IOCCP Ocean Carbon Directory

IOCCP Activities

Support for this project is provided by the US National Science Foundation through a grant to UNESCO - IOC (OCE - 0715161) and a grant to the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (OCE - 0608600), and from theIntergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.

The following actions were developed by the IOCCP Scientific Steering Group at its 3rd Session, 3-4 October 2008. Download the SSG-III Report.

GO-SHIP	Continue revision of the 1994 WOCE Hydrographic Program Manual, development of a whitepaper for OceanObs09 on a strategy for a global survey, and development of a web and email based communication network for ship-based hydrography. For more information: visit the GO-SHIP draft site.
SOCAT	Develop regional groups to carry out the 2nd level consistency checks on the SOCAT dataset. Coastal meeting in January; Pacific meeting in March; Atlantic, Southern Ocean, and Indian Ocean meeting in June 09 (tentative). For more information, see the description of the SOCAT project in the Synthesis Groups section of the IOCCP web-site.
Changing Times	Develop a multi-platform inventory of ocean biogeochemistry time series programs (restricted to programs that are meant to be sustained and have a repeat frequency of 1 year or less). For more information, see the Changing Times workshop web-site and report.
Flux Maps Workshop	Investigate possibility for SOLAS-IMBER Carbon Group to host a workshop to bring together groups making ocean carbon flux maps to compare methods.
Underway Systems	Contact the SCOR working group on commercial ship observations about collaboration and inclusion of carbon in this project. Dvelop a small informational document about CO2 systems appropriate to provide to commercial shipping companies. Contact the JCOMM Ship Observations Team about the status of its liaison service for scientists looking for commercial ships / routes.
Ocean Carbon Sensors	Contiue developing the inventory of most often used ocean carbon sensors on the IOCCP site. For more information, see the IOCCP Sensor Directory.
Ocean Fertilization	Review the CBD database and suggest names of expert reviewers for the CBD scientific synthesis document. Revise the IOC-SCOR Watching Brief on Ocean Carbon Sequestration by developing a Summary for Policymakers on Ocean Fertilization for the IOC Assembly and the London Convention (joint with SOLAS).