{"content":[{"text":"International Council for Science \n Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research","bbox":{"left":0.20902,"top":0.091496,"width":0.5912550000000001,"height":0.07421200000000003}},{"text":"Electronic Newsletter #5 \n February 2006","bbox":{"left":0.386274,"top":0.202625,"width":0.22753599999999996,"height":0.043845999999999996}},{"text":"The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) promotes international cooperation in ocean \n science through its sponsorship of large-scale ocean research projects, working groups, and other \n activities.","bbox":{"left":0.105882,"top":0.278547,"width":0.7882659999999999,"height":0.052815}},{"text":"RESEARCH PROJECTS","bbox":{"left":0.105882,"top":0.345573,"width":0.207342,"height":0.020145000000000024}},{"text":"SCOR now sponsors five large-scale ocean research projects:","bbox":{"left":0.105882,"top":0.378707,"width":0.4616739999999999,"height":0.019403999999999977}},{"text":"GEOTRACES—GEOTRACES is an \n international study of the global marine \n biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and \n their isotopes. The Science Plan has been approved by the SCOR Executive Committee and will soon \n be published. GEOTRACES is laying the groundwork for its research by convening small meetings on \n data management and on standards and intercalibrations.","bbox":{"left":0.105882,"top":0.412,"width":0.7882299999999999,"height":0.10587099999999999}},{"text":"GEOHAB (with IOC)—A series of four open science meetings on \n harmful algae blooms in upwelling systems, fjords and coastal \n embayments, eutrophied systems, and stratified systems has been \n completed. A report on HABs in Upwelling Systems was published \n in mid-2005 and is available through SCOR and IOC. Other reports \n will be published in time for the 12th International Conference \n on Harmful Algae in Copenhagen, Denmark on 4-8 September 2006.","bbox":{"left":0.105886,"top":0.531878,"width":0.519353,"height":0.119564}},{"text":"IMBER (with IGBP)—An international project office was established at \n the European Institute for Marine Studies in Brest, France on 25 October \n 2005 and is staffed by Dr. Sylvie Roy (Executive Officer), Dr. Sophie \n Beauvais (Deputy Executive Officer), and Ms. Elena Fily \n (Administrative Assistant). IMBER is implementing its project plans, \n which include joint activities with SOLAS on the ocean carbon cycle and \n with GLOBEC on end-to-end food webs.","bbox":{"left":0.105886,"top":0.665449,"width":0.554901,"height":0.119637}},{"text":"GLOBEC (with IGBP and IOC)—In addition to progressing with a wide range of \n synthesis and integration activities, GLOBEC launched two new regional projects in \n 2005 and is working with IMBER on end-to-end food webs. GLOBEC-relevant \n research that will feed into IMBER upon completion of GLOBEC in 2009 is being \n identified. Funding has been secured to allow the project office to operate until early \n 2010.","bbox":{"left":0.105886,"top":0.79902,"width":0.649619,"height":0.10289500000000007}},{"text":"- 1 -","bbox":{"left":0.483627,"top":0.938061,"width":0.03270600000000007,"height":0.020212000000000008}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.502941,"top":0.418712,"width":0.382647,"height":0.044848},{"left":0.635294,"top":0.544924,"width":0.250454,"height":0.073636},{"left":0.675294,"top":0.663712,"width":0.21,"height":0.111061},{"left":0.770098,"top":0.793864,"width":0.097254,"height":0.090909}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.502941,"top":0.418712,"width":0.382647,"height":0.044848},{"left":0.635294,"top":0.544924,"width":0.250454,"height":0.073636},{"left":0.675294,"top":0.663712,"width":0.21,"height":0.111061},{"left":0.770098,"top":0.793864,"width":0.097254,"height":0.090909}]}