Agenda for the CARBOOCEAN 2nd annual meeting

4-8 Dec, Gran Canaria

 

 

Monday December 4

 Summary A. Volbers

09:00-09:15

Welcome by host

M. González Dávila

09:15-09:30

Overview

C. Heinze

09:30-09:45

Core Theme I

A. Watson

09:45-10:00

Core Theme II

D. Wallace

10:00-10:15

Core Theme III

H. Thomas

10:45-11:00

Core Theme IV

M. Gehlen

11:00-11:15

Core Theme V

C. Heinze

12:05-12:15

Obituary for Gérard Loaec

S. Le Bras

13:15-15:00

Highlights Core Theme I

 

1) A. Corbiere: Rapid decerase of the carbon sink in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre

 

2) U. Schuster: Atlantic observing system by Voluntary Observing Ships and  time series

 

3) N. Lefevre: CO2 measurements on PIRATA network

 

4) A. Manning: Understanding the ocean carbon cycle from atmospheric measurements of O2 and CO2

 

5) J. Boutin: Air-sea CO2 flux in the South Atlantic

 

6) J. Schneider: Assimilating seasonal carbon data

 

7) R. Lampitt: Winching to eternity

A. Watson

15:30-17:15

Highlights Core Theme II

 

1) Marcos Vazquez-Rodriguez: Cant comparison results

 

2) Toste Tanhua: the eMLR approach and a sensitivity analysis

 

3) Are Olsen: carbon changes in the high-latitude North Atlantic

4) Keith Rodgers: modelling of Cant uptake

 

5) Arne Körtzinger: oxygen from floats

D. Wallace

17:15-18:00

Highlights Core Theme III

 

1) WP13: Frank Touratier Regional assessment for the Mediterranean Sea

 

2) WP13: Emma Huertas CO2 exchange between Western Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean

 

3) WP14: H.Meijer Continuous atmospheric CO2 and O2 measurements on the F3 North Sea gas and oil platform

 

4) WP14: Damian Panasiuk Scenarios of CO2 emission in Europe to 2030

H. Thomas

Tuesday

December 5

    

09:00-10:00

Highlights Core Theme III cont.

 

5) WP12: Frederic Gazeau Benthic calcification in the North Sea

 

6) WP12: Nathalie Gypens Response of the Belgian coastal zone (Southern North Sea) to increased atmospheric CO2 and nutrient loads: from pristine to 2015

 

7) WP12: Alberto Borges CO2 dynamics off the Belgian coast, in the SBNS and at European scale

 

8) WP12: Abir Omar Air-sea CO2 flux variability in the North Sea: 19 months of observations from voluntary observing ships

H. Thomas

10:15-12:00

Highlights Core Theme IV, planned talks (ŕ 10 min + 5 min discussion):

 

1) S. Hohn et al., A process oriented parameterisation for variable silica to nitrogen uptake ratios under different iron concentrations for marine diatoms.

 

2) J. Bendtsen, Temperature sensitivity of organic matter degradation

 

3) S. Martin and J.P. Gattuso, Response of the temperate coralline alga, Lithophyllum cabiochae, to elevated pCO2 and temperature

 

4) M. Racault and C. LeQuéré, Changes in the Southern Ocean biological export production over the period 1968-2004

 

5) R. Bellerby et al., Arctic Ocean acidification

 

6) C. De Bodt et al., Calcification and transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) production in batch cultures of Emiliania huxleyi exposed to different pCO2

 

7) J. Segschneider et al., Describing POC fluxes in a global ocean biogeochemical model: impact of fixed settling velocities vs. aggregation scheme on surface pCO2

M. Gehlen

13:00-14:45

Highlights Core Theme V, planned talks:

 

13:00-13:15 Laurent Bopp, Overview on future scenarios

 

13:15-13:30 Thomas Froelicher, "Results from the NCAR CSM1.4-carbon model at Bern

 

13:30-13:45 Jochen Segschneider, Ocean uptake of anthropogenic CO2 and climate feedback work at MPIM

