Marine Ecosystem Analysis and Prediction (MEAP-TT)
Introduction
The MEAP Task Team is focused on developing the underpinning science and tools that will further the integration of biogeochemical and ecosystem models into existing ocean operational systems. The Task Team’s mission is to advocate for an expansion of the ocean observing system with respect to biogeochemical and biological properties, to support method development for the assimilation and modelling of Essential Biogeochemical Variables (EBV), to exchange of scientific advances and transfer of capabilities between academic and operational centers of expertise, and to help bridge the gap with end-users.
The area of biogeochemical and ecosystem prediction is of significant societal relevance, supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals 13 (climate change) and 14 (life below water), and supports Blue Growth. It is an area likely to make important advances in the next 5 to 10 years because relevant ocean observing capabilities are rapidly expanding.<
The MEAP-TT is led by the co-chairs:
- Stefano Ciavatta, Mercator Ocean international, France
- Liuqian Yu, Hong Kong University
- and outgoing co-chair Marjy Friedrichs, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA
Objectives
- Drive forward method development focused on two main aspects:
- the extraction of ecological information from proxy observations (incl. satellite observations of ocean colour and bio-optical measurements from autonomous in-situ sensors), and
- the development of strongly coupled assimilation of biological and physical observations into ocean models;
- Advocate for the expansion of global ocean observing capabilities with respect to biogeochemical and biological variables (e.g. via BGC Argo), and guide optimal design including through observing system simulation studies;
- Contribute to the development and provision of biogeochemical and biological products for end users through assessments of product quality and end user needs;
- Demonstrate and quantify the improvements in biogeochemical and biological model skill resulting from advances in biogeochemical/biological ocean observation and assimilation, including identification of metrics for system evaluation.
Activities
The MEAP-TT will promote scientific collaboration and deliver joint outputs of team members by:
- Meeting in periodic video conferences (every three months)
- Meeting annually in person at Task Team workshops
- Convening MEAP theme sessions at international conferences (e.g. EGU, Ocean Sciences, AMEMR)
- Editing special issues in Journals (e.g. Special Issue on Biogeochemical-Argo modelling in Biogeosciences)
- Co-authorship of horizon publications and influential reports (e.g. Fennel et al., 2019; ETOOFS manual, Ocean State Reports)
- Engagement of ecosystem analysis and prediction stakeholders (e.g. IMBER, OceanSITES, BGC-Argo)
MEAP-TT Members
| No | First name | Last name | Affiliation | Country | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent | Bertino | NERSC | Norway | Member |
| 2 | Pierre | Brasseur | CNRS/IGE | France | Member |
| 3 | Chris | Brown | NOAA | USA | Member |
| 4 | Kunal | Chakraborty | INCOIS | India | Member |
| 5 | Stefano | Ciavatta | Mercator Ocean international | France | Co-chair |
| 6 | Gianpiero | Cossarini | OGS | Italy | Member |
| 7 | Stephanie | Dutkiewicz | MIT | USA | Member |
| 8 | Chris | Edwards | UCSC | USA | Member |
| 9 | Katja | Fennel | Dalhousie University | Canada | Member |
| 10 | David | Ford | Met Office | UK | Member |
| 11 | Shan | Gao | NMEFC | China | Member |
| 12 | Marilaure | Gregoire | University of Liege | Belgium | Member |
| 13 | Elodie | Gutknecht | Mercator Ocean international | France | Member |
| 14 | Hakase | Hayashida | JAMSTEC | Japan | New member |
| 15 | Dante M L | Horemans | Virginia Institute of Marine Science | USA | Member |
| 16 | Emlyn | Jones | CSIRO | Australia | Member |
| 17 | Hae-Cheol | Kim | NOAA | USA | Member |
| 18 | Julien | Lamouroux | Mercator Ocean international | France | Member |
| 19 | Patrick | Lehodey | CLS | France | Member |
| 20 | Paul | Mattern | UCSC | USA | Member |
| 21 | Ragu | Murtugudde | ESSIC/ University of Maryland | USA | Member |
| 22 | Helen | Powley | PML | UK | Member |
| 23 | Coralie | Perruche | Mercator Ocean international | France | Member |
| 24 | Ariane | Verdy | Scripps Institution of Oceanography | USA | Member |
| 25 | Marcello | Vichi | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Member |
| 26 | Tsuyoshi | Wakamatsu | NERSC | Norway | Member |
| 27 | Yongsheng | Wu | BIO | Canada | Member |
| 28 | Peng | Xiu | Xiamen University | China | New member |
| 28 | Liuqian | Yu | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | China | Co-chair |
Patron champion:
Eric Bayler, NOAA, USA
Status: May 2024
Workshops and meetings
An important activity of the MEAP-TT is to organise regular workshops. In order to increase collaboration, these workshops are often held jointly with other TTs or groups.
