Marine Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Funding Renewed for Russian-American Long-Term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) Research Program
In 2003 the field of Arctic research was significantly advanced by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for World Ocean and Polar Regions Studies between NOAA and the Russian Academy of Sciences
Read MoreNorth Atlantic Ocean Absorbing Less CO2 Than Originally Thought
For many years scientists have operated on the belief—backed by extensive calculations and climate models—that the global ocean absorbs approximately 30% of the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by human activities. However, in a recent paper published in the journal Biogeosciences, Dr. Nicholas Bates, Senior Scientist and Associate Director of Research at BIOS, discovered this might not always be true
Read MoreUnder-Researched Marine Organisms Play Larger than Life Role in Ocean Chemistry
Earlier this year, scientists wrapped up the second research cruise as part of a multi-year project investigating a feature of the Southern Ocean known as the Great Southern Coccolithophore Belt (Great Belt)
Read MoreUnprecedented, Man-made Trends in Ocean’s Acidity
A team of international researchers has concluded that human-caused CO2 has increased ocean acidity far beyond their natural levels. The research was published online recently in the prominent science journal Nature
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