ORCHESTRAOn May 9-10th the Royal Society hosted the discussion meeting on: “Heat and carbon uptake in the Southern Ocean: the state of the art and future priorities”. This meeting was co-organised by ORCHESTRA and SONATA leads Andrew Meijers and Corinne…
WP1: Air-Sea fluxes
This work package focuses on: Interaction of the Southern Ocean with the atmosphere. What controls the exchange of heat and carbon across the air-sea-ice interface, and how well are these exchanges constrained by observations and reproduced by models? The focus…
WP2: Surface layer to ocean interior
This work package focuses on: Exchange between the upper-ocean mixed layer and the interior. What are the leading-order processes that control the rate at which heat and carbon enter the Southern Ocean interior in its different layers, and how will…
WP3: Basin-scale transports
This work package focuses on: Exchange between the Southern Ocean and the global ocean. What are the size, variability and controls on basin-scale heat and carbon transports throughout the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean and outwards to the global…
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ORCHESTRA and ENCORE: the highlights
After six years of ORCHESTRA and ENCORE research, and with ENCORE having officially ended on the 31st March, what have been the highlights and what foundations have been laid for future research from these projects? Andrew Meijers, who led the…
NEW FILM! The Ocean Driving the Climate
The Ocean Driving the Climate – Scientists are working to improve our understanding of the Southern Ocean and highlight its unique role in affecting Climate Change. Watch the full film here: https://youtu.be/sUN2H7tsz3w
About Orchestra
Climate change is one of the most urgent issues facing humanity and life on Earth. Whilst our everyday understanding of climate concerns the warmth of the atmosphere, the ocean is critical in controlling how our planet’s climate changes. This is…
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