Arctic Ocean Acidification: Ecosystems and Economies with Dr. Jessica Cross

In this specific lesson, Dr. Jessica Cross discusses ocean acidification and the dangers it poses to areas like marine life and food security. She'll also teach you about steps communities can take to better understand and face the challenge of climate change.

This video is part of a collection called “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic,” offered through the online course platform Coursera, about the extraordinary MOSAiC Arctic research mission that has frozen an icebreaker into the Arctic Ocean, where it will drift for 13 months (mosaic-expedition.org).

March 17, 2020

Video Theme

Science Content Video 

Audience

Educators

K-12 Students

College Students

Lifelong Learners

Program Reference

Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC)

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About the Presenter

Jessica Cross joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2023 and is an Earth scientist in the Coastal Sciences Division. Her research with the Environmental Biogeochemistry team focuses on decarbonization and carbon dioxide removal (CDR), especially in marine and ocean settings. She frequently partners with local communities, private companies, and other federal agencies to explore safe, sustainable, and fair ways to implement effective, CDR projects.

Additional Resources

Visit this page to access the “Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic” Coursera.

In this course, you’ll hear directly from more than three dozen MOSAiC scientists and Arctic experts as they summarize the core of their research, what types of data they collect during MOSAiC on the ice, under the sea, and in the air and describe why this expedition is so key for increasing our understanding of the Arctic and global climate systems.