GO-BGC

OceanPredict Symposium- OP'24
2024-11-18 - 2024-11-22 | WA
The overarching theme of OceanPredict ’24 will be “Advancing ocean prediction science for societal benefits” to highlight the central role played by ocean prediction in the UN Ocean Decade goals. Held in Paris, France, the symposium will invite ocean and atmospheric scientists, observation specialists, industry representatives, service providers, governments, and users of ocean data & products from across the international operational oceanography community to engage in science sessions, exhibitions and discussions to explore and define the direction of operational oceanography.
The symposium will seek to

Accelerate the evolution of operational oceanography as a key component of Earth System Modeling;

Identify the growing and changing needs of users and how to enhance service delivery;

Align the objectives with the goals of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UNDOS, 2021-2030).

PICES 2024 Annual Meeting
2024-10-26 - 2024-11-01 | WA
The Future of PICES: Science for Sustainability in 2030, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
PICES has provided leadership in developing a more thorough understanding of the structure, function, and changes of North Pacific marine ecosystems with the support of its flagship scientific programs. We now embark on the “FUTURE” of PICES that will lead to better observations, improved awareness of mechanisms of change, and ultimately science for sustainability by 2030. Through our science PICES will continue to provide leadership to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the mission of developing “the science we need for the ocean we want”. We welcome submissions associated with the “FUTURE” of PICES, to explore progress already made and to steer our science towards identifying gaps and setting priorities.

ADMT-25
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-25 | WA
ADMT will be hosted by OGS in Trieste, Italy October 21-25, 2024.

BGC Argo Webinar #8: Comparing BGC-Argo observations with models
2024-10-16 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Register for October 16 Webinar

Please join us for the quarterly GO-BGC webinar, hosted by the US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office. This webinar will be focused on comparisons between BGC-Argo observations and ocean model simulations focusing on bbp and particulate forms of carbon. The webinar will begin with an update on the status of the GO-BGC float array, followed by two short presentations. We’ll then close with a community discussion and Q&A session. Recordings will be available on the OCB and GO-BGC websites.
1) Yui Takeshita (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, USA, yui@mbari.org): An update on the GO-BGC program
2) Camila Serra-Pompei (Technical University of Denmark): Assessing the potential of backscattering as a proxy for phytoplankton carbon biomass
The particulate backscattering coefficient (bbp) has often been used as an optical proxy to estimate phytoplankton carbon biomass (Cphy). However, total observed bbp is impacted by phytoplankton size, cell composition, and non-algal particles. The scarcity of phytoplankton carbon field data has prevented the quantification of uncertainties driven by these factors. Here, we first review and discuss existing bbp algorithms by applying them to bbp data from the BGC-Argo array in surface waters (<10m) and show that errors can be large when the bbp signal is low. Next, we use a global ocean circulation model (the MITgcm Biogeochemical and Optical model) that simulates plankton dynamics and associated inherent optical properties to quantify and understand uncertainties from bbp-based algorithms in surface waters. In an ideal world where field data has no methodological uncertainties, the model shows that bbp algorithms could estimate phytoplankton carbon biomass with an absolute error close to 20% in most regions.
3) Martí Galí Tàpias (Institute of Marine Sciences [ICM-CSIC], Spain): Constraining stocks and fluxes of Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) through the comparison between particulate backscattering measurements and the PISCESv2 model
BGC-Argo data offers a great opportunity for model evaluation, optimization, and the development of improved parameterizations, ultimately furthering our mechanistic understanding. However, comparison between BGC-Argo observations and models requires careful consideration of the spatiotemporal scales that each of them can resolve. When using particulate backscattering (bbp) as a proxy for particulate organic carbon (POC), additional attention must be paid to the variability in the POC/bbp ratio, its uncertainty, and its underpinning biogeochemical drivers. In this talk I will present comparisons between bbp from BGC-Argo and simulated POC based on both 3D (Eulerian) and 1D (pseudo-Lagrangian) frameworks. I will discuss the potential and limitations of model parameter optimization using BGC-Argo bbp as the observational reference. Finally, I will explore the impacts of optimized model parameters on mesopelagic POC budgets and vertical fluxes in the PISCESv2 model.
4) Discussion
OrganizersYui Takeshita, MBARIAlison Gray, U. WashingtonYibin Huang, NOAA PMELChanning Prend, SIOJonathan Sharp, NOAA PMELLynne Talley, SIO
OCB Project Office – Heather Benway, Mai Maheigan, Mary Zawoysky

