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Project Code [CE22009]
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Project title
The North Atlantic as a Climate Ocean: Projecting Future Changes in Productivity and the Biological Carbon Pump
Primary Funding Agency
Marine Institute
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University of Galway (NUIG)
Project Abstract
Collaboration between Irish and Canadian scientists to improve our understanding of the carbon cycle in the North Atlantic.
The overarching scientific objective for this proposed research survey is: To enhance our understanding of the controls on the biological and microbial carbon pumps in the Labrador Sea and to develop novel indices for the magnitude of these processes. These novel indices will employ cutting-edge molecular approaches and pair them with gold-standard biogeochemical assessments of particle flux, export and transfer efficiency. Conducting these studies in a time-series context will enhance our predictive capacity for determining the role of the Labrador Sea and adjacent North Atlantic regions in global climate and in the ocean's response to rising anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.
Grant Approved
�682,000.00
Research Theme
Carbon Stocks, GHG Emissions, Sinks and Management Options
Initial Projected Completion Date
12/06/2022