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The SOLAS July 2026 newsletter is available here.

The IMBeR June 2026 newsletter is available here.

The June 2026 edition of the IIOE-2 newsletter is available here.

Call for Nominations: Ross Sea RWG Leadership Team

The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) is seeking nominations, including self-nominations, for new members of the leadership team of the Ross Sea Regional Working Group (RWG).

This is an opportunity to help strengthen international coordination of observations and research in the Ross Sea, contribute to the strategic direction of the working group, and build connections across the Southern Ocean community.

Deadline: 12 July 2026

More information and how to apply: https://soos.aq/opportunities/#opportunity-3

The June 2026 GEOTRACES newsletter is available here.

We are pleased to announce an upcoming 4D-BGC webinar on Wednesday, July 8th, at 13:00 UTC / 15:00 CEST. Said Ouala from IMT Atlantique will present Neural-BGC: Neural Network emulation of BGC from T/S data for interpolation and coupled Physics-BGC simulations. More information can be found below:

Wednesday, 8 July, 2026 at 3 pm CEST / 1 pm UTC

Registration Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/MbV5ougcSqWOJBd0NF-oHw

Meeting ID: 976 9119 4859  ●  Passcode: 634738

Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kdy6pLJAeC

SCOR Working Group 168 Webinar #10

 Title: Neural-BGC: Neural Network emulation of BGC from T/S data for interpolation and coupled Physics-BGC simulations

 Presenter:

Said Ouala

IMT Atlantique

Ocean biogeochemistry (BGC) regulates key variables such as oxygen and nutrients that are essential for marine ecosystems and the global carbon cycle. However, BGC observations remain sparse, and BGC models rely on poorly constrained parameters and processes. To address these limitations, we developed Neural-BGC, an AI model trained on millions of ocean observations collected since 1965. Neural-BGC emulates BGC variables from temperature and salinity fields. It is used both for interpolation and coupled physics-BGC simulations. For interpolation, the model estimates BGC variables from available temperature and salinity observations, and these estimates are combined with direct oxygen measurements through optimal interpolation to produce gridded products. When coupled to a physical ocean model, Neural-BGC reproduces  biogeochemical features, including the oxygen minimum zones of the Indian Ocean and nutrient-rich blooms in the Canary Current Upwelling System.

You can view and subscribe to the 4D-BGC webinar calendar here:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/2?cid=c2Nvci53Zy4xNjhAZ21haWwuY29t

4D-BGC webinars are recorded, and previous presentations can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@4D-BGC

We invite you to take part in an original research survey led by the BIO-Carbon Early Career Ocean Professionals Network (https://bio-carbon.ac.uk/), exploring how ocean carbon–related samples and datasets are collected, managed, and shared across the research community.

This work is motivated by the growing need to better understand data availability in the context of net zero, climate change, and the environmental cost of data collection. While the study is led by early career researchers, it is intended for participation from researchers at all career stages globally.

The survey aims to identify current practices, challenges, and opportunities related to sample and data management, and to better understand what could facilitate sharing of currently unpublished data.

 Take the survey here: https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bviaL311XeDiPD8
Time required: ~15–20 minutes
Deadline: 15 July 2026

Importantly:

• You do not need to hold samples or datasets to take part
• There are no right or wrong answers
• Responses will be anonymous and analysed in aggregate only

 By completing this survey, you will contribute to a community-wide assessment of data accessibility. Findings will be shared via a summary report, and a potential peer-reviewed publication, and could help to inform future funding calls and priorities across the field.

We would also greatly appreciate it if you could share this survey with colleagues, collaborators, and relevant networks to help us reach a broad, global and representative group.

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with Dr Sarah Cryer (s.cryer@hw.ac.uk) or Dr Cordelia Roberts (c.roberts@imperial.ac.uk)

IOCCP is looking for four new members to join for terms beginning on 1 October 2026, to act as leaders responsible for Data and Information Access Services (Position #1), Coordination of Regional Ocean Biogeochemical Observations in South East Asia (Position #2), Coordination of Oxygen Essential Ocean Variable (Position #3), Coordination of activities related to Instruments and Sensors and Technical Training Workshops (Position #4).

Application Deadline Extended: 29 June 2026!

Read the details at https://www.ioccp.org/news/call-for-four-new-members-of-the-ioccp-scientific-steering-group

The May 2026 IMBeR newsletter is available here.

The June 2026 SOLAS newsletter is available here.