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Scientists at AOML measure ocean’s crucial buffering against rising global carbon emissions

Chris Malanuk — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:03:07 +0000

Every year, scientists at AOML participate in the international effort led by the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute in developing the annual Global Carbon Budget Report, an assessment of global carbon emissions and the progress towards achieving the climate goals set by the 2016 Paris Agreement. The 2024 Global Carbon Budget Report now indicates […]

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Ships of Opportunity: Crossing the Arctic to investigate the ocean’s uptake of carbon and increasing Ocean Acidification

AOML Communications — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:15:11 +0000

The air and surface temperature tip just above freezing. Cruiseliner Ponant’s 492-ft vessel Le Commandant Charcot floats idle at marked coordinates in the Arctic tundra between Alaska and Norway. On the aft deck, a team of scientists deploys Niskin bottles using a handcrank to the depths, collecting water samples 900 meters below an ocean blanketed […]

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2023 Global Carbon Budget Report Emphasizes Urgent Need to Reduce Global Emissions

Laura Chaibongsai — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:01:39 +0000

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