North Atlantic Carbon Observatory
A plan to improve global climate models through ocean observation
The ocean controls our climate. The ocean holds 100 times as much heat as the atmosphere and absorbs 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere. However, the ocean is changing, sometimes unexpectedly, and critical ocean-climate processes are under-observed. This leaves extreme events not well predicted, causing an increased uncertainty in global climate predictions. All climate projections, as well as the effectiveness of associated carbon reduction policies and targets, teeter on these uncertainties. This is a global economic and climate risk that we cannot afford to take.
Dalhousie University is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. We are all Treaty people.
We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.
