Paulina Naujokaityte, Author at TRICUSO

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From Manganese Nodules to Pan-Euro Projects: A Chat with Richard Sanders

In the game of ocean observation bingo, it’s fair to say Richard’s card is relatively full and yet somehow his capacity seemingly expands to accommodate new challenges. So, we thought the tide was in a good place to cast a few rounds of questions and learn a little more about Richard and his thoughts on TRICUSO as it hits its year two stride.

A portrait photo of Jacqueline Behncke, a woman with long black hair and a big smile, wearing a white turtleneck. The photo is in a circle and is placed on top of a blue compass illustration. Her name is written next to her picture, as well as her function: Postdoc Researcher at GEOMAR. Above floats a text balloon with a quote from Jacqueline saying "I can definitely recommend a career in science. I feel like so many decades ago, it was difficult to get the support that you need. But now, I get the support and not only from women mentors but also from male mentors. I'm happy in science."

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

International Day of Women and Girls in Science supports shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together. TRICUSO marked the 2026 annual occasion by asking some of our colleagues to encourage women to consider a career in science.

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Preparing for Southern Ocean Deployment

Kicking off a new year, with a new trial. TRICUSO colleagues from partners Euro-Argo and CNRS-IAS in collaboration with our sister project GEORGE, have been innovating acoustic wind sensor technology on floats, building on the work from a trial they undertook late last year.

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TRICUSO First Annual Meeting

The TRICUSO consortium gathered in Bergen, Norway for the project’s first annual meeting offering a chance to review progress and achievements made in the first year, share insights and expertise, and look at the key activities needed to support TRICUSO’s objective of enhancing every level of the Southern Ocean carbon observation system.

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Hans Hansson Cruise – TRICUSO Meets its First Ship of Opportunity

Thanks to some good luck and dedication, Lucie Knor (GEOMAR) was able to take advantage of an exciting opportunity that involved a mad-dash to the Falkland Islands just in the nick of time to install the OceanPackTM RACE instrument on a ship of opportunity.

SOCONET Rising

During the first year of TRICUSO, the Surface Ocean CO₂ Observing Network (SOCONET) experienced a significant acceleration towards the development of its international governance, coordination and communication capacity. This aligns with TRICUSO’s work package 6 objective to establish a governance structure for international surface pCO₂ observations building on ICOS experiences that incorporates stabilising SOCAT.

A portrait photo of Lucie Knor, a woman in a blue raincoat wearing a black cap with sunglasses on top, placed on top of a blue compass illustration.

Big Questions, Great Hopes – First Impressions from an Early Career Researcher

Lucie is a researcher interested in the ocean carbon cycle, ocean acidification, carbonate chemistry and science communication. Currently located in Kiel, Germany, Lucie joined GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung to work on the TRICUSO project in August, 2025.

A photo of Maciej Telszewski, Dorothee Bakker and Richard Sanders at WMO 3GW Observations Task Team Meeting. All three people are sitting on the stage, facing the audience, with a big screen behind them, the slide of presentation showcasing logos of organisations. The people in the photo are smiling.

WMO G3W Observations Task Team Meeting

TRICUSO colleagues Maciej Telszewski, Richard Sanders, Dorothee Bakker (pictured above) and Lucie Knor joined experts from different scientific communities to discuss what a greenhouse gas observing network for the WMO G3W needs to look like to reach the initiative’s main goal: the creation of a sustained infrastructure that delivers monthly CO₂ flux estimates for the whole Earth.

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Project Kick Off Meeting

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The newly minted consortium kicked off the project and the new year with a meeting at partner NOC’s headquarters in Southampton. Through a series of informative sessions, we learned about the technical advancements partners have previously achieved of which we will be building on to innovate and trial new sensors on autonomous platforms, floats and racing yachts.