NATO ASI. The Ocean Carbon Cycle and Climate. 5-16 August 2002,  METU, Cultural and Convention Center, Ankara, Turkey

 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

First week

Lecturers:

T. Anderson, J.Bishop, M.Follows, I.Fung, D.Kirchman, J.Murray, T.Oguz, J.Sarmiento

 

Monday, 5 August (Hall D)

8.30-9.00

Welcoming remarks and Logistics

9.00-10.00 (J. Sarmiento)

The oceans role in the global carbon cycle I

10.20-11.10 (J. Sarmiento)

The oceans role in the global carbon cycle II

11.15-12.30 (J. Murray)

Ocean Carbonate System

 

 

14.30-15.20 (T. Oguz)

Global ocean circulation

15.40-16.30 (M. Follows)

Ocean transport of carbon and nutrients

16.50-18.00

Plenary Discussion:  The role of oceans in the global carbon cycle (led by Mick Follows and  Jorge Sarmiento)

 

Tuesday, 6 August  (Hall D)

8.30-9.20 (T. Anderson)

Food web structure and carbon export

9.40-10.30 (TBA)

TBA

10.50-11.40 (D. Kirchman)

First step in the microbial loop: An overview of bacteria-organic carbon processes

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-15.20 (TBA )

TBA

15.40-16.30 (T. Anderson)

Stoichiometry of biogeochemical cycling in the ocean.

16.50-18.00

Tutorials for hands on models and tools:I (led by M. Follows and T. Anderson)

 

Wednesday, 7 August (Hall D)

8.30-9.20 (I. Fung)

Remote sensing of earth systems

9.40-10.30 (J. Murray)

New and export carbon production in the ocean

10.50-11.40 (T. Anderson)

Representing the biological pump in global ocean models

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-15.20 (J. Bishop)

Lagrangian float observations of carbon system

15.40-16.30 (J. Sarmiento)

Coupled climate model simulations and the response of ocean biology to global warming

16.50-18.00

Plenary Discussion: Ocean Carbon Sequestration (led by Follows and Sarmiento)

Thursday, 8 August (Hall D)

8.30-9.20 (I. Fung)

Atmosphere-ocean interactions

9.40-10.30 (D.Kirchman)

New Insights into Microbial Processes Revealed by Molecular Techniques

10.50-11.40 (J. Sarmiento)

On the ocean silica and carbonate cycles and the air-sea balance of carbon dioxide

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-15.20 (J. Bishop)

Continental margin effects on carbon cycle

15.40-16.30 (M. Follows)

Southern Ocean circulation and their role in the carbon cycle

16.30-18.00

Plenary Discussion: Estimating primary productivity from space: (led by Fung/Korataev/Follows)

Friday, 9 August (Hall D)

8.30-9.30 (I. Fung)

Atmosphere-biosphere interactions

10.00-11.00 (TBA)

TBA

11.30-12.30 (D.Kirchman)

DOM turnover and composition

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-16.00

Participant presentations (informal, 10 min presentation+5 min discussion)

16.30-18:00

Participant presentations (informal, 10 min presentation+5 min discussion)

Second week

Lecturers:

T.Dickey, M.Follows, H.Gildor, N.Gruber, G.Korotaev, R.Matear, J.Murray, T.Oguz, W.Reeburgh

Monday, 12 August (Hall D)

8.30-9.20 (N. Gruber)

The dynamics of the marine nitrogen cycle

9.40-10.30 (W. Reeburgh)

Global cycles of biogeochemically important elements

10.50-11.40 (T. Dickey)

Introduction to Processes, Scales, and Observational Techniques 

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-15.20 (G. Korotaev)

Principles of satellite oceanography

15.40-16.30 (T. Oguz)

Interdisciplinary modeling approach to marine systems

16.50-18.00

Plenary Discussion: Nitrogen fixation (led by Gruber)

Tuesday, 13 August (Hall D)

8.30-9.20 (W. Reeburgh)

The role and importance of anaerobic proceses in the global carbon cycle

9.40-10.30 (J. Murray)

The biogeochemistry of iron in the ocean

10.50-11.40 (T. Dickey)

Examples of Variability and Coupling of Physical and Biogeochemical Processes in Differing Ocean Domains

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-15.20 (H. Gildor)

Glacial-interglacial CO2 variations 1.

15.40-16.30 (J. Murray)

Variability in new production in the High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll regions 

16.50-18.00

Plenary Discussion: Iron limitation (led by J. Murray)

Wednesday, 14 August (Hall D)

8.30-9.20 (G. Korotaev)

Observation of oceanic processes by scanner imagery

9.40-10.30 (W.Reeburg)

Response of high-latitude environments to climate change

10.50-11.40 (T.Dickey)

Toward Future Understanding of Carbon Variability: Blending Future Observational and Modeling Capabilities

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-15.20 (R. Matear)

Data assimilation with carbon cycle models 1. 

15.40-17.10

Participant presentations (informal, 10 min presentation+5 min discussion)

17.30-19.00

Group Discussion: The future of ocean observations (led by T. Dickey)

Thursday, 15 August (Hall D)

8.30-9.20 (N. Gruber)

Interannual variability in the mid-latitude ocean carbon cycle

9.40-10.30 (H. Gildor)

Glacial-interglacial CO2 variations 2

10.50-11.40 (R. Matear)

Data assimilation with carbon cycle models 2.

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-15.20 (G. Korotaev)

Significance of remote sensing for oceanic models

15.40-17.10

Participant presentations (informal, 10 min presentation+5 min discussion)

17.30-19.00

Group Discussion: Modeling the carbon cycle: Box models and General Circulation Models (led by Hezi Gildor)

Friday, 16 August (Hall D) 

8.30-9.20 (R. Matear)

The ocean carbon cycle in a changing climate

9.40-10.30 (N. Gruber)

The ocean as a sink for anthropogenic CO2

10.50-11.40 (R. Matear)

Detecting climate change

12.00-12.40

Group Discussions (Halls, C,D,E)

 

 

14.30-15.40

Overview of the meeting

16.00-17.00

Plenary session: Future research needs

17.00-17.30

Final Summary: M. Follows, T. Oguz, G. Korotaev