GBF-OOI Scoping Workshop

Submitted by cchandler on May 10, 2011
City: 
Woods Hole
State: 
MA
Country: 
USA
Start: 
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 08:00
End: 
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 18:00
Timezone for event location: 
America/New_York
Related Link: 
http://gbf-ooi.whoi.edu/content/overview

Cyndy Chandler will represent BCO-DMO at the GBF-OOI Scoping Workshop sponsored by the OCB Project Office.  Cyndy will present a poster highlighting biogeochemical flux data available from the BCO-DMO data system.  BCO-DMO provides access to the data from many NSF funded biogeochemical flux research projects, including US JGOFS, VERTIGO, and MedFlux.

The BCO-DMO poster is available below as a 2 MB PDF file.

Workshop Summary
The workshop will explore the potential for development of a major, sustained biogeochemical flux program aligned with the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The primary focus of this workshop will be to (a) define overarching scientific objectives, (b) establish core measurement strategies/technologies and assess the logistical feasibility of biogeochemical observations, and (c) explore ways to maximize synergy with the OOI in terms of utilization of physical and virtual assets (cyberinfrastructure), to strengthen the overall OOI mission, and enhance the scientific and societal value of this major oceanographic research effort. The outcome of the workshop will be a report that we envision will form the foundation for a community white paper. The latter will provide strong justification for a global biogeochemical flux component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (GBF-OOI), describe its scientific goals, and articulate how such a program could be realized.

File: 
application/pdf iconOCB-GBF-OOI_Chandler_BCO-DMO_poster_110427.pdf