The Ocean andClimate Change

Institute

The Ocean andClimate Change

InstituteWoods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Atlantic-Arctic Observational SystemsAtlantic-Arctic Observational Systems

Atlantic - Arctic Circulation

1979197919791979

Summer Arctic Sea IceSummer Arctic Sea IceSummer Arctic Sea IceSummer Arctic Sea Ice

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center200320032003200320052005200520052007200720072007

UIUC Polar Research GroupUIUC Polar Research GroupUIUC Polar Research GroupUIUC Polar Research Group

National Snow and Ice Data CenterNational Snow and Ice Data CenterNational Snow and Ice Data CenterNational Snow and Ice Data Center

OCCI: Clark Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Clark Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Clark Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Clark Arctic Research Initiative

Three themes:Three themes:

• What are the regional and global effects of changes in the Arctic What are the regional and global effects of changes in the Arctic on sea ice extent, ocean circulation and climate?on sea ice extent, ocean circulation and climate?

• What are the implications of these changes on: 1) permafrost What are the implications of these changes on: 1) permafrost surrounding the Arctic Ocean, 2) river chemistry and flow, 3) surrounding the Arctic Ocean, 2) river chemistry and flow, 3) nutrient and carbon transport from the land to the sea, and 4) nutrient and carbon transport from the land to the sea, and 4) coastal erosion and sediment transport?coastal erosion and sediment transport?

• What are the current and likely future effects on ecosystems What are the current and likely future effects on ecosystems within and beyond the Arctic?within and beyond the Arctic?

Three themes:Three themes:

• What are the regional and global effects of changes in the Arctic What are the regional and global effects of changes in the Arctic on sea ice extent, ocean circulation and climate?on sea ice extent, ocean circulation and climate?

• What are the implications of these changes on: 1) permafrost What are the implications of these changes on: 1) permafrost surrounding the Arctic Ocean, 2) river chemistry and flow, 3) surrounding the Arctic Ocean, 2) river chemistry and flow, 3) nutrient and carbon transport from the land to the sea, and 4) nutrient and carbon transport from the land to the sea, and 4) coastal erosion and sediment transport?coastal erosion and sediment transport?

• What are the current and likely future effects on ecosystems What are the current and likely future effects on ecosystems within and beyond the Arctic?within and beyond the Arctic?

OCCI: Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Arctic Research Initiative

Five year, $10M program - currently in Year 2 Five year, $10M program - currently in Year 2

• $4.1M allocated from Clark funds$4.1M allocated from Clark funds

• $0.8M from Comer and OCCI funds$0.8M from Comer and OCCI funds

• 33 awards33 awards

Five year, $10M program - currently in Year 2 Five year, $10M program - currently in Year 2

• $4.1M allocated from Clark funds$4.1M allocated from Clark funds

• $0.8M from Comer and OCCI funds$0.8M from Comer and OCCI funds

• 33 awards33 awards

OCCI: Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Arctic Research InitiativeOCCI: Arctic Research Initiative

Five year, $10M program - currently in Year 2 Five year, $10M program - currently in Year 2

• Biological impacts – 12 awardsBiological impacts – 12 awards

• Climate and oceans – 14 awardsClimate and oceans – 14 awards

• Transport and fate of carbon – 7 awardsTransport and fate of carbon – 7 awards

Five year, $10M program - currently in Year 2 Five year, $10M program - currently in Year 2

• Biological impacts – 12 awardsBiological impacts – 12 awards

• Climate and oceans – 14 awardsClimate and oceans – 14 awards

• Transport and fate of carbon – 7 awardsTransport and fate of carbon – 7 awards

OCCI: $5.7M Comer: $4.1MOCCI: $5.7M Comer: $4.1MOCCI: $5.7M Comer: $4.1MOCCI: $5.7M Comer: $4.1M

Spending 2001-presentSpending 2001-presentSpending 2001-presentSpending 2001-present

New Research EmphasisNew Research Emphasis

Ocean Chemistry and ClimateOcean Chemistry and Climate

New Research EmphasisNew Research Emphasis

Ocean Chemistry and ClimateOcean Chemistry and Climate

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Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratory

In our Greenhouse Warming world, the destruction of habitats -- upon which entire ecosystems depend -- is truly alarming.

Habitat destruction

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Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Laboratory

Some Outreach Activities

Cambridge Energy Research Week – February 2008

Climate War Game - CNAS – July 2008

Climate Change/Ocean Climate Change/Ocean Acidification Symposium Acidification Symposium Climate Change/Ocean Climate Change/Ocean

Acidification Symposium Acidification Symposium

Jointly sponsored by WHOI and New Jointly sponsored by WHOI and New England AquariumEngland Aquarium

Boston, MABoston, MA

February 5, 2009February 5, 2009

Jointly sponsored by WHOI and New Jointly sponsored by WHOI and New England AquariumEngland Aquarium

Boston, MABoston, MA

February 5, 2009February 5, 2009

Workshop on Arctic Sea Ice and ClimateWorkshop on Arctic Sea Ice and ClimateWorkshop on Arctic Sea Ice and ClimateWorkshop on Arctic Sea Ice and Climate

Organized by Mary-Louise Timmerman (PO)Organized by Mary-Louise Timmerman (PO)Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Organized by Mary-Louise Timmerman (PO)Organized by Mary-Louise Timmerman (PO)Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution

November 5-7, 2008November 5-7, 2008November 5-7, 2008November 5-7, 2008

BCBS Impacts 2008BCBS Impacts 2008

Ice Retreat and Potential Resultant Shipping and Fishing Ice Retreat and Potential Resultant Shipping and Fishing Increases in the Bering, Chuckchi and Beaufort Seas Increases in the Bering, Chuckchi and Beaufort Seas

(BCBS)(BCBS)

BCBS Impacts 2008BCBS Impacts 2008

Ice Retreat and Potential Resultant Shipping and Fishing Ice Retreat and Potential Resultant Shipping and Fishing Increases in the Bering, Chuckchi and Beaufort Seas Increases in the Bering, Chuckchi and Beaufort Seas

(BCBS)(BCBS)

Jointly sponsored by WHOI and the North Jointly sponsored by WHOI and the North Slope Borough (Alaska)Slope Borough (Alaska)

Anchorage, AlaskaAnchorage, Alaska

March 2009March 2009

Jointly sponsored by WHOI and the North Jointly sponsored by WHOI and the North Slope Borough (Alaska)Slope Borough (Alaska)

Anchorage, AlaskaAnchorage, Alaska

March 2009March 2009

The Ocean andClimate Change

Institute

The Ocean andClimate Change

InstituteWoods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution