1. and the role of the shipping industry
Marine research
and the role of the shipping industry
Peter Hinchliffe
with thanks to:
OceanScope and

2. The burning questions 50% The Oceans and Climate? 25%
This picture depicts CO2 emissions not just from the burning of fossil fuels. The oceans and the land about a quarter of these emissions each. The rest stays in the atmosphere.

3. Climate (CO2) control by biology (& chemistry)
Co2 exchange is both ways. Mention role of phtyo in o2 and co2 pump.
CO2 sequestration to depth

4. SO how can the shipping industry help out ?
Climate (heat) control by physics
SO how can the shipping industry help out ?
The ocean conveyor belt
Modified after

5. Commercial ships go where few scientists have gone before
and much more frequently
Oceanography all day everyday and everywhere
Using Ships of Opportunity (SOOs)
OceanScope is leading the way in how best to do this

6. What is a ship of opportunity (SOO)?
Repeating track
What is a ship of opportunity (SOO)?
Climate
Circulation
Biodiversity
Invasive species
Pollution baselines
Power & water intake
No impact on ship’s normal operation
Real-time transmission

7. Types of ships of opportunity (SOOs)
Ferries
Cruise Ships
Rig Supply Vessels
Cargo Vessels
Cargo Vessels
Oil tanker

8. Measuring physics measuring currents Salinity Temperature ~60 cm 9 cm
ADCP Transducer

9. mounted in wells near the keel amidships
ADCP Transducers
mounted in wells near the keel amidships
The 150 kHz and 30 kHz ADCP transducers in transducer wells near the keel amidships. Each has its own transducer well and is protected by a polycarbonate window. The wells are free flooded but most of the crossion and biofoulding is kept at bay by flooding the inside with fresh water and maintaining a positive pressure fresh water environment by continually dripping fresh water into the space.
University of Miami 9

10. Where in the World : CO2 uptake data Database is full of holes
Less data
More data
Takahashi et al., 2009
No year to year information either

11. Filling the holes using SOOs
The current global CO2 network is small
Filling the holes using SOOs
International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project

12. Major benefits of SOOs
To SCIENCE
To SOCIETY
To GOVERNMENT
To INDUSTRY

13. Major benefits of SOOs – To SCIENCE
Collects scientific data on a regular basis
Observes change in the ocean impossible to get
by other means
Fills big holes in data/understanding
Highly cost effective
A global perspective

14. Helps inform on how to respond to
Major benefits of SOOs – To SOCIETY
Helps inform on how to respond to
Climate change
Pollution
Awareness raising
Underpins regulation/policy

15. Major benefits of SOOs – To INDUSTRY
Better information on their environment
Educational & promotional outreach to stakeholders
& public
Influence policy (e.g. setting of emissions reduction)
Informs environmental & corporate responsibilities

16. SCOR* OceanScope
A science-industry partnership for the sustained systematic
study of the global ocean water column using SOOs …
making the vision a reality
Using instrumentation that operates without the need for
human presence and to operate automatically
No interference with the ship’s normal operation
To transmit quality data in near real-time
Merchant vessels as “satellites orbiting the Earth at sea level”
OS is working out the best way to achieve a global sustained network of SOOs for observing the ocean
*Scientific Committee for Ocean Research