A Global Ocean Carbon Observation System—A Background

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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

2001

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Table of Contents

Foreword by the Editors

I. Rationale for an Ocean Carbon Observing System

II. Scientific Background

1. Introduction

2. Large-scale Sources and Sinks

3. Controls of Atmospheric CO2 Uptake by the Ocean

4. Temporal Variability of Ocean Carbon

5. Possible Responses to a Changed Climate

6. Future Directions for Research

III. General Structure of an Observing System

IV. Observing System Elements

1. Basin-scale Surface Observations

2. Large-scale Inventories

3. Time Series

4. Satellite Remote Sensing

5. Coastal Ocean and Margins Studies

6. Atmospheric Monitoring

7. Numerical Modeling

V. Technology Development

VI. Ocean Process Studies

VII. Summary

1. Ocean Carbon Observation Requirements Table

2. Existing and Planned System Elements

Appendix I List of Acronyms

Appendix II References