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ATLANTOS
Optimising and Enhancing the Integrated Atlantic Ocean Observing Systems
https://www.atlantos-h2020.eu/project-information/consortium/
CARBOCHANGE
Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing climate
03/2011 - 02/2015
The overall goal of the project is to determine the ocean’s quantitative role for uptake of human-produced carbon dioxide, and to investigate how large this uptake rate has been in the past, how it is changing at present, and how it will evolve in the future. This is essential knowledge to assess the expected consequences of rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations and to guide the management of CO2 emission reductions.
CARBOOCEAN
Marine carbon sources and sinks assessment
01/2005 - 12/2009
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric concentrations of CO2 have been steadily rising. A part of the human-produced CO2 will on the long term be taken up by the land and oceans (together approx. 50%). Considering the key role of the oceans in the global cycling of carbon, CARBOOCEAN will investigate marine carbon sources and sinks as well as their spatial and temporal variability. The main aim of CARBOOCEAN is to determine the ocean’s quantitative role in the uptake of atmospheric CO2. The gained knowledge is intended for guiding the development of appropriate mitigation strategies like the management of CO2 emission reductions within a global context.
CARBOSCHOOLS
European network of regional projects for school partnerships on climate change research
01/2008 - 12/2010
http://www.carboeurope.org/education/
CARBOSCHOOLS is part of the EU FP7 Science-in-Society Programme. Its main aim is to bring together scientists working on carbon-cycle and/or global-change-related topics with secondary school teachers to promote young people’s interest in these fields of research. The students will have the opportunity to learn more about the impacts of climate change, gain positive experiences in scientific research and learn how to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases locally.
CAVASSOO
Carbon variability studies by ships of opportunity
12/2000 - 11/2003
http://lgmacweb.env.uea.ac.uk/e072/
CAVASSOO is targeted at obtaining CO2 uptake estimates and their temporal variations in the North Atlantic.
COCOS
Coordination action carbon observing system
05/2008 - 10/2011
COCOS is organized around two main lines: to improve the exchange of data sets between separate projects and to use datasets together with other continental and basin scale projects and programs. As such, it will contribute to an effective monitoring of the carbon cycle at global level as recommended by GEO and GCOS in supporting the European participation to an international CO2 research monitoring project. The research and harmonization work will contribute significantly to building an integrated global approach that promotes close collaboration with the international carbon cycle research community. (text: www.cocos-carbon.org)
COMBINE
Comprehensive modelling of the earth system for better climate prediction and projection
05/2009 - 10/2013
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/226520
The European integrating project COMBINE brings together research groups to advance Earth system models (ESMs) for more accurate climate projections and for reduced uncertainty in the prediction of climate and climate change in the next decades. COMBINE will contribute to better assessments of changes in the physical climate system and of their impacts in the societal and economic system. The proposed work will strengthen the scientific base for environmental policies of the EU for the climate negotiations, and will provide input to the IPCC/AR5 process. (text: www.combine-project.eu/)
COST Action 735
Tools for Assessing Global Air-Sea Fluxes of Climate and Air Pollution Relevant Gases
10/2006 - 10/2011
https://www.cost.eu/actions/735/#tabs+Name:Parties
COST Action ES0801
The ocean chemistry of bioactive trace elements and paleoclimate proxies
10/2008 - 11/2011
http://costaction.earth.ox.ac.uk/
The cycling of key trace elements in the ocean is critical to the functioning of ocean ecosystems, to the carbon cycle, to contamination of the ocean, and to assessment of past climate change. This COST Action seeks to maximize the benefit from research on the marine chemistry of trace elements conducted in a large number of COST countries. This COST Action directly supported the International GEOTRACES Programme, but extended beyond that programme to cover all marine trace-metal research in the COST region. (text: www.costaction.earth.ox.ac.uk/)
CRESCENDO
Coordinated Research in Earth Systems and Climate: Experiments, kNowledge, Dissemination and Outreach
2015-2021
https://ukesm.ac.uk/crescendo/
Core project of Europe to support the development of Earth system models and CMIP6.
ECO2
Sub-seabed CO2 storage: Impact on marine ecosystems
05/2011 - 04/2015
ECO2 aims at assessing the risks associated with sub-seabed storage of CO2. Within the project, studies at existing storage sites and natural CO2 seeps will be complemented by laboratory experiments and numerical simulations to investigate the short- and long-term ecological effects of sub-seabed CO2 storage on marine ecosystems. Furthermore, potential economic and legal consequences will be elaborated. Overall, ECO2 is directed at developing a comprehensive monitoring strategy and at defining a best environmental practices guide for sub-seabed CO2 injection and storage.
EPOCA
European project on ocean acidification
05/2008 - 04/2012
The overall goal of the EPOCA project is to advance our understanding of the biological, ecological, biogeochemical, and societal implications of ocean acidification (OA). The main objectives of the project are (i) the documentation of changes in ocean chemistry and biogeography over space and time, (ii) investigating the sensitivity of marine organisms, communities and ecosystems to OA, (iii) integrating observational data into different models to improve our understanding and enabling predictions of Earth system responses to OA, and (iv) determining OA-related tipping points, risks and uncertainties on sub-cellular to ecosystem level as well as on local to global scales.
