Observations and synthesis to establish variability and trends of oceanic pH
Lead Research Organisation:
University of East Anglia
Department Name: Environmental Sciences
Abstract
We propose a programme of observations, combined with analysis of past and ongoing time series, to discover the magnitude of surface pH variations at seasonal-up-to-decadal time scales. We will address the Atlantic, UK shelf and slope waters, and selected locations in the Southern Ocean, using data from time series stations and volunteer observing ships (VOS), measuring three parameters of the marine carbonate system. The programme will be integrated with the efforts of colleagues in other European countries, (enablng better and longer-term coverage, and of of a wider area). It will be co-ordinated with the Surface ocean carbon atlas project (SOCAT) which aims to produce the most comprehensive and up to date data base to access all the quality data relevant to ocean carbon uptake, and from which pH trends can be derived. Estimation of decadal trends change will be set against the background of intra- and inter-annual variation.
Organisations
- University of East Anglia (Lead Research Organisation)
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Project Partner)
- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Project Partner)
- University of Bergen (Project Partner)
- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Project Partner)
- Sorbonne University (Project Partner)
- National University of Ireland, Galway (Project Partner)
- British Antarctic Survey (Project Partner)
Publications
Schuster U
(2013)
An assessment of the Atlantic and Arctic sea-air CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes, 1990-2009
in Biogeosciences
Schuster U
(2014)
Measurements of total alkalinity and inorganic dissolved carbon in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent Southern Ocean between 2008 and 2010
in Earth System Science Data
Sabine C
(2013)
Surface Ocean CO<sub>2</sub> Atlas (SOCAT) gridded data products
in Earth System Science Data
Pfeil B
(2013)
A uniform, quality controlled Surface Ocean CO<sub>2</sub> Atlas (SOCAT)
in Earth System Science Data
Ostle C
(2015)
Net community production in the North Atlantic Ocean derived from Volunteer Observing Ship data
in Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Ostle C
(2022)
Multidecadal changes in biology influence the variability of the North Atlantic carbon sink
in Environmental Research Letters
Legge O
(2017)
The seasonal cycle of carbonate system processes in Ryder Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula
in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Legge O
(2015)
The seasonal cycle of ocean-atmosphere CO 2 flux in Ryder Bay, west Antarctic Peninsula
in Geophysical Research Letters
Le Quéré C
(2015)
Global Carbon Budget 2015
in Earth System Science Data
Kitidis V
(2019)
Winter weather controls net influx of atmospheric CO2 on the north-west European shelf.
in Scientific reports
Description | Version 1 of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) has been made public in September 2011. Version 2 of SOCAT has been made public in June 2013. Version 1 has been documented in 2 peer-reviewed publications (Pfeil et al., 2013; Sabine et al., 2013). Version 2 has been documented in 1 peer-reviewed publication (Bakker et al., 2014). Version 3 was made public in September 2015 and has been documented in a scientific publication (Bakker et al, 2016). |
Exploitation Route | SOCAT products are used for the quantification of the global ocean carbon sink. Publications documenting SOCAT are cited in at least 18 scientific publications (as of 24/04/2014). SOCAT products can be used in process studies, for quantification of the ocean carbon sink and its variation and for the initialisation and validation of ocean carbon models. The 2013 Global Carbon Budget has used SOCAT (Le Quere et al., 2013 - accepted for ESSD). |
Sectors | Environment |
URL | http://www.socat.info |
Description | Information about the ongoing acidification of the oceans is of substantial public and policy interest. This research provides essential baseline observation by which these effects can be assessed. |
First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
Sector | Environment |
Impact Types | Cultural Societal Economic Policy & public services |
Title | Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT), version 1 products. |
Description | The Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) is a synthesis effort by the international marine carbon research community. Surface ocean CO2 data are put in a uniform format, quality controlled, documented and made public. Three types of SOCAT products are available: 1) individual cruise files, 2) synthesis files, 3) gridded data. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2011 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Title | Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT), version 2 products. |
Description | SOCAT is a data synthesis activity by the international global marine carbon community. SOCAT releases consist of 3 products: individual cruise files, synthesis files and gridded files. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2013 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Description | New Estimates of Global and Hemispheric Ocean-Atmosphere CO 2 flux 1992-2018. and Their Uncertainty - ocean sciences meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | New Estimates of Global and Hemispheric Ocean-Atmosphere CO 2 flux 1992-2018. and Their Uncertainty |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |