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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)

Lead Applicant

n/a

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 Hub

n/a

Research Theme

Carbon Stocks, GHG Emissions, Sinks and Management Options

Start Date

10/05/2022

Initial Projected Completion Date

12/06/2022