The IPCC Ocean Acidification Workshop Report
18th October 2011
To support ongoing AR5 assessment
efforts, Working Group II and Working Group I (WGII and WGI) of the
IPCC held a joint Workshop on Impacts of Ocean Acidification on
Marine Biology and Ecosystems in Okinawa, Japan, from 17 to 19
January 2011. The workshop convened experts from the scientific
community, including WGII and WGI AR5 authors and review editors,
to synthesise scientific understanding of changes in ocean
chemistry due to increased CO2 and of impacts of this changing
chemistry on marine organisms, ecosystems, and ecosystem
services.
Note this is the report from the workshop of experts and has not
been subject to the formal IPCC review process.
The workshop information and report can be accessed online at
www.ipcc-wg2.gov/meetings/workshops/index.html#OA