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Abstract
Project BARIUM aims to further the understanding of oceanic carbon storage over a range of timescales in the region of the West Antarctica Peninsula, the region experiencing the most rapid atmospheric and oceanic warming in recent decades. We will use components of the biogeochemical cycle of barium (Ba) to understand and investigate different aspects of carbon storage. The analyses will provide data suitable for testing hypotheses linking Southern Ocean circulation to global climate over a range of timescales, and linking the response in biogeochemical cycles to future climatic change.