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Marine research and the role of the shipping industry

Marine research and the role of the shipping industry. Peter Hinchliffe w ith thanks to: OceanScope and. The burning questions. 50%. 25%. 25%. The Oceans and Climate?. http://www.carboncounter.info/. Climate (CO2) control by biology (& chemistry).

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Marine research and the role of the shipping industry

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  1. Marine research and the role of the shipping industry Peter Hinchliffe with thanks to: OceanScope and

  2. The burning questions 50% 25% 25% The Oceans and Climate? http://www.carboncounter.info/

  3. Climate (CO2) control by biology (& chemistry) CO2 sequestration to depth

  4. Climate (heat) control by physics SO how can the shipping industry help out ? The ocean conveyor belt Modified after http://www.muchapedia.com/image-files/ocean-circulation.jpg

  5. Commercial ships go where few scientists have gone before and much more frequently Oceanography all day everyday and everywhere Using Ships of Opportunity (SOOs) OceanScope is leading the way in how best to do this

  6. Repeating track Power & water intake Real-time transmission What is a ship of opportunity (SOO)? • Climate • Circulation • Biodiversity • Invasive species • Pollution baselines No impact on ship’s normal operation

  7. Ferries Rig Supply Vessels Cruise Ships Cargo Vessels Oil tanker Cargo Vessels Types of ships of opportunity (SOOs)

  8. Measuring physics measuring currents Salinity Temperature ~60 cm 9 cm 8 cm ADCP Transducer

  9. ADCP Transducers mounted in wells near the keel amidships University of Miami

  10. Where in the World : CO2 uptake data Database is full of holes More data Less data Takahashi et al., 2009 No year to year information either

  11. The current global CO2 network is small Filling the holes using SOOs International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project

  12. Major benefits of SOOs To SCIENCE To SOCIETY To GOVERNMENT To INDUSTRY

  13. Major benefits of SOOs – To SCIENCE • Collects scientific data on a regular basis • Observes change in the ocean impossible to get • by other means • Fills big holes in data/understanding • Highly cost effective • A global perspective

  14. Major benefits of SOOs – To SOCIETY Helps inform on how to respond to • Climate change • Pollution • Awareness raising • Underpins regulation/policy

  15. Major benefits of SOOs – To INDUSTRY • Better information on their environment • Educational & promotional outreach to stakeholders • & public • Influence policy (e.g. setting of emissions reduction) • Informs environmental & corporate responsibilities

  16. SCOR* OceanScope • A science-industry partnership for the sustained systematic • study of the global ocean water column using SOOs … • making the vision a reality • Using instrumentation that operates without the need for • human presence and to operate automatically • No interference with the ship’s normal operation • To transmit quality data in near real-time • Merchant vessels as “satellites orbiting the Earth at sea level” *Scientific Committee for Ocean Research

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