Metrology for Climate Action and the Environment
2024-09-16 - 2024-09-18 | WA
This is the first Stakeholder Meeting of the CIPM Sectorial Task Group on Climate Change and Environment (CIPM-STG-CENV). The Task Group has been established to provide a global focal point for metrology activities related to climate change and environment.
Expected outcomes of the meeting are:

An overview of activities that are being undertaken to address recommendations from the BIPM-WMO 2022 workshop;

Identification of the organizations, committees and groups that are coordinating activities to address recommendations from the BIPM-WMO 2022 workshop;

Identification of the recommendations from the BIPM-WMO 2022 workshop where no activity has been initiated and reasons why it has not been done;

An overview of the collaborative activities initiated between the Observation and Metrology communities;

Identification of new initiatives that could be progressed through collaborative actions between the Observation and Metrology communities, and the groups that could coordinate this work;

Identification of new actions for CIPM-STG-CENV, particularly those not covered by existing structures, to facilitate progress in addressing the recommendations from the BIPM-WMO 2022 workshop as well as new initiatives.

This hybrid meeting will be held at BIPM Headquarters on 16-18 September 2024. Check the meeting website for registration information.

SCAR Open Science Conference
2024-08-19 - 2024-08-23 | WA
The SCAR Open Science Conference 2024, themed “Antarctic Science: Crossroads for a New Hope,” is scheduled for 19-23 August 2024, in Pucón, Chile. The conference comprises of a diverse program featuring plenary lectures, mini-symposia, parallel sessions, panel discussions, posters, and various social and excursion opportunities in Pucón and its surroundings.
The SCAR Open Science Conference (SCAR OSC) stands as the foremost global platform for Antarctic science. It unites hundreds of researchers and other stakeholders who showcase cutting-edge advancements, shaping the trajectory of polar knowledge. The conference focuses not only on advancing our understanding of Antarctica but also on discussing its interface with critical issues like the climate crisis and its global impacts.

MATE Floats! Summer Workshop
2024-08-05 - 2024-08-09 | University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
NCAT and its maritime partners are offering a Marine Technology Summer Workshop experience for undergraduate and high school students. This 5-day workshop is being hosted at the University of Washington (UW) and will focus on Global Ocean Biogeochemical (GO-BGC) float technology. MATE FLOATS! – Marine Technology Workshop is taught by UW School of Oceanography Float Engineer Rick Rupan with assistance from UW undergraduate students. During this workshop, students will have the opportunity to sail on board the UW R/V Rachel Carson.
Click here to apply.

SOCCOM Decennial Meeting
2024-06-25 - 2024-06-27 | Princeton University
Join SOCCOM researchers and invited speakers for the tenth annual meeting to reflect on progress and chart a path for the future of Southern Ocean biogeochemical observations and modeling! The meeting will be held in the Taylor Auditorium of the Frick Chemistry Laboratory on the Princeton campus.
There is no cost to attend the meeting but advance registration is required – please register by June 11.
Participants should make their own travel arrangements.
In addition, we will be holding a professional development workshop for early career meeting participants on Friday, June 28th.

