http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/1000932 eng; USA utf8 dataset Highest level of data collection, from a common set of sensors or instrumentation, usually within the same research project Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact 2026-06-11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Methane cycle model output from the Open Ocean Methane project 2026-06-11 publication 2026-06-11 revision BCO-DMO Linked Data URI 2026-06-11 creation http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/1000932 Thomas Weber University of Rochester principalInvestigator Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. publisher Cite this dataset as: Weber, T., Wang, S. (2026) Methane cycle model output. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2026-06-11 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/1000932 [access date] Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-2241744 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=2241744 onGoing Thomas Weber University of Rochester 585-275-2103 227 Hutchison Hall Rochester NY 14627 USA t.weber@rochester.edu pointOfContact asNeeded Dataset Version: 1 Unknown otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: none. Use Constraints: Please follow guidelines at: http://www.bco-dmo.org/terms-use Distribution liability: Under no circumstances shall BCO-DMO be liable for any direct, incidental, special, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this data submission. If you are dissatisfied with any materials in this data submission your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use. Understanding the drivers and climate sensitivity of open ocean methane emissions to the atmosphere https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/project/915265 Understanding the drivers and climate sensitivity of open ocean methane emissions to the atmosphere <p><strong>NSF Award Abstract:</strong><br /> Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential thirty times larger than carbon dioxide. In addition to human emissions methane has many natural sources to the atmosphere, which could be amplified by future climate warming. Methane emissions from the vast open ocean are relatively small but their sensitivity to climate change is highly uncertain. This is because the processes that supply methane to surface ocean waters are not well understood. To improve our understanding of the open ocean methane cycle, this project will use a computer model to interpret a large database of methane concentration measurements. First, the model will be used to determine the dominant biological source of methane within surface waters. Candidates include production during algae growth, production in the guts of small animals, and bacterial decay of organic matter. Each of these processes would produce a different surface methane pattern, allowing the model to distinguish between them. Second, the model will quantify the supply of methane from the seafloor in low oxygen zones of the ocean, and determine whether this methane is consumed by bacteria before escaping to the atmosphere. This is important because low oxygen zones will likely grow as the climate warms. Leakage of methane from these regions could therefore act as a feedback on climate change.</p> <p>The global model developed in this project will simulate the open ocean sources and sinks of methane, including in situ aerobic methanogenesis in surface waters, diffusion from anoxic sediments, oxidation in the water column, and exchange with the atmosphere. Data will be assimilated to optimize model parameters, and ultimately determine the balance of sources and sinks that is most consistent with the observed ocean methane distribution. Aerobic methane production will be formulated as function of phytoplankton growth, zooplankton abundance, and organic matter recycling, to determine which mechanisms best explains the pattern of surface methane supersaturation. The oxygen dependence of sedimentary methane sources and bacterial methane oxidation will be optimized to best match the observed plumes that spread laterally from suboxic waters and upwell towards the surface. The resulting optimized model will then be used to predict future perturbation of the open ocean methane source in response to ecosystem changes and ocean oxygen loss.</p> Open Ocean Methane largerWorkCitation project eng; USA oceans 2026-06-11 0 BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Methane cycle model output from the Open Ocean Methane project Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/1000932/data/download download onLine asNeeded 7.x-1.1 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact