A new study combines ocean observations with three state-of-the-art ocean models, revealing the full three-dimensional pathway of deep water to the surface of the Southern Ocean for the first time.
The WCRP/IOC Sea Level Conference organizers seek signatories for the conference statement, based on input from the broad community. You can read about the conference in the daily highlights and a "by the numbers" graphic.
Held February 11-16, the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting will bring together ocean researchers and collaborators in Portland, Oregon. In preparation for the meeting, the US CLIVAR Project Office has compiled a condensed list of sessions that are relevant to the community and organized by Panels, Working Groups, and community members. The list of sessions is not intended to be exhaustive but to help digest the collection of the hundreds of sessions and events.
The 2017 summer edition of Variations, with guest editor Sonya Legg (Princeton U.), is themed: "Polar ocean and sea ice interactions." This edition focuses on describing and understanding the interactions between ocean circulation and sea ice, in addition to highlighting new observational and modeling opportunities.
On February 17-18, US CLIVAR will host a workshop to create a shared understanding of ocean mesoscale eddy interactions with the atmosphere. The workshop will be held in conjunction with the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Portland, Oregon.
On the fifth day, conference participants — filled with four days of fascinating, relevant, and timely discussions — were able to hear about the latest modeling efforts and different scenarios for the future.
The conference rolled into the fourth day wrapping up the contemporary sea level presentations and beginning to address future projections. Participants also heard about the evolving requirements of integrated sea level observations for regional and local decision making.
Halfway through the conference, day three brought a series of presentations on the risk, adaptation strategies, and stakeholder needs for coastal zone management.
The second day of the conference was dedicated to presentations on contemporary sea level change, ranging from the role of ocean heat content to satellite missions to drivers of the variability of extreme sea levels.
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