| Session Details | |
| Section | OS - Ocean Sciences |
| Session Title | Carbon Cycling in the Coastal Ocean-from Field Observations, Remote Sensing to Numerical Modeling |
| Main Convener | Prof. Minhan Dai (Xiamen University, China) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Jianping Gan (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong) Dr. Ben-Jei Tsuang (National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan) |
| Session Description | The open ocean, coastal ocean and terrestrial ecosystem are three major components modulating atmospheric CO2 and thereby the earth climate system. The complexity of the carbon cycling in the coastal ocean under the impact of both the land input and dynamic exchanges with the open ocean makes it a huge challenge to be included in climate simulations. This session is attempting to gather current knowledge about the coastal ocean carbon researches. Contributions from observations, remote sensing and numerical modeling related to carbon science in estuarine and coastal ocean systems are all welcome. |