Ocean-derived aerosols play an important role in controlling the aerosol optical depth, cloud formation and properties, radiation balance, and chemistry of the marine atmosphere.
In Jan 2013, a SCOR working group on Sea-Surface Microlayers (WG141) started and is led by Michael Cunliffe (UK) and Oliver Wurl (Germany). This WG contributes to the SOLAS Mid-Term Strategy initiative on Ocean-derived aerosols: production, evolution and impacts. Get updated info about the current progress of this WG here.
The following SOLAS endorsed projects contribute to the Mid-Term Strategy:
WACS II- Western Atlantic Climate Study II (Cruise)
NETCARE- NETwork on Climate and Aerosols: Addressing Key Uncertainties in Remote Canadian Environments
ADEPT-Aerosol deposition and ocean plankton dynamics
SOAP-Surface ocean aerosol production
SOLAS documentation related to the topic:
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Spring 2013 |
Conceptual diagram illustrating the main issues, processes and species relating to the SOLAS Marine Aerosols strategy (click here for copyright info) |
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Dec 2012 |
SOLAS/IGAC closed workshop on 'Marine polymer gels effects on clouds', Kiel, Germany |
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May 2012 |
SOLAS Open Science Conference 2012, Washington State, USA |
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Summer 2011 |
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November 2009 |
SOLAS Open Science Conference 2009, Barcelona, Spain |
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2009 |
White Papers (pdf 44.3 kB) |
- last update October 2013 -