SCIENCE THEMES

The Southern Ocean research community has identified 6 overarching challenges (Themes) that the SOOS will address:

  • Theme 1: The role of the Southern Ocean in the planet's heat and freshwater balance
     
  • Theme 2: The stability of the Southern Ocean overturning circulation
     
  • Theme 3: The role of the ocean in the stability of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and its future contribution to sea-level rise
     
  • Theme 4: The future and consequences of Southern Ocean carbon uptake
     
  • Theme 5: The future of Antarctic sea ice
     
  • Theme 6: Impacts of global change on Southern Ocean ecosystems
 

 

The SOOS IPO is sponsored and hosted by the Institute for

Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia.