Primary Convener:
Wokil Bam, University of Southern Mississippi

Convener:
Puspa Adhikari, Florida Gulf Coast University

Early Career Convener:
Fei Da, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Chair:
Puspa Adhikari, Florida Gulf Coast University
Wokil Bam, Louisiana State University

Marine carbon cycle is a fundamental component of Earth's climate system, regulating atmospheric CO₂ levels and global biogeochemical cycles. Spanning from dynamic coastal zones to the open ocean, processes involving both organic and inorganic carbon are crucial for carbon storage, transformation, and fluxes. In the face of accelerated climate change, shifting ecosystems, and intensifying human impacts, it is imperative to develop an integrated understanding of these processes across various spatial and temporal scales. This session invites researchers employing methodologies like geochemical proxies, sediment traps, in situ imaging, sensing technologies, and numerical simulations to contribute their expertise. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, the session aims to unify insights and methodologies, addressing topics from the interplay of terrestrial and marine inputs in coastal systems to the pivotal roles of open-ocean processes in carbon flux and sequestration. Scientists at all career stages, including early-career researchers and students, are encouraged to join this vibrant dialogue.

Index Terms
0428 Carbon cycling
4806 Carbon cycling
4825 Geochemistry
4860 Radioactivity and radioisotopes

Suggested Itineraries:
Biochemistry

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering

Cross-Listed:
EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
GC - Global Environmental Change