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MOCA - Methane Emissions from the Arctic OCean to the Atmosphere

Workshop and project kick off

29 - 31 October 2013

Arranged at NILU, Kjeller & CIENS, Oslo Research Park

Organised by Cathrine Lund Myhre, Adam Durant, & Ann Mari Fjæraa - NILU

Practicalities and miscellaneous

• Security issues and routines• Internet:

• Network: Nilu-guest• Username: guest • Password: nilu1234

• Reimbursement of travel expenses for visitors from non-Norwegian institutions• Fill in forms, assisted by Adam • Send us the form and original tickets, receipts incl. inbound boarding pass

• Others• Breaks• Dinner tonight• Location tomorrow

MOCA: Methane Emissions from the Arctic OCean to the Atmosphere: Present and Future Climate Effects

Total budget 23 308 kNOK (3 000 Euro)Project: 1. Oktober – 31. September 2016

MOCA core team: Dr. Cathrine Lund Myhre (NILU - Norsk institutt for luftforskning)

Prof. Jürgen Mienert, University of Tromsø, Dr. Gunnar Myhre and Prof. Ivar Isaksen, CICERO,

Dr. Andreas Stohl and Dr. Adam Durant, both NILU International collaborators from 7 institutes in Europe and US

Participant list, WSAmund Søvde - Cicero From NILU:

Dave Lowry – Royal Holloway Univ. UK Adam Durant - NILU

Euan Nisbet – Royal Holloway Univ. UK Andreas Stohl – NILU

Gunnar Myhre - Cicero Ann Mari Fjæraa - NILU

Inger Solheim - Univ. of Tromsø Cathrine Lund Myhre - NILU

Ira Leifer - Bubbleology Research International and University of California, USA Ignacio Pisso - NILU

Ivar Isaksen - Cicero Norbert Schmidbauer - NILUJean-Daniel Paris – LSCE, France Ove Hermansen - NILUJens Grienert – GEOMAR, GermanyJürgen Mienert – Univ. of Tromsø

Michelle Cain - Cambridge University, UK

Stig B. Dalsøren - CiceroØyvind Hodnebrog - Cicero

Scope of meeting

Aim of WS is to:• Share knowledge and discuss our common interest in understanding of

methane from hydrates and Arctic Ocean, and the relevance on climate on short, medium and long time scales

• Listen & learn, interdisciplinary discussions • Informal, useful, interesting

Hopefully MOCA can contribute to both establish and strengthen the collaboration across scientific disciplines to improve the knowledge of

“Methane Emissions from the Arctic OCean to the Atmosphere: Present and Future Climate Effects”

Program

Part 1, 29- lunchtime 30 October: Scientific workshop on Arctic methane and learn about processes at the seafloor, in the ocean atmosphere, and the climate impacts of methane.

• Provide broad background• Learn to knwo each other and our respective fields and tools

Part 2: Lunchtime 30-31. October: Project kick off meeting for MOCA• Detailed planning of the work• Links within the projects to seek maximum outcome of all efforts

Program

Wednesday: excursion to Holmenkollen Ski arena walk to dinner at Frognerseteren

Location Wednesday 30. OctoberCIENS - Oslo Centre for Interdisciplinary Environmental and Social ResearchFrom Oslo city center: By subway (T-bane): take line 3, 4 or 6 in westbound direction to “Forskningsparken”

station and follow the signs to Forskningsparken (5 mins walk), see mapBy tram: From the city center, take line 17 or 18 in the direction of Rikshospitalet. Get off

at the “Forskningsparken station”, and follow the signs over the footbridge to Forskningsparken. (5 mins walk) Main entrance