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Data are collected by the MV Pacific Celebes shown in this picture Welcome to the SWIRE NOCS Ocean Monitoring System (SNOMS) project. Climate change is the most significant environmental challenge facing humankind. Ocean processes are vital in regulating the Earth’s climate system. They play a major role in regulating the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere slowing the potential rate of global warming. SNOMS is an innovative programme designed to quantify key ocean processes. Between 2006 and 2012 the Swire Group Charitable Trust has very generously provided funding to put a system on the MV Pacific Celebes of the China Navigation Company (CNCo) to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ocean. The project directly links the National Oceanography Centre, UK, the University of Xiamen, China, the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada, the NOAA-PMEL Lab, USA and more recently the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. It links to the global scientific community, through the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project - IOCCP and the Carbon Dioxide and Information and Advisory Center - CDIAC. By utilising ocean-monitoring equipment like that installed on the MV Pacific Celebes, we can make major progress in understanding both the impact of the ocean on atmospheric CO2 and the impact that CO2 has on different areas of the ocean. The research from this partnership has wide implications for helping us to understand the factors that are contributing to global climate change and ocean acidification. We extend our appreciation to Swire for their generous support. We invite other industry partners to contact us if they would like to learn more about supporting this innovative programme, which will move to new ships in 2012. |
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