Discussion Sessions
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Discussion sessions
Parallel discussion sessions are intended to provide an informal opportunity for round table discussions of SOLAS-related topics with the aim of furthering collaborations and research.
Discussion session programme will be available at a later stage.
Discussion sessions detail:
Monday, 11 Nov 2024
Community feedback on launching a SOLAS mentorship program
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Douglas Hamilton, USA; Tanya Marshall, USA; Raquel Oliveira, Brazil
SOLAS plans to launch a mentorship program in mid-2025 led by the Early Career Scientist (ECS) Committee. This is an initiative that the ECS community has asked for and will help shape SOLAS 3.0 as mentoring provides an intentional means of building community and sharing knowledge and experiences. The objective of the program is to facilitate strong mentorship links between established scientists and ECS members across multiple disciplines relevant to SOLAS. To launch a successful program, the ECS Committee proposes to host an open session at the OSC to brainstorm the design and implementation of the mentorship program and to assess interest among potential mentors and mentees. We will use feedback from both established and early career researchers to then shape the plan. The session will consist of a 10-15 min introduction on why SOLAS wants to implement a mentorship program, followed by discussion prompted by key questions. The long open discussion will allow for the attendees to contribute all their ideas.
SOLAS studied processes missing from coupled models
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Maria Kanakidou, Greece; Susann Tegtmeier, Canada; Boris Dewitte, Chile
The number of atmosphere-ocean interface processes implemented in coupled global Earth system models to realistically simulate fluxes of momentum, heat, freshwater, gases, and aerosols is continuously increasing. While progress has been made in some areas, many of the key biogeochemical-physical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and the atmosphere are still missing from these models. In this session, we will discuss the current status of SOLAS studied processes in coupled models, gaps, and scientific challenges as well as future directions.
The coupling of ocean, sea-ice and atmospheric chemistry & biogeochemistry: A cross-disciplinary research challenge
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Daiki Nomura, Japan; Sarat Chandra Tripathy, India; Anoop Mahajan, India; Lisa Miller, Canada; Nadja Steiner, Canada
The ocean areas covered by sea ice are undergoing significant climate change, but many important chemical, biological, and physical processes and feedbacks in these areas are still poorly understood, particularly in the understudied Indian sector of the Southern Ocean. In this discussion session, we hope to foster new interactions among scientists working in the polar oceans and at lower latitudes in the Indian Ocean to explore ways we can help each other better understand both regions and the interactions between them. Through this discussion session, the SOLAS-related sea-ice research communities of BEPSII, CATCH, and CIce2Clouds hope to engage with more scientists who work in the Indian Ocean.
Tuesday, 12 Nov 2024
Exploring the nexus: Building capacity in understanding the impacts of atmospheric deposition on ocean biogeochemistry
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Semeena Shamsudheen, UK; Pallavi Saxena, India; Saurabh Sonwani, India; Douglas Hamilton, USA; AlessandroTagliabue, UK
The relationship between atmospheric chemistry, aerosol deposition, and ocean biogeochemistry is highly complex. This session focuses on how these processes affect global marine ecosystems, via modulating oceanic nutrient cycling, primary productivity, and ecosystem dynamics. To explore the nexus we propose establishing a new working group including iLEAPS, SOLAS, IGAC, GEIA and AIMES to answer:
- What are the main sources and pathways of atmospheric deposition impacting ocean biogeochemistry? Are there emerging secondary sources that need attention?
- How do oceanic fluxes react with pollution in the marine boundary layer?
- How do pollutants such as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), and microplastics accumulate in marine organisms through processes like bioaccumulation and biomagnification?
- What are the long-term implications of anthropogenic activities on atmospheric deposition patterns and marine biogeochemical cycles?
Impacts of biology in the Southern Ocean on cloud processes – upcoming collaborations and initiatives
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Jessie Creamean, USA; Marc Mallet, Australia; Manuela van Pinxteren, Germany
At this critical juncture, understanding the complex relationships between oceanic, cryospheric, and atmospheric processes in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica is imperative. Given their remoteness from major pollution sources, these regions serve as vital benchmarks for pre-industrial conditions. Challenges persist in unravelling the intricate dynamics among oceanic and ice biology, aerosols, clouds, precipitation, and radiation, impacting our ability to model past, present, and future climate change. To address these challenges, nations are launching large-scale field projects to collect essential data, underscoring the need for coordinated efforts to maximise resources and expertise. PICCAASO (Partnerships for Investigations of Clouds and the biogeoChemistry of the Atmosphere in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean) seeks to facilitate collaboration to extract insights from research before further changes occur. This session invites discussion across disciplines, focusing on recent or upcoming field campaigns and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to address longstanding issues like the Southern Ocean's cloud-radiative bias.
