Integrated Ocean Carbon Observing System (IOCOS)

Integrated Ocean Carbon Observing System (IOCOS)

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Lead institution:

Integrated Carbon Observing System Ocean Thematic Centre (ICOS-OTC) – Norway

The ocean has taken up ca 25% of the carbon we have released to the atmosphere, in the process slowing climate change and reducing the costs of preventing it occurring.

However, this sink is not stable; it has doubled in the recent past and its response to forthcoming net zero emissions is highly uncertain. The future behaviour of this sink will regulate the future costs of climate change mitigation which will be minimised by up-to-date high quality information regarding its size. IOCOS will build a global programme to deliver this information for the benefit of all.

This Project is hosted by the Decade Programme Ocean Observing Co-Design – Evolving ocean observing for a sustainable future

Start Date: 01/01/2021
End Date: 31/12/2023

Lead Contact: Richard Sanders (rsan@norceresearch.no)

This Decade Action has now been completed.

challenges: 1- Understand and beat marine pollution, 2- Protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity, 3- Sustainable Blue Food, 6- Coastal Resilience, 9- Capacity Development

host_programme: Ocean Observing Co-Design – Evolving ocean observing for a sustainable future

ocean_basins: Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

type_of_action: Project

Integrated Ocean Carbon Observing System (IOCOS)