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Current Funding Opportunities

Listed by Closing Date

May 15
Northern Research Forum, Young Researcher Funding

May 16
Department of Energy, National Institute for Climatic Change Research

July 1
US CLIVAR, Climate Prediction Applications Postdoctoral Program (CPAPP) Host Institutions

September 30
Department of Energy, Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

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Current Employment Opportunities

Listed by Closing Date

May 19
Princeton University, Postdoctoral Position in Regional Ocean Modeling

Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Postdoctoral Position in Terrestrial Carbon Modeling

Until Filled
Boston University, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Lagrangian / Biogeochemical Ocean Modeling and Satellite Data Analysis

Princeton University, Professional Specialist in Modeling (Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences)

Princeton University, Postdoctoral Position in Oceanic and Terrestrial Biogeochemistry and Climate Research

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Upcoming Events

April 28 - May 2, 2008

NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Joint Science Workshop
University of Maryland Inn and Conference Center, Adelphi, MD

May 19-23, 2008

International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World's Oceans
Gijón, Spain

May 5 - 8, 2008

7th Annual Conference on Carbon Capture & Sequestration
Pittsburgh, PA

May 6-8, 2008

OCB Scoping Workshop on Terrestrial and Coastal Carbon Fluxes in the Gulf of Mexico
St. Petersburg, FL

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Latest News

"Vulcan Project" zooms in on CO2 emissions

The Vulcan Project is a NASA/DOE funded effort under the North American Carbon Program (NACP) to quantify North American fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at space and time scales much finer than has been achieved in the past. The purpose is to aid in quantification of the North American carbon budget, to support inverse estimation of carbon sources and sinks, and to support the demands posed by the launch of the Orbital Carbon Observatory (OCO) scheduled for 2008/2009. Data are freely available to scientists and the public from www.purdue.edu/eas/carbon/vulcan. More information is available from the Purdue University press release describing the project and from a YouTube video showing maps generated using the Vulcan model. (April 15, 2008)

Global Carbon Project releases "Carbon Reductions and Offsets" report

The Global Carbon Project (GCP) of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) recently released a report entitled Carbon Reductions and Offsets, exploring voluntary reductions in carbon emissions via efficiency, emission avoidance, and offsetting. The decision making framework and conclusions are drawn from a case study of the ESSP, where travel, conferences, and office support are the major sources of carbon emissions, although the conclusions are also relevant for other programs and research institutions. (April 8, 2008)

Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry Program releases first newsletter

The first issue of OCB News is now available from the OCB Project Office website. The newsletter highlights science, education & outreach, program updates, and OCB-related activities. (April 2, 2008)

Global surface pCO2 (LDEO) database now available

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) data base (Version 1.0) (Takahashi et al 2007) is now available for general public use the through Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC): http://cdiac.ornl.gov/oceans/LDEO_Underway_Database/LDEO_home.html. More than 3 million measurements of surface water partial pressure of CO2 obtained over the global oceans during 1968 - 2006 are listed in the LDEO database, which includes open ocean and coastal water measurements. The data have been quality-controlled based on the stability of the system performance, the reliability of calibrations for CO2 analysis, and the internal consistency of data. In addition, to allow re-examination of the data in the future, a number of measured parameters relevant to pCO2 measurements are listed. The data presented in this database include the analysis of partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2), sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface salinity (SSS), pressure of the equilibration, and barometric pressure in the outside air from the ship's observation system. (April 1, 2008)

Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry Progam announces summer science workshop

The 2008 OCB Summer Science Workshop will take place July 21-24, 2008 in Woods Hole, MA. The focus of this year's workshop is on the following interdisciplinary themes: (1) Climate sensitivity of ecosystem structure and associated impacts on biogeochemical cycles, (2) Carbon uptake and storage, and (3) Temporal trends in ecosystem variability. Registration for the workshop is available at http://www.whoi.edu/sites/ocbworkshop2008. The registration deadline is June 10, 2008. More information about the conference themes and structure is available on the Recent News page. (March 24, 2008)

Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry Program soliciting ideas for scoping workshops

The Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program is soliciting ideas for targeted workshops to promote collaborative research at the interface of ecosystem dynamics and marine biogeochemical cycles. In addition to annual summer science meetings that focus on broader interdisciplinary themes, OCB will convene targeted scoping workshops to give the research community a public venue for discussing research challenges and implementation approaches to address specific OCB research priorities. More information is available from the call for proposals. (March 24, 2008)

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