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Multiscale observing system simulation experiments for iron fertilization in the Southern Ocean, Equatorial Pacific, and Northeast Pacific
Why we care Iron is a critical limiting nutrient for phytoplankton in the ocean. Iron fertilization adds this limiting nutrient to promote phytoplankton blooms as a way to take up carbon dioxide and store carbon when they sink. Unknowns on the effectiveness, measurement and monitoring need to be addressed. To address these unknowns, this project


Determining the Influence of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement on Foraminifera Calcification, Distribution, and Calcium carbonate Production
Why we care Foraminifera, or forams, are single-celled organisms that produce calcium carbonate shells and play a crucial role in the ocean’s carbon cycle. Ocean alkalinity enhancement aims to increase the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide by enhancing its buffering capacity. However, the impact of the addition of alkalinity on foraminifera is not well


Data requirements for quantifying natural variability and the background ocean carbon sink in mCDR models
Why we care Ocean uptake of carbon has great natural variability that accompanies rising atmospheric carbon dioxide. A major challenge for marine carbon dioxide removal will be to quantify its additional carbon removal from the atmosphere. Ocean models can quantify carbon uptake attributed to marine carbon dioxide removal will likely be the basis for carbon
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- PI(s): Andreas Andersson
- Fiscal Year Funded: 2023
Award amount: $1,451,575Duration: 3 yearsFunding agency: NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP), National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Why we care Growing seaweed in the ocean could be one way to alleviate some..
- PI(s): Dennis McGillicuddy
- Fiscal Year Funded: 2023
Why we care Iron is a critical limiting nutrient for phytoplankton in the ocean. Iron fertilization adds this limiting nutrient to promote phytoplankton blooms as a way to take up..
- PI(s): Burke Hales
- Fiscal Year Funded: 2023
Why we care Ocean alkalinity enhancement has the potential to capture carbon and mitigate ocean acidification. While ocean alkalinity enhancement is a promising approach for removing carbon from the atmosphere,..
- PI(s): Jaime Palter
- Fiscal Year Funded: 2023
Why we care Terrestrial liming, or the addition of a basic (alkaline) material like calcium carbonate to crops and lawns is a common agricultural soil treatment. When applied on land..
- PI(s): Kevin Kroeger
- Fiscal Year Funded: 2023
Why we care Enhanced weathering is a carbon capture technology that increases ocean alkalinity by adding rocks with ultrabasic minerals, particularly in ecosystems like wetlands and mangroves. This project examines..
- PI(s): Andrew Dickson
- Fiscal Year Funded: 2023
Why we care Energy, manufacturing and deployment costs are critical to the viability of any carbon dioxide removal approach. This research project focuses on a new strategy that promises low..
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Comparison of discrete and underway CO2 measurements: Inferences on the temperature dependence of the fugacity of CO2 in seawater
- Rik Wanninkhof, Denis Pierrot, Kevin Sullivan, Patrick Mears, Leticia Barbero
- Marine Chemistry
- December 20, 2022
California shellfish farmers: Perceptions of changing ocean conditions and strategies for adaptive capacity
- Melissa Ward, Ana K. Spalding, Arielle Levine, Erika Allen Wolters
- Ocean and Coastal Management
- June 15, 2023
Adult snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, display body‑wide exoskeletal resistance to the effects of long‑term ocean acidification
- Tait Algayer, Ahmed Mahmoud, Sanjana Saksena, W. Christopher Long, Katherine M. Swiney, Robert J. Foy, Brittan V. Steffel, Kathryn E. Smith, Richard B. Aronson & Gary H. Dickinson
- Marine Biology
- April 20, 2023
- Snow crab