Knowledge brokering for impact in marine governance
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb, Australia; Erik van Doorn, Australia
Ensuring the effective interpretation, translation and communication of SOLAS research is critical for
achieving impact. Knowledge brokering can be thought of as closing the gap between SOLAS
research and practice and is critical to solving real world problems. So, how does one become a
knowledge broker? and what skills are needed to do so?
This discussion session will explore the what, why, and how of knowledge brokering focussing on the
experiences of scientists working at the science-policy interface of the air-sea interface. The session
will begin with an initial lightning round of presentations and provocations of knowledge brokering
in practice.
Questions that will be covered include the mechanics of knowledge brokering, such as: What is it?
Why is it important? How is it done? And what skills, capacities and/or resources does one need to
engage in knowledge brokering? Other themes to be covered will include: What role does
knowledge brokering play in creating SOLAS research? and Do researchers have a responsibility to
engage with knowledge brokering? How can SOLAS facilitate these topics?
Wednesday, 13 Nov
Reducing uncertainties in soluble aerosol trace element deposition: a SCOR working group call to the community
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Morgane Perron, France; Akinori Ito, Japan, Douglas Hamilton, USA
Quantifying the transfer of micronutrient trace elements (TE) and pollutants across the air-sea interface is a current research priority of international research programs like SOLAS. However, large uncertainties remain on what fraction of the atmospheric input flux is soluble, hindering a good understanding of how atmospheric TE deposition modulates marine biological activity and, ultimately, the oceanic sequestration of atmospheric CO2. The SCOR Working Group 167 (RUSTED) brings together experts from ocean biogeochemistry, atmospheric chemistry and modelling communities, with the aim of assuring the quality and comparability of TE solubility data produced through laboratory leaching schemes and providing advice on the use of such data in Earth System models. RUSTED wishes to present its ongoing work. Including two intercomparison studies of 1) aerosol TE solubility laboratory leaching schemes and of 2) coupled atmosphere-ocean Fe solubility modelling estimates. Inputs and participation from the wider SOLAS community are sought.
SOLAS Science & Society 3.0 the way forward
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Erik van Doorn, Australia; Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb, Australia
Since the Open Science Conference in Kiel in 2015, SOLAS Science & Society has worked on how to increase interaction between natural scientists and social scientists on the one hand and the interaction with society as a whole on the other. In this session, we would like to engage the SOLAS community in the work that has been done on the former. We will report on the efforts so far, especially the workshop on this topic held in Goa in November 2023 and aims for SOLAS Science & Society in the upcoming Science Plan. There is also ample opportunity to brainstorm about new topics that might need to be covered by SOLAS Science & Society in the future, both with our scientific efforts as well as our communication with stakeholders and local communities.
Coastal cities air quality under the influence from the ocean – shared common mission of IGAC and SOLAS
Convenors/Rapporteurs: Maria Kanankidou, Greece; Yee Jun Tham, China
Coastal cities are located at the intersection between the ocean and the continent, and the alternating influence of sea and land air masses makes the formation, transfer and transformation processes of pollutants to present significant coastal characteristics. Marine emissions are affecting air quality in coastal cities and in turn the cities’ emissions through changes in atmospheric composition affect the regional climate, contribute to deposition of pollutants/nutrients and thereby impact on the marine environments. Taking these interactions into account requires joint efforts by atmospheric and marine scientists. The regulation mechanism of air pollution in coastal cities and the health effects of emissions from marine source are still unclear, which is a major constraint to sustainable improvement of air quality in coastal areas. Located in both of the missions of IGAC and SOLAS, joint efforts have to be carried out to improve the air quality of coastal cities.
Discussion sessions
Parallel discussion sessions are intended to provide an informal opportunity for
round table discussions of SOLAS-related topics with the aim of furthering
collaborations and research.
Discussion session programme will be available at a later stage.
Discussion session proposal submission
- Discussion session submissions are closed!
- Notification of discussion session acceptance: end July 2022.
Poster sessions
Poster sessions are aligned with the plenary sessions. All posters will be available
during the whole conference.
Poster session list, including presenter times, poster titles, and poster board
numbers will be available at a later stage.
Poster presentation guidelines
- The conference centre is not equipped to print posters. Please make your arrangements in advance.
- All posters must be in A0 vertical format https://www.prepressure.com/library/paper-size/din-a0
- Please come to the registration desk as early as possible and pick up your individual poster board number and hang your poster. If you need assistance, the registration desk staff will help you.
- Every poster must be presented by the indicated presenter during the dedicated time slot. The presentation must cover the material as cited in the abstract.
- Posters must be removed by the lunch time on ** November. Posters remaining after this time will be removed and recycled.
Student poster competition
In order to support students and encourage excellence, SOLAS will award prizes to the top student posters presented at the conference. Participants who registered as a student will automatically be entered into the competition. Good luck!!
Printing your poster in Cape Town
- Arrangements have been made with Colour Copy & Print should you wish to have your poster printed in Cape Town
- The cost is R350 for an A0 sized poster
- Payment to be made directly to SEM copy shop.