Notes from planning discussions on CO2/acidification

Instrumentation Requirements, power & communications, platform requirements

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  1. See Notes in 3D Oceanography and Benthic Ecology sections

    CO2, carbon cycling, and ocean acidification

    -experimental modification of environment:

    e.g. create CO2 pool on seafloor in hydrate area, monitor change over time, testing carbon sequestration

    -VENUS has funding for initial sensors, joint VENUS/NC component of their CFI proposal

    -FOCE

    -MBARI pH sensors

    -BIOACID: pH, CO2, Alkalinity two of 3 to be measured, sensors are cheap ($200) -

    -carbonate organism transplant between higher and lower pH environments

    -coccoliths, change of biological pump because change of ballast and remineralization.

    -US Ocean Acidification array: pH, T, S, pCO2, chlorophyll,oxygen, plus water samples for ship/lab analysis