MEAP-TT has started a new series of online MEAP-TT seminars:
| Seminars | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| MEAP-TT-online seminar 8 | 7 Feb 2024 | Analyzing and modeling juvenile sea turtle dispersal |
| MEAP-TT online seminar 7 | 6 Dec 2023 | From physics to fish: impact of two-way coupling between a higher and lower trophic level model on carbon cycling on the North West European Shelf |
| MEAP-TT online seminar 6 | 31 oct 2023 | Machine Learning for Multivariate Data Assimilation in Biogeochemical Models |
| MEAP-TT online seminar 5 | 4 Oct 2023 | Science talk: Biogeochemical (BGC) Argo data calibrate model parameters and model parameterizations for simulating the biological carbon pump (Bin Wang, Dalhousie University) |
| MEAP-TT online seminar 4 | 6 Sep 2023 | How including bio-optics improves biogeochemical models: present and future perspectives |
| MEAP-TT training workshop | 5 July 2023 | Hands-on workshop on the use of the SEAMLESS prototype (https://seamlessproject.org/SEAMLESS_Prototype) |
| MEAP-TT online seminar 3 | 1 June 2023 | Carbon fluxes |
| MEAP-TT online seminar 2 | 3 May 2023 | Ecosystem modelling (e.g., HTLs, habitats, …) |
| MEAP-TT online seminar 1 | 1 Dec 2022 | Integration of “new” observation in models |
MEAP-TT online TT meetings
| MEAP-TT meetings | Date | Topics | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th MEAP-TT online meeting | 10 June 2022 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
| 3rd MEAP-TT online meeting | 10 June 2021 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
| 2nd MEAP-TT online meeting | 10 March 2021 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
| 1st MEAP-TT online meeting | 14 Oct 2020 |
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Virtual meeting, MS Teams |
Since 2012, the MEAP-TT held three workshops
Meeting history (under GODAE OceanView)
→ Joint DA/MEAP-TT workshop 2016, Santa Cruz, USA
→ MEAP-TT Workshop 2015, Halifax, Canada
→ MEAP-TT Workshop 2012, Exeter, UK
Documents
Meeting reports:
- Report from the Joint DA-TT/MEAP-TT meeting, Santa Cruz, USA, July 2016
- Report from the 2nd MEAP-TT meeting, Halifax, Canada, June 2015
- Report from the 1st COSS-TT meeting, Exeter, UK, February 2012
TT quad-chart
The task team quad-chart provides a quick glance at the TT’s activities, achievements and future plans.
Marine Ecosystem Analysis and Prediction Task Team (MEAP-TT) – June 2021
| Short description and objectives of the activities started/planned for this year: |
Accomplishments of the TT this year: |
| Main activities:
Main objective: To promote the expansion, modelling and assimilation of global ocean observing capabilities with respect to biogeochemical and biological variables (e.g. via BGC Argo and gliders) to advance the prediction and exploitation of essential biogeochemical variables Milestone: Kick-off the biogeochemical component of a UN Ocean Decade project for a predictable ocean ecosystem |
Main achievements:
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| Future plans to continue/ improve current activities: |
Issues/ problems: |
Main future plans:
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Main issues:
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