Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Margareth da Silva Copertino

Lattes:http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4763069P2

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5771-829X

Participants Graduate Programs:

Graduate Program in Oceanology

Graduate Program in Biological Oceanography

Graduate Program in Aquaculture

Participating Countries:

Germany, Australia, United States, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Description:

The oceans cover 3/4 of the planet's surface, being one of the great protagonists and regulators of global climate variability. As the climate changes, fundamental properties of the oceans such as water temperature, sea currents patterns and sea level also change, with several consequences for their ecosystems and for society. In this sense, the project will promote the exchange of academics and missions to centers of excellence focused on the following areas: 1) Paleoceanography / Paleoclimatology: in the international context, paleoceanography is increasingly a leading science for climate studies and, at the same time, same time, is still very incipient in Brazil. Missions and exchanges of students / researchers with renowned centers in paleoceanographic studies are proposed, which have the mastery of modern techniques of dating of coastal and marine fossils, fundamental for these analyzes; 2) Ocean acidification and changes in the properties of sea water: one of the great consequences expected from global climate is a theme not very developed in Brazil. At the same time, the techniques, protocols and analyzes of these properties are in constant evolution, as in the determination of the difference of the partial pressure of CO₂ between the sea and the atmosphere and of the own determination of the salinity of the sea water through new of the state equation TEOS- 10 and consequences of its use, whose domain determines the quality and comprehensiveness of the analyzes in determining the role of the oceans in the climate; 3) Cryosphere, polar oceanography and high latitudes: these are among the most sensitive environments to global climate change. Academic missions and exchanges are proposed to encourage poor national themes, such as the autonomous monitoring of the polar oceans; cryosphere-ocean interaction through the use of remote sensors and in situ techniques of ablation measurements and temporal evolution of glaciers; development training of a group for sea ice studies, given its importance for global climate; 4) Sea level rise and coastal erosion: in Brazil, networks for monitoring and evaluation of impacts, need modeling tools and remote sensing of processes in coastal regions. The proposal includes the qualification of personnel in international centers of excellence in topics related to sea level rise, precipitation variation and impacts on coastal drainage basins and extreme events.

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