SOLAS
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The Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study or Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) is an international scientific research initiative that is one of the core projects of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
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SOLAS has a goal 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. Thus, this international project is a critical component to understanding the Earth system and the effects of climate change on this system. The project includes meteorologists, oceanographers, marine biologists, and policy-makers.
SOLAS has three major focus areas: Biogeochemical interactions and feedbacks between ocean and atmosphere, Exchange processes at the air-sea interface and the role of transport and transformation in the atmospheric and oceanic boundary layers, and Air-sea flux of carbon dioxide and other long-lived radiatively-active gases (this last focus is developed jointly with the Integrated Marine and Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research project; IMBER). These three focuses are detailed in the project's Science Plan and Implementation Strategy and in three separate Implementation Plans, and each focus has its own Implementation Working Group. The project is administered by a panel of scientific experts in the Scientific Steering Committee, and project coordination is handled by the SOLAS International Project Office at the University of East Anglia
in Norwich UK. Scientific research is conducted by nations across the globe, and SOLAS has 23 established National Networks.
SOLAS runs a successful biennial International Summer School, held at the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse
in Corsica
France
, and the next Summer School is scheduled for 2007. Communications from SOLAS include a monthly e-bulletin, a biannual newsletter, and a website. An Open Science Meeting was held in Xiamen
China
in March 2007.
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme is a research programme that studies the phenomenon of global change.The International Council of Scientific Unions, a coordinating body of national science organizations, launched IGBP in 1986...
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SOLAS has a goal 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. Thus, this international project is a critical component to understanding the Earth system and the effects of climate change on this system. The project includes meteorologists, oceanographers, marine biologists, and policy-makers.
SOLAS has three major focus areas: Biogeochemical interactions and feedbacks between ocean and atmosphere, Exchange processes at the air-sea interface and the role of transport and transformation in the atmospheric and oceanic boundary layers, and Air-sea flux of carbon dioxide and other long-lived radiatively-active gases (this last focus is developed jointly with the Integrated Marine and Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research project; IMBER). These three focuses are detailed in the project's Science Plan and Implementation Strategy and in three separate Implementation Plans, and each focus has its own Implementation Working Group. The project is administered by a panel of scientific experts in the Scientific Steering Committee, and project coordination is handled by the SOLAS International Project Office at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
in Norwich UK. Scientific research is conducted by nations across the globe, and SOLAS has 23 established National Networks.
SOLAS runs a successful biennial International Summer School, held at the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse
Cargèse
Cargèse is a village and commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the west coast of the island of Corsica, 27 km north of Ajaccio...
in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and the next Summer School is scheduled for 2007. Communications from SOLAS include a monthly e-bulletin, a biannual newsletter, and a website. An Open Science Meeting was held in Xiamen
Xiamen
Xiamen , also known as Amoy , is a major city on the southeast coast of the People's Republic of China. It is administered as a sub-provincial city of Fujian province with an area of and population of 3.53 million...
China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
in March 2007.