A new update on our Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement study in Tasmania posted on bluesky.

Some impressions of day 1 can be seen in this short video. https://t.co/i0CaC1M2yE

On day 1 of the Ocean Alkalinity enhancement field study in Tasmania we scouted the study site, tested equipment how ground rock can be added to the sediment in the best way (a surprisingly challenging task!) 🌊 Blog 2 👇 https://t.co/6yooFmnMlG

Context, motivation, and goals of the OAE field study is provided in a ~12 min presentation https://t.co/kMScsavG4W

We initiated a small-scale field study on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in Tasmania. Over the next months we will provide updates on how the study evolves. We aim to provide robust/ independent evidence if OAE could work and is sustainable. Blog 1 👇 https://t.co/rKlh3pDmVK

Answer is No. Today I got smoked by the same students 😅

Does being an applied marine biogeochemist also make you a better player in CO2 removal monopoly? The students had not a chance 🤩

The effect of rain on air-water gas exchange and CO₂ fluxes is a topic I started researching 30 years ago. I’m really pleased to see our latest paper — showing that rain enhances ocean CO₂ uptake — finally in print.

Can dumping seaweed on the sea floor cool the planet? Some scientists are skeptical | Science | AAAS https://t.co/P0Andans7D

The #OAEPIIP website can be found here: https://t.co/7xoXChE19Q

Participants (or interested readers) please also check our Github page for useful resources on how to set up #OAE carbonate chemistry and how to evaluate #OAEPIIP data statistically. https://t.co/shzDq6XyiU

We currently have 18 teams participating, with good geographic spread. Thanks to everyone involved! The #OAEPIIP community aims for novel observations about the sustainability of #OAE, and also to reveal consistent response patterns of plankton communities to this perturbation

Update on #OAEPIIP The final version of the technical note paper (explaining the OAEPIIP experiment) is now published. https://t.co/H3h8t0RUYT

"Climate disinformation" is an elitist trap. Why? It centers the professional-managerial class in climate action — people who work with information — rather than people who build goods and grow stuff. https://t.co/1OfvSLKqgE

Question to @cdr_fyi: The database lists one of the biggest seller for durable CDR as "Not Disclosed" ( name and CDR method). Is that one singular seller or all the small sellers collectively? Surprising to see such a big volume without transparency provided by the seller.

Our new paper is out from @Nature! It shows that the contribution of preformed nutrients of Southern Ocean origin to low-latitude ocean production and export is more limited than previously thought. Please check it out!!

Land carbon sinks are included in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) but ocean sinks aren't. Should they be? No, for several reasons including additionally, equity, and difficulty of MRV (#CDR intervention, carbon uptake, and storage could be in different places).

🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO! Don't miss out on being part of the fascinating line-up of events at the Australian #Antarctic Research Conference: 🎙️10-minute presentations 📉 Posters ⚡️ Lightning talks 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Side events ➡️ Submit your proposals by 𝟭𝟮 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 at https://t.co/e9zsGTUIur

Another recent paper by @C_Moras12 that just got published showed the "Effects of grain size and seawater salinity on magnesium hydroxide dissolution and secondary calcium carbonate precipitation kinetics: implications for ocean alkalinity enhancement"

I missed to retweet this paper led by @C_Moras12 about the potential of steel and iron slag for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement #OAE. Some slag is quite effective, more than other minerals that can be found "in the wild".