 

13:45-14:00 Karen Assmann, First results from the isopycnal HAMOCC model in MICOM/BCM

 

14:00-14:15 Jim Orr, Towards higher resolution, global-ocean, tracer simulations

 

14:15-14:30 Gregor Rehder, Overview on deliberate storage

C. Heinze

14:45-15:15

US collaboration (talk + discussion)

R. Wanninkhof

15:30-16:15

Session on combination of CARBOOCEAN observations and modeling (D1.6)

 

1) Wallace et al, Uncertainty: Interactions between Models and Observations

 

2) J. Segschneider, A Potential benefits from data assimilation of carbon observations for modellers and observers - prerequisits and current state'

 

3) F. Joos, Results from coupled carbon cycle-climate models

T. Johannessen

16:15-17:00

Session on seasonal and interannual variation of air sea CO2 flux estimates (including written results, D2.5)

 

1) Air-sea CO2 fluxes in the Southern Ocean (N. Metzl)

 

2) fCO2 in the Ecuatorial and North Subtropical Atlantic (T. Padin)

 

3) Neural-network based mapping of pCO2 from simulated VOS and remote sensing data generated by an eddy-resolving North Atlantic model (T. Friedrich)

D. Bakker

(T. Friedrich, T. Padin, N. Metzl)

 

17:00-17:45

Session on “from the description phase (month 1-18) to the understanding phase (month 19-36) (D3.4=old D2.7)

A. Körtzinger

17:45-18:30

Requested session on ocean acidification (proposal preparation)

 

1) FP7 (Heinze,  5 min)

2) Introduction to the call (Gattuso, 15 min)

3) Discussion (moderated by H. De Baar)

C. Heinze

Wednesday December 6

    

09:00-09:30

Review of the first annual report (reviewer’s comments and suggestions)

C. Heinze

20:30-22:00

20:30-21:00

The carbon balance of Europe in the wider context: Links between CarboEuropeIP and CARBOOCEAN

M. Heimann

21:00-22:00

Overview: Imber, Solas, Loicz (15 min each, 15 min discussion)

A. Kőrtzinger, T. Johannessen, H. Thomas

Thursday

December 7

    

09:00-10:00

”Rising CO2 conditions and ocean acidification - biogeochemical implications for the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean” -CARBOOCEAN Research training seminar 2006

H. Thomas

10:15-12:30

Gender session (talks and discussion moderation by G. Hoeborn)

 

1) The situation of women working in natural science in Europe (facts)

2) The women’s experiences in science (research/case studies)

3) Concrete actions (what to improve and how)

Gaby Hoeborn/Gender Panel

13:30-14:15

Data management (talk + discussion)

B. Pfeil

14:15-15:00

Training and CarboSchools session

 

Planned talks:

1) Summer Schools (C. Heinze)

2) Training, WP21 (J. Pempkoviak)

3) Norwegian CarboSchools projekt (A. Volbers)

4) Dutch "School-CO2 net" initiative" (H. Meijer)

5) CarboSchools (P. Saugier)

J. Pempkoviak, P. Saugier

(A. Volbers, H. Meijer, C. Heinze)

Friday

December 8

    

09:00-09:50

Guest lecture: Shallow benthic carbonates and the carbon cycle (30 min + 20 min discussion)

Joanie Kleypas

09:50-10:00

Report from IPR meeting

R. Schlitzer

10:00-10:10

Report from Gender Panel meeting

H. Hřiland

10:10-10:20

Report from SSC/Advisory Board meeting

C. Heinze

10:20-10:30

Report from combined EB/SSC meeting

C. Heinze

10:50-11:00

Core Theme I report on future work

A. Watson

11:00-11:10

Core Theme II report on future work

D. Wallace

11:10-11:20

Core Theme III report on future work

H. Thomas

11:20-11:30

Core Theme IV report on future work

M. Gehlen

11:30-11:40

Core Theme V report on future work

C. Heinze

 

 

 

11:40-11:55

Finances and administration

H. Hřiland