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Seminar 2 in the Series: From Science to Solutions: The State of the Carbon Cycle, the 2nd State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2).

Abstract:

Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) has decreased seawater pH at long-term observing stations around the world, driving ocean acidification that has already affected some marine species and altered fundamental ecosystem processes. Further effects are likely. While atmospheric CO2 rises at approximately the same rate all over the globe, its non-climate effects on land vary depending on climate and dominant species. In terrestrial ecosystems, rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations are expected to increase plant photosynthesis, growth, and water-use efficiency, though these effects are reduced when nutrients, drought or other factors limit plant growth. Rising CO2 would likely change carbon storage and influence terrestrial hydrology and biogeochemical cycling, but concomitant effects on vegetation composition and nutrient feedbacks are challenging to predict, making decadal forecasts uncertain. Consequences of rising atmospheric CO2 are expected to include difficult-to-predict changes in the ecosystem services that terrestrial and ocean systems provide to humans. Continued persistence of uptake of carbon by the land and ocean is uncertain. Climate and environmental change create complex feedbacks to the carbon cycle and it is not clear how feedbacks modulate future effects of rising CO2 on carbon sinks. These are several mechanisms that could reduce future sink capacity.

About the Speaker:

Sarah Cooley is the Director of the Ocean Acidification Program at Ocean Conservancy, in Washington DC. Prior to 2014, she was a researcher and postdoctoral investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), as well as the ocean acidification scientist in the Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program Project Office.Sarah's guiding interests include ocean carbon cycling, science communication, and incorporating accurate ocean science knowledge into policy. In her position at Ocean Conservancy, Sarah works to educate and engage decision-makers and stakeholders from every political perspective at regional to international levels on ocean acidification, identifying ways that different groups can take concrete, stepwise action on the issue. In her work, Sarah combines science synthesis, strategic communications, political strategy and advocacy, and public advocacy. https://oceanconservancy.org/people/sarah-cooley

Webinar Access:

We will use Adobe Connect. To join the session, go to https://noaabroadcast.adobeconnect.com/nosscienceseminars, enter as "Guest", and please enter your first and last name. Users should use either IE or Edge on Windows or Safari if using a Mac. Audio will be available thru the computer only; no phone. Questions will be addressed in the chat window. This Webcast will be recorded, archived and made accessible in the near future.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a new solicitation for research proposals under the rubric of Navigating the New Arctic, one of the agency’s 10 Big Ideas. The solicitation estimates that – pending the availability of the anticipated funding amount of $30 million – 25 awards will be made.

This solicitation is the first of what is envisioned to be at least a five-year agency-wide program to support the research needed to inform decisions about the economy, security, and resilience of the nation, the larger region, and the globe with respect to Arctic change. NSF anticipates that future calls will further define "larger scope," with the potential to include projects up to the scale of centers and/or consortia.

More information is available on the NSF Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) webpage (see link above).

Proposal submission deadline has been extended to: 4 March 2019, 5:00 p.m. submitter’s local time.

The German Chapter of the Young Earth Scientists Network (YES) is pleased to announce the 5th International YES Congress 2019 "Rocking Earth's Future" to be held at the Freie Universität Berlin in Berlin, Germany from 9-13 September 2019.

The YES Network an international association of young and early career Earth scientists who are primarily under the age of 35 or are within ten years after graduating form their PhD, and are from universities, geosciences organizations and companies from across the world. The YES Network was formed as a result of the International Year of Planet Earth in 2007. Previous YES Congresses were organized in 2009 in China, 2012 in Australia, 2014 in Tanzania, 2017 in Iran. The Congresses generally focus on climate, environmental and geoscience challenges facing today’s society, as well as career and academic pathway challenges faced by early career geoscientists.

​Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. Although most people live less than 100 years, each one of them has a considerable impact on our planet. In order to ensure a livelihood for humanity for generations to come we are required to change - yet change is usually happening slowly as we tend to favor routine over change. Especially the young generations are required to pursue change.

The current and future grand challenges of global change are manifold and include rapid population growth, increasing urbanization, global warming, contamination of water and soil, the continuing transition of our economy to post-industrialism and related increase in vulnerabilities. For early career earth sciences researchers, the task is to ensure that humanity is prepared to tackle all these challenges in a smart and sustainable way. This requires hard facts, reproducible and transparent science and a sound commitment.

Abstract submission deadline has been extended to March 4, 2019.

The 27th IUGG General Assembly will be held July 8-18, 2019 at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Québec, Canada. This is a special opportunity for participants from Canada and from around the world to come together and share their science and culture. 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of IUGG; we will look back on the accomplishments of the previous century of Earth and space science research, and forward to the next century of scientific advancement. Join us for a host of scientific activities, including special public lectures, keynote Union lectures and a wide variety of themed sessions.

In conjunction with the IUGG General Assembly, a number of scientific workshops and cultural events are planned. We will also be offering the chance to explore the geological treasures of our region through a number of field trips ranging from half-day to multi-day excursions.

