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SOLAS Newsletter June 2020
SOLAS update
 
Paper on SOLAS Science and Society published
The ability to predict and respond to future environmental change relies on a detailed understanding of the physical and biogeochemical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere. SOLAS instigated a collaborative initiative to connect efforts in the natural and social sciences related to these processes, as a contribution to the emerging Future Earth Ocean Knowledge-Action Network (Ocean KAN). Three SOLAS research areas were targeted for a case study to determine a more effective method of interdisciplinary research: valuing carbon and the ocean’s role; air-sea interactions, policy and stewardship; and, air-sea interactions and the shipping industry. The flowchart illustrating the SOLAS Science and Society initiative process is as follows: 
Paper from SOLAS endorsed project AMBIEnCE on dynamic structural model of organic aerosols in a costal marine site published
This article describes a new quantitative structural model of inhomogeneous atmospheric aerosol water-soluble organic matter (WSOM) in rapidly changing atmospheric conditions at a costal marine site. We confirmed the presence of three independent classes of compounds that vary both in content and molecular diversity within very short periods of time: heteroatomrich aliphatic (either chain or branched), carbohydrate-like moieties, and highly substituted aromatic units. These findings of AMBIEnCE project are crucial to bridge the gap and resolve the discrepancies between modeled and measured aerosol WSOM, enabling a better representation of organic aerosols in climate studies.

Reference: Duarte, R.M.B.O., Duan, P., Mao, J., Chu, W., Duarte, A.C., Schmidt-Rohr, K. (2020), Exploring water-soluble organic aerosols structures in urban atmosphere using advanced solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy, Atmospheric Environment, 230, 117503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117503.
 
Dynamic picture of aerosol WSOM composition in rapidly changing atmospheric conditions. For a detailed caption, see Figure 3 and Table S1 in the original manuscript. Reprinted/adapted from Duarte et al., Atmospheric Environment, 230, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117503, Copyright (2020), with permission from Elsevier.
Atmospheric trace metal deposition from natural and anthropogenic sources in western Australia
Studies of the sources and fluxes of atmospheric trace metals in the southwest corner of Australia have been limited, although aerosol trace metal emissions transported off-shore may provide vital micronutrients to the surrounding waters. The atmospheric concentrations and fluxes of total and labile (leachable plus soluble) forms of iron (Fe), vanadium (V), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) were determined, following a multi-step leaching protocol. Their sources were investigated using marker analysis and a Positive Matrix Factorisation method. Aerosols were mostly of natural sources and contained a smaller proportion of labile Fe than aerosols sampled on the eastern coastline of Australia.  

Reference: Strzelec, M., Proemse, B.C., Barmuta, L.A., Gault-Ringold, M., Desservettaz, M., Boyd, P.W., Perron, M.M.G., Schofield, R., Bowie, A.R. (2020), Atmospheric Trace Metal Deposition from Natural and Anthropogenic Sources in Western Australia, Atmosphere,11, 474. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11050474

Graphical abstract is a combination of modified Figures 1 and 3. Locations of the sampling stations in Gingin (GG) and Garden Island (GI) with the photos of sampling locations. Insert chart shows fractional Fe solubility in aerosol samples as mean results for seasonal groups .Grey bars indicate the soluble and white bars the leachable Fe fraction contributing to total Fe, and the black dots show the enrichment factor (EF) for Fe.
Blue Paper on Integrated Ocean Management released 
The High Level Panel for Sustainable Ocean Economy recently released a Blue Paper on Integrated Ocean Management. The paper makes the case for integrated ecosystem-based management which combines value creation and the safeguarding of ecosystem health. By learning from previous successes and failures, the paper identifies existing impediments in policy and practice and lays out a set of steps and guiding principles towards successfully integrated ocean management. Finally, it assesses current opportunities to accelerate progress and the impact of these opportunities on jobs and equity.

The paper was launched via a webinar ‘Integrated Ocean Management’. Find the video of the webinar here. 
 
SOLAS endorsement of integrated atmosphere-ocean time series stations
SOLAS has launched a formal process to endorse integrated atmosphere-ocean time series stations. If you are a principal investigator of a time series station within SOLAS science, you could ask SOLAS for formal endorsement. SOLAS endorsement will help to communicate research and highlights of your time series station to the wider community and provide links with other international organisations.

Please fill the endorsement form, send it to IPO, and inform your national contact (if there is one) about your application. Find more information on SOLAS endorsement here.
The Fifth Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS-V): deadline for session and mini workshop proposals extended
The SOLAS co-sponsored XMAS-V will be held in Xiamen from January 11th to 14th, 2021. XMAS-V will focus on how Multidisciplinary Sciences Can Serve a Sustainable and Healthy Ocean. The symposium will consist of different, interconnected sessions covering physical oceanography, marine biogeochemistry, biological oceanography, and marine ecotoxicology along with workshops for emerging topics in marine environmental sciences such as how to achieve the goals outlined in the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). It will also be one of the important hallmarks of Xiamen University’s centenary celebrations.

