• Float by Pennie Lindeque, DIAPOD

    Changing Arctic Ocean: Implications for marine biology and biogeochemistry

    Understanding and quantifying the impacts of climate change on Arctic ecosystems and their global consequences

  • DSC_1045 by Johan Faust, ChAOS

    Changing Arctic Ocean: Implications for marine biology and biogeochemistry

    Understanding and quantifying the impacts of climate change on Arctic ecosystems and their global consequences

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  • Bear reflection by Dr Emily Venables, Arctic PRIZE

    Changing Arctic Ocean: Implications for marine biology and biogeochemistry

    Understanding and quantifying the impacts of climate change on Arctic ecosystems and their global consequences

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The CAO Projects

The CAO programme started in February 2017 with four large projects (Arctic PRIZE, ARISE, ChAOS, DIAPOD) funded by NERC. A further 12 projects joined the programme in July 2018, co-funded by NERC and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Each one investigates different aspects of the Changing Arctic Ocean. Combined, the projects involve 32 research institutions and organisations in the UK and Germany, and more than 200 scientists.

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  • 10 November 2021

    CAO End of Programme Event

    The Changing Arctic Ocean End of Programme events will take place on 30th November and 2nd December 2021. This will allow the opportunity for all projects involved in the Changing Arctic Ocean Programme to present on their findings. Online Changing Arctic Ocean Science conference – Tuesday 30th November: Venue: Online…

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  • 01 November 2021

    NERC Changing Arctic Ocean Programme at COP26

    The event will be at 1430 on Monday 1 November in the Cryosphere Pavilion, Blue Zone SEC Glasgow. It will be livestreamed and will be available through the following routes and also afterwards as a cached recording:  https://www.facebook.com/COP26CryospherePavilion https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_TPYUAyh13kVbQjzVKh0g https://www.twitch.tv/cop26cryospherepavilion https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXpj1q59mrsT5cOuyagk97Q Led by Prof David Thomas, with Karley Campbell and…

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