The fifth and final session of the “Oceanography Unveiled” seminars, focusing on the role of the atmosphere and the ocean in the Climate System, will take place on June 17 and 18.
- Speakers: Raffaele Ferrari (MIT), Ric Williams (University of Liverpool)
- Dates: June 17-18
- Location: Kastler Lecture Hall – Adriatico Guesthouse Via Grignano, 9, 34151 Trieste
- Module 1 – June 17 giugno, 2.30 pm
- Module 1a: Global uptake of carbon and anthropogenic heat by the ocean – the role of the Southern and Northern Oceans – Ric Williams.
- Module 1b: Revisiting theories of deep-ocean circulation and stratification – Raffaele Ferrari
- Module 2 – June 18, 10:00 am
- Module 2a: Deepening ocean turbulence with observations and machine learning: two examples – Raffaele Ferrari
- Module 2b: Regional Ocean Storage of Anthropogenic Carbon, Redistribution of Ocean Heat, and the Role of the Gulf Stream – Ric Williams.
The Oceanography Unveiled workshops were initially launched in 2024 by OGS and CNR-ISMAR. The project was also joined by theUniversity of Naples Parthenope, the University of Rome La Sapienza, theUniversity of Salento, the University of Venice Ca’ Foscari anche the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN) involving a large part of the Italian oceanographic community.
The seminar cycle is also part of the dissemination, education and technology transfer initiatives of the PNRR RETURN project – Multi-Risk sciEnce for resilienT communities underR a changiNg climate, with particular reference to Spoke 1, 4, 8 (pollution, climate, environmental degradation); they also represent a contribution to the Ocean Decade and are sponsored by the quantitative sustainability laboratory TQLS.