XMAS-V is calling for session and mini workshop proposals. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the deadline for proposal submission has been extended to July 31st, 2020. Limited financial support will be available for each session. Please check the details in the SESSION CALL. For questions, please contact the Local Organizing Committee via email.
Upcoming deadlines


JUNE

  • The Ocean Best Practice (OBP) is collecting information on existing capacity development activities, in order to map out the current activities and identify gaps to set priorities on capacity development for OBP. Fill in the survey by 13 June 2020 here.
  • Call for nominations for Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) officers 2020. Deadline for nomination is 19 June 2020. More information here.
  • Online workshop on Co-creating Sustainable Change in Ireland, 24-25 and 29-30 June 2020. Register before 19 June 2020. More information here.
  • Past Global Changes (PAGES) is preparing a special magazine issue for teenagers. This issue will highlight paleoscience topics of interest to the next generation, written in an easy to understand format. The objective is to present global change from a paleo perspective. Call for authors by 30 June 2020. More information here.

JULY

  • Call for nominations for the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Joint Scientific Committee (JSC) membership. The deadline for nominations is 15 July 2020. More information here.
  • Call for papers for the special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering on 'Drivers and Consequences of Ocean Acidification on Different Temporal and Spatial Scales'. Deadline for manuscript submission is 15 July 2020. More information here.
  • Call for applications for an early-career scientist to Join the SCOR Executive Committee. Deadline for application is 17 July 2020. More information here.
  • 5th Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS-V), 11-14 January 2021, Xiamen, China. Deadline for session/workshop proposals extended to 31 July 2020. More information here.
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Upcoming events

  • Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Virtual Symposium 2020, 15-19 June 2020. More information here.
  • Final Conference of the EU project Baltic Gender, online webinar on 18 June 2020, 10:00-12:15 CET. More information here.
  • Goldschmidt Virtual 2020, 21-26 June 2020. More information here.
  • User workshop on Satellite Atmospheric Composition, online, 23-25 June 2020. More information here.
  • Save the date: 2020 BEPSII meeting, online, 24-28 August 2020. More information soon.
  • 3rd International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences, 16-30 November 2020, virtual meeting. More information here.
  • Ocean and Human Health in a Changing World Symposium, 2-4 December 2020. More information here.
  • Symposium on The Chemical Monitoring Station of the Future, 13-15 April 2021, Koblenz, Germany. Deadline for abstract submission: 15 November 2020. More information here.
  • Past Global Changes (PAGES) Agadir 2021: 4th Young Scientists Meeting, 16-18 May 2021, 6th Open Science Meeting, 18-22 May 2021, Agadir, Morocco. More information here.
  • 8th International Symposium on Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces, 19-22 May 2020, Plymouth, UK. Postponed to 18-21 May 2021. More information here.
  • 2nd International Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium, 25-27 May 2021, Darmstadt, Germany, More information here.
  • Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2021 (SRI2021), 12-15 June 2021, Brisbane, Australia. More information here.
  • 7th Climate and Ecosystems Summer School organised by the Integrated Marine Biosphere Research project (IMBeR ClimEco7): Interdisciplinary ocean science for sustainable development, 17-21 August 2020, Vancouver, Canada. Postponed to 9-13 August 2021. More information here.
  • 14th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), 18-23 July 2021, Bremen, Germany. More information here.
  • 16th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Science Conference (IGAC2020), 14-18 September 2020, Manchester, UK. Postponed to 12-16 September 2021. More information here.
  • 6th Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Processes Studies (iLEAPS) Open Science Conference, 9-12 February 2021, Auckland, New Zealand. Postponed to 2022. New dates will be announced soon. More information here.
Published literature 
  • The partial shutdown of the global economy in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an “extreme” drop in daily carbon dioxide emissions, according to new research from Future Earth's Global Carbon Project. The study was published in Nature Climate Change. Read the paper here.
  • The International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG) Ocean Optics & Biogeochemistry Protocols for Satellite Ocean Colour Sensor Validation are available here. 
Funding opportunities
  • The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) 2020 Open Call for Shipboard Training fellowships. More information here.
  • ASSEMBLE Plus integrates over 30 marine biological stations and installations from various regions of the world's oceans and seas. Scientists from academia, industry and policy can make use of marine stations and their services applying for funding through the Transnational Access programme. The last call for Transnational Access is open until 4 October 2020. More information here.
Miscellaneous
  • Call for papers for the special issue of Remote Sensing of Air-Sea Fluxes in the journal Remote Sensing. Deadline for submission is 31 August 2020. More information here.
  • Call for manuscript submission in Remote Sensing special issue of Remote Sensing of Water Cycle Essential Climate Variables and their Applications. Deadline for manuscript submission is 31 December 2020. More information here.
  • The Earth's Future special collection on 'Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 (CMIP6): Trends, Interactions, and Impacts' is calling for papers. Submission deadline is 23 March 2021. More information here.
  • 2020 Call for review of SCOR Working Group proposals. The proposals are available here. Instructions to review the proposals can be found here.  Please send your comments on these proposals to Patricia Miloslavich before 31 August 2020.
  • GEOTRACES will release the third intermediate data product in July 2021 (IDP2021). The final deadline for dataset registration is 15 December 2020. More information here.
  • New Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Code of Conduct has been announced. Find it here.
Flick though some newsletters
  • CLIVAR Bulletin June 2020 here
  • EuroMarine eNews May 2020 here
  • Future Earth Newsletter May 2020 here
  • GEOTRACES e-Newsletter June 2020 here
  • IIOE-2 Newsletter May 2020 here
  • Ocean Carbon Exchange eNewsletter June 2020 here
  • PAGES eNews May 2020 here
  • POGO Newsletter May 2020 here
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