The North Atlantic has absorbed about 30 percent of anthropogenic carbon. It is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Despite relevant intiatives, an integrated and coordinated international observing system does not exist today. A North Atlantic Carbon Observatory (NACO) would connect and enhance ocean observation and modelling efforts to allow for more measurements of the ocean’s ability to absorb and store carbon, creating stakeholder-relevant information.
“Emmanuel Salmon, Head of Strategy & International Cooperation of the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS)
Toste Tanhua, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Ed Hill, National Oceanography Centre
Anya Waite, Ocean Frontier Institute, Dalhousie University
Antoine Petit, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Wilfried Rickels, Kiel Institute for the World Economy”