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Are you interested in ocean biophysical modelling? If yes, read on! Emma Young, Sally Thorpe, Erik Behrens, Zephyr Sylvester and I are convening a session at Ocean Sciences 2026 in Glasgow that maybe of interest. The abstract deadline is 20 August (23:59 EDT/03:59 UTC) – if you have any questions please reach out and we look forward to seeing your submissions to the session.
PI007 - Modelling Biophysical Interactions in the Polar Oceans: Ocean-Sea Ice Dynamics, Climate Sensitivity, and Ecosystem Response
The polar oceans are among the most dynamic and rapidly changing regions on Earth, with profound implications for ocean circulation, carbon cycling, and marine ecosystems. In these regions, physical drivers such as ocean circulation, sea ice dynamics, and atmospheric variability strongly influence ecosystem structure and function across spatial and temporal scales. Understanding the complex interactions between oceanic processes and ecosystem dynamics in the Southern and Arctic Oceans, and predicting the response to future change, requires integrated modelling approaches that span disciplines and scales.
This session invites contributions that use a modelling approach to explore how coupled physical oceanographic and biological processes influence ecosystem dynamics in the polar oceans across a range of spatial and temporal scales. We welcome studies using both Lagrangian and Eulerian frameworks, and studies that explore both current system behaviour and the prediction of the response to future change. Key topics of interest include, but are not limited to: physical drivers of biological hotspots; coupled ocean-ecosystem responses to changes in sea ice and ocean temperature; challenges in representation of biological behaviour; applications to fisheries and ecosystem-based management in polar regions.
Many thanks,
Chelsey A Baker (she/her) | Senior Research Scientist | Marine Systems Modelling
National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH
t: +44 (0)23 8059 6666 | 256/16 | e: chelsey.baker@noc.ac.uk
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