Southern Ocean Carbon Sink session at the Ocean Sciences Meeting

The Southern Ocean is the largest carbon sink of the global ocean, responsible for approximately one-quarter of oceanic carbon dioxide uptake. Its central role in the global carbon cycle stems from its unique circulation, deep water formation, and ability to sequester atmospheric CO₂ on long timescales. However, this region remains one of the most challenging to observe and predict, and our understanding of its carbon dynamics-particularly in the face of rapid climate change-is constrained by limited in situ data and model limitations.

TRICUSO colleagues Cathy Wimart-Rousseau, Pablo Trucco-Pignata (NOC) and Louise Delaigue (Sorbonne University) will be co-chairing a session: The Southern Ocean Carbon Sink: processes, observations, and change on 24 February at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, together with Meredith Meyer (University of East Anglia) and Thomas George Bell (Plymouth Marine Laboratory).

This session will explore the mechanisms driving carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean, with a focus on changing conditions impact on both organic and inorganic carbon processes.

Read more about this session here.