EUR-OCEANS
European network of excellence for ocean ecosystems analysis
01/2005 - 12/2008
EUR-OCEANS aims to achieve lasting integration of European research organisations on global change and pelagic marine ecosystems, and to develop models for assessing and forecasting the impacts of climate and anthropogenic forcing on food-web dynamics (structure, functioning, diversity and stability) of pelagic ecosystems in the open ocean. The NOE will favour the progressive integration of research programmes and facilities of major research Institutes all over Europe. The long-term goal of the NOE is to create a multi-site Institute for European Research on Ocean Ecosystems under anthropogenic and natural forcings. (text: CORDIS)
EUROSITES
Integration and enhancement of key existing European deep-ocean observatories
04/2008 - 03/2011
Coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (UK), EUROSITES’ main objective is the integration of European deep-sea (>1000 m water depth) observatories into a coherent network with a special focus on in situ long-term time-series. Essential climate and ocean variables will be measured in the ocean interior, on the seafloor and also sub-seafloor to enhance our understanding of climate change impacts and ocean changes on ecosystems and mankind. In addition, EUROSITES will promote and fund seafloor missions as well as the development of (in situ) sensors.
FIXO3
Fixed point open ocean observatory network
09/2013 - 08/2017
FIXO3 aims at improving access to key European open ocean fixed point observatories for the broader community to provide multidisciplinary observations in all oceans from the air-sea interface to the deep seafloor.
GEOCARBON
Operational global carbon observing system
10/2011 - 09/2014
Today, countries use a wide variety of methods to monitor the carbon cycle and it is difficult to compare data from country to country and to get a clear global picture. The current global observational and modelling capabilities allow us to produce estimates of carbon budget at different level (from local to global), but many uncertainties still remain. Decision makers need now more than ever systematic, consistent and transparent data, information and tools for an independent and reliable verification process of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks. Therefore, higher quality and quantity of CO2 and CH4 data from different domains and with an enhanced spatial and temporal resolution need to be collected by a globally integrated observation and analysis system. This can be obtained by the coordinated Global Carbon Observation and Analysis System that this project aims at designing, addressing the climate targets of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) towards building a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) for carbon.
InGOS
Integrated non-CO2 greenhouse gas Observing Systems Research
https://www.ingos-infrastructure.eu/project-info/consortium/
INTAROS
Integrated Arctic Observation System
2016-2021
https://www.nersc.no/project/intaros
IS-ENES2INTAROS develops an integrated Arctic Observation System (iAOS) by extending, improving and unifying existing systems in the different regions of the Arctic. INTAROS has a multidisciplinary focus, with tools for integration of data from atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and terrestrial sciences, provided by institutions in Europe, North America and Asia.
IS-ENES2
Infrastructure for the European network for earth system modelling - Phase 2
04/2013 - 03/2017
https://verc.enes.org/ISENES2/
IS-ENES2 is the second phase project of the distributed e-infrastructure of models, model data and metadata of the European Network for Earth System Modelling (ENES). This network gathers together the European modelling community working on understanding and predicting climate variability and change. IS-ENES2 combines expertise in climate modelling, computational science, data management and climate impacts. (text: https://verc.enes.org/ISENES2/)
MONARCH-A
Monitoring and assessing regional climate change in high latitudes and the Arctic
03/2010 - 05/2013
Adopting an Earth system approach the MONARCH-A project executes systematic provision of tailored information and products to assist climate change research. MONARCH-A generates and makes available reliable, up-to-date scientific input for the elaboration and implementation of European and international policies and strategies on climate change and society. The MONARCH-A information package is based on generation of time series of observation datasets and reanalyses of past observational data enabling adequate descriptions of the status and evolution of the high latitude and Arctic region Earth system components. (text: www.monarch-a.nersc.no/)
RINGO
SEACRIFOG
Supporting EU-African Cooperation on Research Infrastructures for Food Security and Greenhouse Gas Observations
https://www.thuenen.de/en/ak/projects/seacrifog/
SI-WEBS
Natural and anthropogenic modifications of the Si cycle along the land-ocean continuum: worldwide ecological, biogeochemical and socio-economical consequences
10/2002 - 09/2006
The general objective of SI-WEBS is to integrate the Si biogeochemical cycle into a human perspective, by evaluating the impacts of natural and anthropogenic perturbations of the coastal Si cycle onto (a) the ecology of coastal ecosystems, (b) the socio-economics of the coastal zone, and (c) the biogeochemistry of the global Si and C cycles.(text: http://si-webs.pangaea.de/)
SOCCLI
The role of Southern Ocean carbon cycle under climate change
08/2012 - 07/2016
http://carbochange.b.uib.no/soccli/
The project aims at realizing a high-level staff exchange and networking activity in the field of climate research, and in particular ocean carbon cycle research, between key research groups of South Africa (CSIR, NTC-UCT) and Europe (Norway: UiB, NERSC; France: CNRS-IPSL). The topic to be jointly investigated is the Southern Ocean’s role in global carbon cycling.
STEM-CCS
TERRABITES
The terrestrial biosphere in the earth system
02/2009 - 03/2014
The main objective of the Action is a cross-disciplinary assessment of our current understanding of the terrestrial biosphere from an Earth system perspective to improve the reliability of future Earth system projections in coupled climate-biosphere simulations. (text: http://www.terrabites.net/)
TRACTOR
Tracer and circulation in the nordic seas region
02/2001 - 01/2004
TRACTOR will focus on improving, testing and validating ocean general circulation models for the North Atlantic Current system, the North Atlantic sub-polar gyre, the Nordic Seas and the Eurasian part of the Arctic Basin by conducting a SF6 tracer experiment.