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SCOR Ocean Carbon Activities

SCOR and IOC have co-sponsored activities related to the ocean's role in global climate change since 1979, when the first Committee on Climate Change and the Ocean (CCCO) was formed with Roger Revelle as its chairman. In 1984, the CCCO formed a CO2 Advisory Panel. This was later transformed into a JGOFS-CCCO group and, subsequently, a JGOFS-IOC group. With the completion of JGOFS, this cooperative activity was reformed as the SCOR-IOC Advisory Panel on Ocean Carbon Dioxide.

International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP)
SCOR and IOC are now cooperating in activities related to ocean carbon observations through the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP).

SOLAS-IMBER Ocean Carbon Research Coordination
The Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) and the Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER) project both cover different aspects of ocean carbon research. The two projects have worked together to create a merged implementation plan related to ocean carbon research. They will also form a joint Scientific Steering Group to manage the joint research. This group will work with IOCCP to ensure coordination between ocean carbon research and observations worldwide.

The Ocean in a High-CO2 World
SCOR and IOC also worked together to convene a symposium on The Ocean in a High-CO2 World to bring together ocean scientists for an interdisciplinary examination of science related to the ocean in the context of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, including potential effectiveness, risks, and unknowns of activities designed to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide in the ocean.