The Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) will be holding its fourth open science conference in May 2012 and early registration is open until 8 February (see https://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=2445&nid=15064). These conferences provide a regular opportunity for scientists working on SOLAS topics to exchange research results and develop new collaborations. The main objective of SOLAS is "to achieve quantitative understanding of the key biogeochemical-physical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere, and of how this coupled system affects and is affected by climate and environmental change." SOLAS continues to develop its mid-term strategy around the following topics:

·        Sea-ice biogeochemistry and interactions with the atmosphere
·        Ocean-derived aerosols: production, evolution and impacts
·        Atmospheric control of nutrient cycling and production in the surface ocean
·        Ship plumes: impacts on atmospheric chemistry, climate and nutrient supply to the oceans\
·        Air-sea gas fluxes at Eastern boundary upwelling and Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ) systems
·        SOLAS Observatory and MOIN: the Minimalist OceanSITES Interdisciplinary Network

Please forward this information to any of your colleagues who have an interest in attending the SOLAS Open Science Conference.

Happy holidays!

Ed

Ed Urban, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
Robinson Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716 USA
Phone: +1-302-831-7011
Fax: +1-302-831-7012
E-mail: Ed.Urban@scor-int.org
Web site: www.scor-int.org

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