1 ACE Maritime UniversityIsabelle Ansorge, UCT and Daniele Rod, EPFL

2 Practicalities Departure on 20 November from Bremerhaven, DEArrival on 15 December in Cape Town, South Africa 48 students selected from 8 countries (AUS, RSA, RU, UK, FR, CH, NO, USA) Aims: Teach skills through classroom work and practicals Regular deck work and assignments Teaching and coordination by “convenors” + specific lectures by ACE scientists on board for testing Dedicated “social programme, including evening lectures” Students to contribute ACE social media Maritime university will run in parallel to the start-up and calibration tests done by ACE projects wishing to get ready for leg 1 of the expedition

3 ACE Maritime University structureOcean and Atmosphere Dynamics/ Life in the Sea Marine Instruments and Data Analysis Assignments in groups of 2 every second day Daily Deck Work Final Project in Groups of 5 ACE Maritime University structure

4 both on deck and in the class roomACE Maritime University will introduce students to a whole range of ocean instruments both on deck and in the class room

5 Example - natural progression of lecture material Ocean Dynamics Global Ocean Observing Systems Principles of Oceanography Wind-Driven Circulation: Stommel's Gyre and Sverdrup's Balance The Large Scale Thermohaline Circulation Ekman layers, Friction and Geostrophic Flow Meridional Heat Transport by the ocean Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics – a balancing act Ocean modelling and the IPCC reports Life in the Sea Introduction to functional marine biology Phytoplankton and primary production Zooplankton ecology and processes From Nekton to Fisheries -­open ocean ecology Carbonate chemistry of seawater Global carbon budget and cycle Oceanic carbon sinks – what do we expect from the future ocean? The Plastisphere Daily Assignments Essay – Measurements in a warming ocean Practical - Exploring inter-basin connectivity Essay – Theory of Everything – from Sverdrup to Stommel Practical – Variations in the Oxygen Minimum Zone Map comparison - In-situ vs underway across a transect Practical –Time series of inter-ocean exchange Map comparison – Ocean Dynamics across an eddy Equatorial Dynamics PROJECTS Equatorial systems in a global context Formation of ocean gyres – the physical response Inside vs Outside – isolated ecosystems Inside vs Outside – physical changes A matter of scales – in-situ vs underway resolutions May the force be with you – scales of motion and transports Mixed Layer Depths - a stratified or turbulent world It’s a numbers game – eddies and fluxes

6 Example - natural progression of lecture material Instrumentation Global Ocean Observing Systems Lagrangian I – Argo and Gliders Lagrangian II – SVP Drifters Eulerian I – CTD measurements Eulerian II – Underway TSG/ADCP measurements Remote Sensing I – Altimetry, Gradients and Velocity Remote Sensing II – SST, CHl-a and Gravity Ocean Models - Overview Data Analysis Understanding spatial and temporal scales Ocean Profiles - Available Argo data Ocean Profiles – Argo vs Drifters Ocean Profiles – CTD mapping Underway Profiles – Mesoscale vs Submesoscale Calculations of velocity and gradients – CTD vs Altimetry Bathymetry mapping Calibration steps and errors Daily Assignments Essay – Measurements in a warming ocean Practical - Mapping Argo physical data Practical - Argo vs Drifter data – scales of change Practical - In-situ CTD data mapping Map comparison - In-situ vs underway across a transect Practical - Time-series and Hofmuller Plots Essay - A world of ridges and plains PROJECTS Equatorial systems in a global context Formation of ocean gyres – the physical response Inside vs Outside – isolated ecosystems Inside vs Outside – physical changes A matter of scales – in-situ vs underway resolutions May the force be with you – scales of motion and transports Mixed Layer Depths – a stratified or turbulent world It’s a numbers game – eddies and fluxes

7 Example of the daily routine

8 Already many interested ad-hoc lecturers Project PI Lecturer Suitable stream Circum-Antarctic distribution of acoustic deep scattering layers (DSLs), and associated foraging behaviour of deep-diving predators (penguins and seals). BRIERLEY Andrew Roland Proud Life in the Sea Marine Instrumentation Lecture Titles Active Acoustics: Instrumentation and theory Schools, Swarms and Scattering Layers Marine Biogeography Investigation of air-sea interaction in the Southern Ocean from stable water isotope measurements WERNLI Heini Pascal Graf Iris Turnherr Ocean and Atmospheric Dynamics Introduction to weather and climate in the Southern Ocean Stable water isotopes: How can they be measured and why are they useful to study air-sea interaction and precipitation processes

9 Please add your lectures!!!!Project PI Lecturer Suitable stream The Impact of Microplastic Pollution on the Southern Ocean Food Web BERGSTROM Dana xx Kate Kiefer   Jasmine Lee Stefano Aliani Life in the Sea Marine Instrumentation Lecture Titles Islands in the ice: Impacts of climate change on Antarctica’s ice-free habitat and the consequences for terrestrial biodiversity Antarctic winners and losers: Vulnerability of Antarctic biodiversity to climate change and invasive species Evolution of the ecosystems of Sub-Antarctic Islands during Holocene and its modern conditions BOLSHIANOV Dmitry X 3 names TBC Life in the Sea (Topical Discussion) Antarctic Circumpolar Study of the relation of Carbon Export Production to Plankton Community Characteristics CASSAR Nicolas Yajuan Lin Florient Trigodet Quantifying snowfall and its contribution to surface freshening in the Southern Ocean LEONARD Katherine Chris Hoyle Ocean and Atmospheric Dynamics Study of Preindustrial-like Aerosol - Climate Effects (ACE-SPACE) SCHMALE Julia Silvia Henning Ocean and Atmospheric Dynamics (Topical Discussion) Surveying Organic Reactive gases and Particles Across the Surface Southern Ocean (SORPASSO) SIMÓ Rafel Holly Pearsons Pablo Rodríguez-ros Núria Benavent Steph Gardner Please add your lectures!!!!

10 Project PI Lecturer Suitable streamStudy of Preindustrial-like Aerosol - Climate Effects (ACE-SPACE) SCHMALE Julia Silvia Henning Ocean and Atmospheric Dynamics (Topical Discussion) Surveying Organic Reactive gases and Particles Across the Surface Southern Ocean (SORPASSO) SIMÓ Rafel Holly Pearsons Pablo Rodríguez-ros Núria Benavent Steph Gardner Ocean and Atmospheric Dynamics Marine Instrumentation The way forward – convenors for each stream will liaise with each lecturer and build together the lecture timetable over the next few months….

11 Convenors – student coordination on boardRole of convenors To ensure a smooth transition between each lecture To ensure lectures follow in the correct order i.e. make academic and technical sense To be the “go-to” person for any student problems or concerns To be responsible for the behaviour, performance and education of each student onboard B) Persons and profiles – Student Convenors Mr Marcel du Plessis – is a PhD student in Oceanography at the University of Cape Town. Marcel is currently working with glider data to understand better ocean dynamics and how changes in wind speed and direction have on the productivity of the Southern Ocean. Marcel was one of the chief lecturers onboard the SEAmester-South Africa’s Class Afloat programme. He is fast becoming an experienced sea-going oceanographer and this will be his 4th research cruise! Miss Tahlia Henry – is the co-ordinator for SEAmester–South Africa’s Class Afloat programme. Tahlia is an ocean-going technician, with a degree in marine technology form the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa. Tahlia is passionate about being at sea, working with the equipment and analysing the data and has spent more than 9 months at sea!

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