SO GLOBEC Southern Ocean Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics The fundamental objectives of United States Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC) Program are dependent upon the cooperation of scientists from several disciplines. Physicists, biologists, and chemists must make use of data collected during U.S. GLOBEC field programs to further our understanding of the interplay of physics, ...

Antarctica and the Southern Oceans Group Ongoing research by The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Project theme Participants Objectives Publications Antarctica and Southern Oceans Group http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/asog/ Contact: Professor Vernon Squire Last modified: Tuesday, 29 February 2000 by Stephen Read (reads@xtra.co.nz) ...

August 7, 2000 Recent climate model predictions indicate that rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide may trigger a dramatic shift in phytoplankton communities in the Southern Ocean, according to Kevin Arrigo, Assistant Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University. Phytoplankton are the basis of the marine food chain and a significant factor in global climate. See What are Phytoplankton

Southern Ocean Process Study Program Coordinators Robert Anderson, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory boba@ldeo.columbia.edu Walker Smith, Virginia Institute of Marine Science wos@vims.edu Implementation Plan The U.S. JGOFS Antarctic Environment and Southern Ocean Process Study (AESOPS) began field work on August 29, 1996 and ended during April of 1998. The cruises were staged from Lyttleton, New ...