Chesapeake Bay Acidification
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3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Visit Global Change Research Wetland
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Reception at new Mathias Laboratory Building, SERC
12 March 2014
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater MD
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Coffee and continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Review of day one and goals of day two (Miller SERC and Tamburri
ACT)
Charge Question C – Given the complexities of coastal ocean acidification, what scientific questions and
information is most urgent for understanding and predicting future changes in Chesapeake Bay?
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Group Discussion
1.
Will sea level rise influence land:sea interactions in a way that
affects carbon cycling?
2.
How might changing precipitation patterns affect riverine input and
carbonate chemistry dynamics?
3.
What will be the effects of multiple stressors (pH/CO
2
, DO, Temp,
eutrophication) on the ecology of the Bay?
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Break
Charge Question D – What are the current sources of data and scientific information that could help
characterize acidification dynamics in Chesapeake Bay?
11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Presentation: Existing Monitoring/Observations in the Bay
(Wilson MARACOOS)
11:10 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Presentation: Eyes on the Bay (Michael MD DNR)
11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presentation: VA Shellfish Hatchery Monitoring (Kuhn,
VT)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Group Discussion
1.
What are the existing water quality monitoring programs around
the Bay and where do they operate?
2.
What academic sampling efforts (cruise data, shore-based
monitoring) are in operation?
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Charge Question E – What are the information gaps and data requirements must be considered if
contemplating a Chesapeake Bay Acidification Network?
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Group Discussion
1.
What chemical measurements are required?
2.
What are the spatial and temporal resolution and quality
requirements for monitoring data?
3.
Can existing efforts be augmented/leveraged in an expanded Bay
acidification observing network?
4.
How should existing and new data be managed, analyzed and
disseminated to be of greatest value?
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Break
