Workshop on Paleo-ocean Acidification and Carbon Cycle Perturbation Events August 26~28, 2010

海洋酸化已被确定为海洋学研究的首要任务，并且是一个具有广泛社会相关性的话题，因为它对海洋生态系统有潜在影响，并与大气二氧化碳水平增加有关。该奖项资助举办一个研讨会，旨在加强研究人员之间的互动，研究过去碳循环扰动的化学、生物和物理后果及其对海洋的影响。要解决的关键主题是：1）古海洋的物理化学变化，2）海洋酸化的生物学后果，3）对生物地球化学指标的信心，4）合适的时间间隔和研究地点，以及5）古海洋酸化的未来目标。参与者将涵盖新生代古海洋学和海洋碳酸盐化学的广泛学科，还包括在研讨会的一个或多个重点领域具有特定专业知识的研究人员。该研讨会将促进地质学与国家科学基金会新启动的海洋酸化计划的其他方面的整合。研讨会的结果将发表在科学文献中，组织者将与科学记者合作，向公众传播有关海洋酸化的信息。

Ocean acidification has been identified as a top priority in oceanographic research, and is a topic of broad societal relevance because of the potential impacts on ocean ecosystems and link to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. This award funds a workshop aimed at enhancing interaction among researchers studying the chemical, biological, and physical consequences of past carbon cycle perturbations and their effects on the oceans. The key topics to be addressed are: 1) Physico-chemical changes in the paleocean, 2) Biological consequences of ocean acidification, 3) Confidence in biogeochemical proxies, 4) Suitable time intervals and study locations, and 5) Future goals of paleocean acidification. Participants will cover a broad range of disciplines in Cenozoic paleoceanography and marine carbonate chemistry, and also include researchers with specific expertise in one or more of the focus areas of the workshop. The workshop will stimulate the integration of the geological with other aspects of NSF's newly launched Ocean Acidification program. The results of the workshop will be published in the scientific literature, and the organizers will work with science journalists to disseminate information about ocean acidification to the public.