Deadline for Abstract Submission has been extended to Friday 1 March 2019 (11:00 UTC+1).

Please join us for a live PolarConnect Event (webinar) with educator Allyson Woodard and the team studying Permafrost and Community. Allyson will share her experiences working with Drs. Santosh Panda and Alexander Kholodov in the Alaskan Village of Nikolai last August. She will be broadcasting live from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon.

You can read more about her experiences in Alaska here.

The event will be 1 hour long with Q&A at the end for teachers, students, friends and family.

This event is hosted through the PolarTREC PolarConnect program. Participants will have a chance to learn about research from the scientists while on-site, ask questions, and chat with the teacher and researchers during the presentation.

The Arctic Science Summit Week 2019 will take place in Northern (Arctic) Federal University and Northern State Medical University, Russia, Arkhangelsk. Under the auspices of International Arctic Science Committee, participants from more than 23 countries and regions will be involved.

The summit will include discussions and roundtables, presentations, reports, and scientific sessions. Speakers will include members of the Russian Academy of Sciences representing various fields of science, well-known foreign researchers from the leading scientific centers of the Arctic and non-Arctic states, heads of the largest national companies of Russia pursuing industrial and infrastructure development in the region, and representatives of the Arctic territories.

The summit will also include the ceremony of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) medal. The award is presented by the president of the IASC and accompanied by a lecture by the laureate.

Call for science symposium session is accessible now, you can submit your proposals by following this link.

Abstracts can be submitted until 28 February, 2019.

The deadline of applications submission for the participants of the summit is 31 March, 2019.

If you are late or have any questions about registration, contact us please at info [at] assw2019.science

The 49th Arctic Workshop will be held on April 4-5, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Arctic Workshop is an annual meeting dedicated to all aspects of high-latitude Earth science and environmental research. Running since 1970, the workshop is an informal meeting space for scientists at all career stages working in fields encompassing high- latitude climate, hydrology, glaciology, oceanography, ecology, archaeology, solid Earth processes and hazards in past, present and future environments.

We welcome research contributions on any of these themes, and we particularly encourage student and early career scientist participation (reduced student fees).

Important dates:

• Abstract submission and registration will open in early January. Feb 28th is the deadline for abstracts.
• Feb 28th: early-bird registration closes
• March 15th: late registration closes

The 25th International Symposium on Polar Sciences organized by Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) will be held on May 13-15, 2019 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. This Symposium aims to bring polar scientists together to discuss their research findings and to promote international collaborative research. We cordially invite you to share your knowledge and perspectives on future outlook in Polar research.

THEME:

Korea’s first icebreaking research vessel, Araon, was launched in 2009 and made her official maiden voyage to the Antarctica in 2010. Since then, she has made a series of research and supply cruises and became one of the world’s busiest research icebreaker, spending nearly 300 days away at sea every year. With Araon, KOPRI has devoted its passion and commitment to unveil the mysteries of Polar regions. In commemoration of the scientific dedication over the years and celebrating the 10th anniversary of Araon, the theme of the 25th International Symposium on Polar Sciences will be “Araon’s Journey through the Decade: Findings in Ocean, Earth and Paleoclimate Science”.

SESSIONS:

The following six sessions are proposed:

• Response of the Southern Ocean to the Changing Climate
• Changing Arctic Ocean: Understanding the impacts of climate changes and their global consequences
• Geological and Geophysical (& Biological) processes in Circum‐Antarctic Ridges
• Rapid change in Arctic sub‐seabed
• Late Quaternary Ocean‐Cryosphere interactions in the Antarctic Ocean
• Past analogue for future Arctic: Glacial and oceanographic perspective

The symposium website is currently under renovation. More information including the overview and preliminary program of the 25th International Symposium on Polar Sciences will be provided on the symposium website from January 14, 2019.

Abstract submission deadline is extend until February 28, 2019. Please register and submit your abstract at the symposium website.

Registration will be available on the symposium website from February 13 to April 26, 2019 .

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at: symposium [at] kopri.re.kr

This meeting serves as informal exchange platform for researchers working on snow, glaciers and permafrost in all regions of the world. Oral and poster presentations are welcome, and young researchers are especially encouraged to present their work in progress!

There is no registration fee to the meeting, but we recommend to book your accommodation in advance, since Innsbruck is a beloved tourist destination this time of year. Registration is open until January 31st.

The meeting will be held in the Aula of the main building of the University of Innsbruck, in close vicinity of the town center.

This event is open to all and will provide a platform for exciting discussions on our present and future climate. On the first day's afternoon and evening, scientists, decision-makers and experts from other fields will join for presentations and panel discussions, and we would welcome your participation. The second day will focus on science and ECRA's Collaborative Programmes.

The ECRA General Assembly 2019 will discuss current issues of a forum to discuss climate research priorities, vulnerable regions, impacts and potential adaptation strategies, along with advancing integrative and collaborative research. More than 110 climate scientists, policy makers and representatives from relevant climate initiatives made it a successful conference!

Registration between 03 Dec 2018 and 27 Feb 2019.