2024 EARTH Workshop
2024-06-24 - 2024-06-28 | University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
The 2024 EARTH workshop will be held June 24-28 in Seattle, WA, and is being co-hosted by the Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array (GO-BGC), a project funded by the US National Science Foundation to build and deploy a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health. This new network of floats will collect data on the chemistry and the biology of the ocean from the surface to a depth of 2,000 meters, and will allow scientists to pursue fundamental questions concerning ocean ecosystems, observe ocean health and productivity, and monitor the elemental cycles of carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen in the ocean through all seasons of the year.
During this workshop, educators work with active researchers to explore current science and/or engineering research, data, and conclusions. The educators are given time to develop their own curricula using the knowledge from these explorations and their own experiences to create classroom lessons tied to the abilities of their own students as well as current education standards and pedagogy. The teachers also develop connections with each other and with the researchers that assist them in expanding their classroom reach across the country.
Teachers involved in this EARTH workshop will:

Cultivate relationships with local researchers and like-minded educators that can lead to future collaborations

Explore available resources from supporting organizations and programs, such as GO-BGC and MBARI, and develop institutional connections that can aid in future lessons

Receive a Certificate of Participation that provides evidence of 40 hours of professional development that can be used toward continuing education or certificate renewal

Develop new curriculum resources that use real science and authentic data to teach science content and process and address their needs and the needs of their students

2024 MATE World Championship
2024-06-20 - 2024-06-22 | Kingsport, TN
The MATE ROV Competition is an annual underwater robotics (aka remotely operated vehicle or ROV) challenge that engages a global community of learners. From expanding the Global Ocean Observing System to protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, and unlocking ocean-based solutions to climate change, the 2024 competition mission tasks focus on solutions that include ocean observing assets for data collection, reimagining the utility of telecommunications cables, administering probiotics for diseased coral, identifying healthy habitats for lake sturgeon, and deploying GO-BGC floats to monitor ocean health.
For 2024, the MATE ROV World Championship event (June 20-22, 2024), will be one of the largest and most internationally diverse yet! 82 teams from 17 different countries will be converging in Kingsport, Tennessee to put their underwater robotics skills to the test. Teams will be traveling from near and far to compete, including the United States, Canada, Scotland, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Macau, Hong Kong, China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore.

25th Annual Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture
2024-06-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
The 25th Annual Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture hosted by the National Academies and Scripps Institution of Oceanography will explore the topic of equitable science and solutions in the context of our warming world. An increasing number of communities on the frontlines of climate change have voiced the importance of addressing climate injustices at the city, state, federal, and international levels. Dr. Kim Cobb (Brown University) will highlight the unique position geoscientists are in to advance climate justice through transdisciplinary research agendas, along with the benefits and challenges of conducting such research.
To find out more about attending the lecture in person or virtually please register here.

US OCB Summer Workshop
2024-06-10 - 2024-06-13 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
In addition to plenary sessions on timely state-of-the-art science, the US OCB Summer Workshop provides a forum for community discussion of new research directions and opportunities. This workshop will be web-broadcasted to engage broader participation and allow questions from virtual participants. Speakers’ talks and webcast footage from the workshop will be posted on the OCB website during and after the meeting. Workshop theme(s), and thematic session chairs are chosen by the OCB-SSC with input from the broader OCB community.

8th WMO Workshop on the Impact of Various Observing Systems on Numerical Weather Prediction and Earth System Prediction
2024-05-27 - 2024-05-30 | Norrköping, Sweden
The 8th WMO Workshop on the Impact of Various Observing Systems on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Earth System Prediction (ESP) will be organized by WMO and will be hosted by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) in Sweden, at the SMHI main office in Norrköping, on 27-30 May 2024. Participation from all the major numerical weather prediction (NWP) centers and communities active in the field of impact studies about the observing systems is anticipated. The Workshop will be held in a hybrid format (in-person and remote participation will be enabled), and will be conducted in English.
WMO’s Impact Workshop series is an important quadrennial venue for providing science evidence on the impacts of surface and space-based observing systems, on short to medium and longer-range forecasting including climate monitoring. Conclusions from the Workshop provide guidance on how to optimize the use of the current global observing system as well as help guide its future evolution.
This 8th Workshop will continue to focus on assessing the impacts of various observing systems in all Earth system domains on NWP, but will extend the scope to also encompass the impact assessment of the various observing systems, to other Earth system applications. This is done in order to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the value of the observations and to support the strategic goals of WMO.
Experts who have results of impact assessment of various observing systems, especially those responding to the science questions, are invited to submit a short abstract. Contributions to the Workshop may fall within general topics that will frame the Workshop sessions (to be determined at a later stage), or they may simply address one or several of the specific studies and science questions. Note that to increase the chances of being responsive to this call, abstracts should clearly articulate what type of impact assessment(s) will be presented.
Abstract submission deadline is December 15, 2023.

