, September 2017 _________________________ Stopover of our time-travel into the future ocean to investigate the growth of cold-water corals PACOCV_3.png (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) PACOCV_4

life in the ocean, in particular carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon, as driven by physical, biological and chemical processes. Marine biogeochemical cycles play a relevant role in ocean productivity [...] system. The elements of the biogeochemical cycles are considered essential ocean variables (EOV) as defined by the Global Ocean Observing System. In order to study biogeochemical cycles, we need to measure [...] alkalinity, which provides information about the buffer capacity of seawater, relevant to study ocean acidification. The facility is divided in three modules based on scientific topics, as follows. Nutrients:

first coined the term “ocean acidification”. Bleached Acropora (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) How bad has the acidification become? The amount of carbonic acid in the ocean varies from region to region [...] will actually benefit from the new conditions? How can ocean acidification affect human beings and economies? How can we combat ocean acidification? To FAQ element Are some regions affected more than others [...] Ocean Acidification In the era of climate change, our planet’s oceans provide an invaluable service: they absorb tremendous amounts of carbon dioxide, at least temporarily putting it out of action. Instead

New Study
If carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere and thereby in the ocean continue to rise, this could favour the mass development of toxic algae, with far-reaching consequences for the

PowerPoint Presentation Ocean and climate change Dr. Rebecca Rolph Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research Potsdam, Germany • How the ocean regulates climate • Changes in the ocean • What these changes [...] more acidic since industrial revolution How the ocean regulates climate Sea state Sea state and climate How Ocean Regulates Climate F. Drullion • Controls ocean/atmosphere exchange • Global cycles of energy [...] ESA How Ocean Regulates Climate IPCC told us we need to better understand sea state We have now added sea state to our Climate Change Initiative Changes in the ocean: temperature Global ocean has warmed

Ocean acidification
A new study in the prestigious journal Science Advances shows that stress from rising water temperatures reduces ability of corals to adapt to ocean acidification.