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Marine Institute
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About: Marine Institute is a government organization based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Geology & Environmental science. who have published 6 publications receiving 40 citations. The organization is also known as: Foras na Mara.
Topics: Geology, Environmental science, Chemistry, Biology, Climate change
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Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology1, CSIRO Land and Water2, University of Alberta3, Virginia Tech4, Marine Institute5, University of Évora6, University of Helsinki7, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ8, Vrije Universiteit Brussel9, Moscow State University10, Utrecht University11, Institute of Water Problems of the North Karelian Research Centre12, Uppsala University13, Instituto de Ciências da Terra e do Espaço14, Laval University15, University of Wisconsin-Madison16, Ontario Ministry of the Environment17, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries18, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research19, University of Girona20, A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics21, Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research22
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors describe a simulation protocol developed by the Lake Sector of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) for simulating climate change impacts on lakes using an ensemble of lake models and climate change scenarios.
Abstract: Abstract. Empirical evidence demonstrates that lakes and reservoirs are warming across the globe. Consequently, there is an increased need to project future changes in lake thermal structure and resulting changes in lake biogeochemistry in order to plan for the likely impacts. Previous studies of the impacts of climate change on lakes have often relied on a single model forced with limited scenario-driven projections of future climate for a relatively small number of lakes. As a result, our understanding of the effects of climate change on lakes is fragmentary, based on scattered studies using different data sources and modelling protocols, and mainly focused on individual lakes or lake regions. This has precluded identification of the main impacts of climate change on lakes at global and regional scales and has likely contributed to the lack of lake water quality considerations in policy-relevant documents, such as the Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Here, we describe a simulation protocol developed by the Lake Sector of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) for simulating climate change impacts on lakes using an ensemble of lake models and climate change scenarios for ISIMIP phases 2 and 3. The protocol prescribes lake simulations driven by climate forcing from gridded observations and different Earth system models under various representative greenhouse gas concentration pathways (RCPs), all consistently bias-corrected on a 0.5∘ × 0.5∘ global grid. In ISIMIP phase 2, 11 lake models were forced with these data to project the thermal structure of 62 well-studied lakes where data were available for calibration under historical conditions, and using uncalibrated models for 17 500 lakes defined for all global grid cells containing lakes. In ISIMIP phase 3, this approach was expanded to consider more lakes, more models, and more processes. The ISIMIP Lake Sector is the largest international effort to project future water temperature, thermal structure, and ice phenology of lakes at local and global scales and paves the way for future simulations of the impacts of climate change on water quality and biogeochemistry in lakes.
20 citations
TL;DR: An environmentally friendly and economically viable process for demineralization of shrimp shells for production of high-quality chitin and chitosan is described in this article . But this process is not suitable for marine environments.
11 citations
TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored the value of seasonal forecasting for decision-making at five case study sites located in extratropical regions and found that seasonal climate model forecasts with freshwater impact models of catchment hydrology, lake conditions (temperature, water level, chemistry, and ecology), and fish migration timing and were co-developed together with water managers.
Abstract: Abstract. Advance warning of seasonal conditions has the potential to assist water management in planning and risk mitigation, with large potential social, economic, and ecological benefits. In this study, we explore the value of seasonal forecasting for decision-making at five case study sites located in extratropical regions. The forecasting tools used integrate seasonal climate model forecasts with freshwater impact models of catchment hydrology, lake conditions (temperature, water level, chemistry, and ecology), and fish migration timing and were co-developed together with water managers. To explore the decision-making value of forecasts, we carried out a qualitative assessment of (1) how useful forecasts would have been for a problematic past season and (2) the relevance of any windows of opportunity (seasons and variables where forecasts are thought to perform well) for management. Overall, water managers were optimistic about the potential for improved decision-making and identified actions that could be taken based on forecasts. However, there was often a mismatch between those variables that could best be predicted and those which would be most useful for management. Reductions in forecast uncertainty and a need to develop practical, hands-on experience were identified as key requirements before forecasts would be used in operational decision-making. Seasonal climate forecasts provided little added value to freshwater forecasts in these extratropical study sites, and we discuss the conditions under which seasonal climate forecasts with only limited skill are most likely to be worth incorporating into freshwater forecasting workflows.
5 citations
TL;DR: A comprehensive summary of recent research progress applying immobilization technology in sustainable development of marine biomass to value-added products can be found in this article , where the authors present a detailed discussion of their work.
4 citations
15 May 2023
TL;DR: In this article , the authors present the steps towards the design and implementation of a marine observatory providing current and forecasted oceanic conditions relevant to the aquaculture sector, with particular focus on extreme marine events, such as marine heat waves, deoxygenation and storm surges.
Abstract: This work presents the steps towards the design and implementation of a marine observatory providing current and forecasted oceanic conditions relevant to the aquaculture sector, with particular focus on “Extreme Marine Events” such as marine heat waves, deoxygenation and storm surges. Examples of successful implementation of these guidelines in the framework of the EuroSea project are presented for two aquaculture sites: Deenish Island in Ireland and El Campello in Spain. In-situ measurements, remote-sensing observations and model forecasts are jointly provided to the end users. The process starts with the interaction with the stakeholders to understand their main needs and concerns, and is followed by the design of the software architecture that carries out the data acquisition, post-processing and visualization in an open-access web platform. User feedback is of paramount importance during the whole process to ensure that the services being offered in the end actually match the needs of the aquaculture sector.