GO-BGC Science Webinar: High-Latitude Biogeochemistry
2024-05-09 10:00 - 12:00 | WA
Please join us for the quarterly GO-BGC webinar, hosted by the US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office. This webinar will be focused on high-latitude ocean biogeochemistry by exploring the research of two groups that participated in the 2023 GO-BGC/BGC Argo Float Data Workshop at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The webinar will begin with an update on the status of the GO-BGC float array, followed by two short presentations. We’ll then close with a community discussion and Q and A session. Recordings will be available on the OCB and GO-BGC websites.
Webinar agenda:

An update on the GO-BGC program,Yui Takeshita (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, USA).
Biogeochemical properties of the Lofoten Basin Eddy from 14 years of BGC-Argo float data, Daniel Koestner (University of Bergen, Norway). Oceanic eddies are typically short lived but are a crucial physical phenomenon supporting heat and nutrient exchanges across water bodies. The Lofoten Basin Eddy (LBE) is a seemingly permanent topographically constrained anti-cyclonic eddy situated in the northern Norwegian Sea containing relatively cool surface waters and consistently warmer subsurface waters. As such, the conditions in the LBE may drive significantly different biogeochemical processes than the surrounding waters. Here we examine the unique biogeochemical signatures of the LBE with the 14-year timeseries of BGC-Argo float observations. We describe methodology for float-eddy colocation and examine differences in key biogeochemical parameters inside and outside of the eddy, including organic carbon export.
Lessons and opportunities from the Southern Ocean Sea Ice team at the 2023 GO-BGC Float Data Workshop, Sophie Shapiro (University of California San Diego, USA). In the winter of 2023, the Southern Ocean reached a record low sea ice extent anomaly. This unprecedented low sea ice coverage coincided with the August convening of the GO-BGC float data workshop. What insights could a cohort of motivated researchers uncover with two working days and the BGC Argo dataset? In this talk, we present preliminary data from BGC floats deployed in the Southern Ocean marginal sea ice zone. We illustrate the potential of the observational network to investigate further questions about the dynamics and impacts of changing sea ice. Finally, we highlight insights and challenges from the GO-BGC workshop to demonstrate the further potential of collaborative data working groups.
Discussion

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US CLIVAR- Pathways Connecting Climate Changes to the Deep Ocean: Tracing Physical, Biogeochemical, and Ecological Signals From Surface to Deep Sea
2024-04-23 - 2024-04-25 | Lewes, Delaware
This US CLIVAR/OCB workshop welcomes the participation of scientists from fields across the ocean observing and modeling communities, spanning physics, biogeochemistry, and ecology. We also encourage participation from relevant oceanographic networks and observing campaigns (e.g., Deep Argo, BGC Argo, GO-SHIP (Global Ocean Shipboard Hydrographic Investigations Program) and Bio-GO-SHIP, JETZON (Joint Exploration of the Twilight Zone Ocean Network), ECCO and ECCO-Darwin (Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean), DOSI (Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative), Challenger-150, PICES (North Pacific Marine Science Organization) to ensure broad disciplinary representation and connectivity to established programs. Student, postdoc, and early-career scientist participation is highly encouraged. Limited travel support is available for students, early career scientists (within 10 years of last degree), and scientists from underrepresented races/ethnicities. A short application form will be provided during registration.
The workshop aims to:

Provide an updated comprehensive assessment of the deep ocean’s state and changes across disciplines, of key quantities in which these changes are expressed, and of pathways and timescales connecting the surface to the seafloor.
Review existing observation and modeling tools and their adequacy for constraining, understanding, and attributing changes in the deep ocean system. Identify critical knowledge and observational data gaps and model deficiencies.
Develop a collective set of recommendations for improved detection and attribution of change in the global deep ocean system, with a focus on better serving and supporting deep ocean science across disciplines.
Build an interdisciplinary network of ocean modelers and observers across disciplines. Our aim is to open communication channels and facilitate collaborative exchange of data, knowledge, and tools across communities.

This 2.5-day workshop will be hybrid, with both in-person and virtual participation options. The schedule will include plenary sessions, poster sessions, and breakout discussion sessions.
For more information visit: https://usclivar.org/meetings/pathways-connecting-climate-changes-to-deep-sea

Observing the Dynamics of the Southern Ocean
2024-04-17 - 2024-04-19 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
The Southern Ocean and Antarctic margins play a central role in regulating sea level rise and our global climate. These regions are also some of the most challenging to conduct sustained observational programs due to the immense logistical difficulties in accessing them. It is critical that we build on the successes of ongoing observational efforts and align future US-led campaigns to complement emerging international programs to ensure the Southern Ocean observing network is prepared for future scientific needs.
This two-and-a-half-day workshop will facilitate discussion on the challenges, opportunities, and priorities for future observational efforts in the Southern Ocean, emphasizing year-round observational approaches that can monitor the rapidly evolving sea ice-covered regions and Antarctic margins. A key outcome of this workshop will be a forward-looking white paper document that will guide the research community regarding:

Critical scientific questions concerning the ocean circulation and climate variability across the subpolar Southern Ocean
Logistical and technological needs for sustaining year-round observations across the Antarctic subpolar region
Ways to strengthen and diversify the Antarctic oceanographic community and improve international coordination.

If you are interested in receiving email updates about this workshop, please fill out this expression of interest form. Registration will be free. Further details regarding the agenda, travel support, and other meeting logistics will be provided soon.

EGU General Assembly
2024-04-14 - 2024-04-19 | Vienna, Austria
The EGU General Assembly 2024 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

2024 Ocean Decade Conference
2024-04-10 - 2024-04-12 | WA
Focused on ‘delivering the science we need for the ocean we want’, the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference hosted by the Government of Spain in Barcelona from 10 – 12 April 2024, will bring together the global Ocean Decade community and partners to celebrate and take stock of progress, and set joint priorities for the future. It will be the highlight of an entire Ocean Decade Week taking place on 8 – 12 April 2024 throughout the city.
The time is now to address key questions related to the Ocean Decade: What have been the main achievements since the launch of the Ocean Decade? What should be the key areas for action over the next three to five years? An important milestone on the path to 2030, the event will cover the full range of Ocean Decade Challenges including critical issues such as climate change, food security, sustainable management of biodiversity, sustainable ocean economy, pollution, and natural hazards.

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024
2024-02-18 - 2024-02-23 | New Orleans, Lousiana
The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. The 2024 meeting will be held in New Orleans 18-23 February 2024. OSM promotes a diverse community of scientists, students, journalists, policymakers, educators and organizations who are working toward a world where our global collaborations and partnerships can carry us into a sustainable future.
Online schedule available now.
GO-BGC and SOCCOM related talks at OSM:

Town Hall: Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM) and Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array (GO-BGC) status and plans. Ken Johnson (MBARI), Lynne Talley (UCSD) Alison Gray (UW), and Yui Takeshita (MBARI) presenting.
Innovation in In Situ Sensors and Sensing Platforms to Measure the Ocean. Mariana Bif (MBARI) presenting.

A full listing of GO-BGC and SOCCOM related talks can be found here.
The Ocean Sciences Meeting is an Endorsed Decade Action program with the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

GO-BGC Webinar: Carbon Export Dynamics
2024-01-31 10:00 - 11:00 | WA
Please join us for the quarterly GO-BGC webinar, hosted by the US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office. This webinar will be focused on carbon export dynamics. The webinar will begin with an update on the status of the GO-BGC float array, followed by two short presentations. We’ll then close with a community discussion about recommended practices, challenges, and future perspectives of using BGC-Argo measurements to enhance our understanding of carbon export dynamics. Recordings will be available on the OCB and GO-BGC websites.
Webinar agenda:

Yui Takeshita (MBARI): Introduction and GO-BGC update.
Ellen Park (WHOI): Quantifying biological carbon pump parameters from the global Biogeochemical Argo float array.
Adam Stoer (Dalhousie University): Estimating marine phytoplankton biomass and productivity from Biogeochemical-Argo floats.
Discussion

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COP 28
2023-11-30 - 2023-12-12 | United Arab Emirates
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP28, will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference.
The ocean is our planet’s life-support system and a source of hope that humanity will be able to avoid a climate crisis and meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. The Ocean Pavilion at COP 28 brings together world leaders in ocean science, engineering, and policy to carry the message that the ocean matters to everyone, everywhere and that science must lead the way in our quest for safe, long-term solutions to climate change.

Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Biological Carbon Pump in the Ocean Twilight Zone
2023-09-13 - 2023-09-20 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will be hosting this international mesopelagic conference in collaboration with JETZON.
Session 1 will focus on how we determine biomass in the mesopelagic, looking at the architecture of mesopelagic food webs, and understanding diel vertical migration.
Session 2 will focus on the biological carbon pump, seeking to establish a benchmark figure for its magnitude now and to understand how it may change in the future.
Registration closes June 1st.

GO-BGC/BGC-Argo Science Workshop
2023-08-21 - 2023-08-23 | UMass Boston
Accelerate your data analysis skills and launch new collaborations through this hands-on multi-day workshop focused on data from the Biogeochemical Argo array. Attendees will work in small groups to develop new science questions and complete preliminary data analyses.
Prior coding experience not necessary.
Applications are no longer being accepted. Please contact Lisa@mbari.org if you have any questions.

SOOS Symposium August 14-18, 2023
2023-08-14 - 2023-08-18 | Hobart
The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Symposium, “Southern Ocean in a Changing World”, will consist of plenary presentations, parallel sessions and workshops focused around the topics below and incorporate a wide spectrum of Southern Ocean research. The symposium will be held August 14-18 2023 in Hobart Australia. Check the link below for more information.
Topics:

Need for a Southern Ocean observing system
Circumpolar observations and programs
Regional observations and programs
Data systems
Impact of observations in policy and societal changes
Southern Ocean in the global UN Ocean Decade
New observing technology and systems in Southern Ocean observations
Gaps and next steps for the Southern Ocean observing system

GOMO Workshop
2023-07-25 - 2023-07-27 | Silver Spring, MD
The Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program workshop will be held on July 25-27, 2023 in Silver Spring, MD and with virtual access for those that are unable to attend in-person. This year we will provide updates from our Program Review and are excited to focus the majority of the program on the scientific interests of our community.
Please reach out to Jessica Snowden (jessica.snowden@noaa.gov) if you have any questions or comments.

GO-BGC Science Webinar: New tools for BGC-Argo Data Access and Visualization
2023-06-20 10:00 - 11:00 | WA
This quarterly GO-BGC/BGC-Argo Webinar, hosted by the US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry program, had two presentations on new tools for BGC-Argo data access and visualization. Dr. Reiner Schlitzer presented on webODV, a new online tool based on Ocean Data View that can be used to visualize, explore, and export BGC-Argo data through a GUI interface. Hartmut Frenzel presented on the One-Argo toolbox, an open source toolbox designed to efficiently access, process, and visualize BGC, Core, and Deep Argo data. Float data can be searched using a variety of criteria including sensor type, location, and date.
Agenda:

Yui Takeshita (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, USA): Updates on GO-BGC.
Reiner Schlitzer (Alfred-Wegener Institute, Germany): Online analysis and visualization of BGC-Argo data with webODV.
Hartmut Frenzel (NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, USA): The OneArgo toolbox for accessing and analyzing Argo data – overview and new features.
Discussion

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IOCCP Biogeochemical Sensor Course
2023-06-05 - 2023-06-18 | WA
Focused on biogeochemical Essential Ocean Variables and to help train the new generation of marine observers in the appropriate use of a suite of biogeochemical sensors and to assure the best possible quality of the data produced, the International Ocean Carbon Cooperation Project (IOCCP) and the Integrated Carbon Observation System Ocean Thematic Centre (ICOS OTC) will hold a 14-day training workshop on “Instrumenting our ocean for better observation: a training course on a suite of biogeochemical sensors”. This course will be held in Fiskebäckskil, Sweden. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2023.

Ocean Visions- Innovating Solutions at the Ocean-Climate Nexus
2023-04-04 - 2023-04-06 | Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA, United States
The Ocean Visions Biennial Summit 2023 will be a significant opportunity to advance the sharing of knowledge and solutions to critical challenges at the ocean-climate nexus. The ocean is under threat from a host of pressures, but none loom larger than those caused by greenhouse gas pollution, which drives overheating and acidification. Ocean heating is in turn causing deoxygenation, sea level rise, and disruption of critical marine ecosystem functions and services.
In order to address this ocean-climate crisis, the world needs to generate and scale innovative solutions much more effectively and quickly.
Summit participants will share and discuss cutting-edge advancements in ocean sciences, engineering, policy, governance, and economics that support trajectory-changing solutions to the dangerous climate impacts on the ocean within 7-10 years. The conference is designed to be highly interactive with a mix of session types such as plenaries, lightning presentations, posters, an innovation showcase, and other networking interactions. The conference is structured around five core topical tracks, which will be addressed through concentrated, half-day sessions, in addition to other schedule session times.

Ocean-Based Contributions to Global Decarbonization
Ocean-Based Contributions to Carbon Dioxide Removal
Ocean Ecosystem Repair and Regeneration
Human Adaptation to a Changing Ocean
Building a Global Community of Solvers at the Ocean-Climate Nexus

The Summit will be held at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia from 4-6 April 2023 and offers online attendance options. We welcome a diversity of solutions-oriented participants, including scientists, academics, policymakers, entrepreneurs, those with indigenous knowledge of oceans and solutions, innovators, and funders.
Click here to register.

AST-24 Meeting
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-24 | Dalhousie Student Union, 6136 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
The Argo Steering Team (AST) Meeting is a time for national groups that contribute to international Argo to come together and discuss logistical and technical matters pertaining to the Argo array. The 24th AST will be a hybrid meeting which will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The daily schedule is as follows:

Monday (open): BGC Argo Mission Team session
Tuesday morning (open): BGC Argo Mission Team session
Tuesday afternoon (open): Deep Argo Mission Team session
Tuesday evening (closed): AST executive committee meeting
Wednesday (open): AST plenary session with vendor panel
Wednesday evening (open): Social event
Thursday and Friday (closed): AST plenary sessions

For more information about the event, click here.
Registration is closed.

GO-BGC Science Webinar: Observing Mesoscale and Sub-Mesoscale Processes with BGC Argo
2023-02-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual Meeting
Please join us for the quarterly GO-BGC webinar, hosted by the US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office. This webinar will be focused on using BGC-Argo float data to investigate chemical and biological processes in the ocean that are influenced by eddies, meanders, and other mesoscale and sub-mesoscale processes. The webinar will begin with an update on the status of the GO-BGC float array, followed by two short presentations. We’ll then close with a community discussion about recommended practices, challenges, and future perspectives of using BGC-Argo measurements to enhance our understanding of how mesoscale processes shape patterns of biogeochemistry in marine environments. Recordings will be available on the OCB and GO-BGC websites.
Agenda

An update on the GO-BGC program by Yui Takeshita (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, USA)
Investigating Ventilation at the Submesoscale in the Southern Ocean by Lily Dove (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Episodic oxygen injections observed from BGC-Argo by Shuangling Chen (Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China)
Discussion

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