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THRIVING THROUGH SYNERGY
FOSTERING A SOLAS SCIENCE COMMUNITY
BUILT ON EQUITY, INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS, AND
THE INTEGRATION OF EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS
By Julie Dinasque , Douglas S. Hamil on, Inés M. Leyba, Joan Llo , Tanya Ma shall, Raquel R. de Oli ei a,
Mo gane M.G. Pe on, Liselo e Tinel, Vé onique Ga çon, Ch is a Ma andino, Nadja S eine , Douglas Wallace, and Li Li
SPECIAL ISSUE ON A VISION FOR CAPACITY SHARING IN THE OCEAN SCIENCES
THE IMPERATIVE OF
CAPACITY SHARING IN
INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Unde s anding he complex biogeochem-
ical and physical in e ac ions be ween he
ocean and a mosphe e is c i ical o p e-
dic ing clima e change, assessing plan-
e a y heal h, and implemen ing mi iga-
ion and adap a ion s a egies ha a e
aligned wi h he goals o he UN Decade
o Ocean Science o Sus ainable De el-
op men (2021–2030). To comp ehen-
si ely unde s and he spa ial a iabili y
in he coupling and eedback o ocean-
a mosphe e p ocesses equi es a globally
dis ibu ed, collabo a i e ne wo k wi h
expe ise con ibu ed om oceanog a-
phy, a mosphe ic science, chemis y, biol-
ogy, physics, modeling, and inc easingly
om social sciences, humani ies, and
policy. Two undamen al challenges mus
be o e come o signi ican ly ad ance he
ocean-a mosphe e esea ch: (1) os e ing
o in e disciplina y collabo a ion in sci-
ence amid an academic endency owa d
specializa ion wi hin disciplines, and
(2) o e coming in e na ional dispa i ies
in scien i ic capaci y, when une en dis-
ibu ion o scien i ic e o and access o
esou ces c ea es ba ie s o pa icipa ion
and global unde s anding.
A MODEL FOR
INTERDISCIPLINARY
COLLABORATION AND GLOBAL
CAPACITY SHARING
Launched in 2004, he in e na ional
Su ace Ocean-Lowe A mosphe e S udy
(SOLAS) esea ch ini ia i e explo es
he biogeochemical and physical in e -
ac ions and eedbacks be ween he
ocean and he a mosphe e. D i en by
he need o unde s and how hese in e -
ac ions egula e clima e and plane a y
heal h, SOLAS esea ch in o ms s a -
egies o u u e mi iga ion and adap a-
ion o a apidly wa ming wo ld. The p o-
g am is co-sponso ed by Fu u e Ea h,
he in e na ional Commission on A mos-
phe ic Chemis y and Global Pollu ion
(iCACGP), he Scien i ic Commi ee on
Oceanic Resea ch (SCOR), and he Wo ld
Clima e Resea ch P og am (WCRP). As
he p ima y in e na ional science o ga-
niza ion coo dina ing esea ch a he ai -
sea in e ace, SOLAS in eg a es ocean-
og aphic and a mosphe ic sciences and
p o ides an example o how o build a
success ul in e disciplina y, di e se, and
in e na ional scien i ic communi y.
Recognizing he impo ance o capac-
i y sha ing o global in e disciplina y sci-
ences, SOLAS has p io i ized de eloping a
s a egy ha bene i s bo h i s own commu-
ni y and he b oade Ea h sys em science
communi y. The e o e, SOLAS’s s a egies
and wo k low ha e se ed as a model o
o e coming key challenges in in e disci-
plina y esea ch (challenges desc ibed in,
e.g.,Sha uga e al., 2022). By sha ing i s
expe iences, SOLAS con ibu es o a mo e
inclusi e and collabo a i e app oach o
add essing complex global issues, such as
in ensi ied ex eme e en s, clima e change
mi iga ion, and adap a ion. He e, we p es-
en some o SOLAS’s new ini ia i es and
plans o mee ing he inc easing demands
o ansdisciplina y (McPhee e al., 2018)
esea ch in o de o con ibu e o p esen
and u u e socie al challenges.
ABSTRACT. The Su ace Ocean-Lowe A mosphe e S udy (SOLAS) is a global
esea ch ne wo k dedica ed o ad ancing coupled oceanog aphic and a mosphe ic
science, a ield ha equi es bo h in e disciplina y and globally dis ibu ed expe ise.
Since 2004, SOLAS has os e ed an in e na ional in e disciplina y scien i ic commu-
ni y h ough coo dina ed science and capaci y sha ing ac i i ies. This pape ou lines
how SOLAS 3.0 (2026–2035) will build on his legacy by u he p io i izing di e -
si y, equi y, and inclusion, and expanding and s eng hening esea ch a he ocean-
a mosphe e in e ace. SOLAS 3.0 new ini ia i es include a men o ship p og am, skill
enhancemen wo kshops, inc easing access o esou ces, and a ne wo k o obse a ion
and aining cen e s. By lea ning om pas successes and challenges, SOLAS 3.0 aims
o inspi e scien is s om a ound he wo ld, as well as he nex gene a ion, o add ess
complex ansdisciplina y esea ch and ackle p esen and u u e socie al challenges in
a uly global way.
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EMPOWERING EARLY
CAREER SCIENTISTS
Since i s c ea ion, SOLAS has p io i-
ized ea ly ca ee scien is (ECS) ain-
ing and in eg a ion. SOLAS’s lagship ini-
ia i es include summe schools and he
es ablishmen o a di e se in e na ional
Ea ly Ca ee Scien is Commi ee (ESCS;
Box 1). These ini ia i es we e speci i-
cally designed o ensu e SOLAS’s global
ele ance and o ac i ely os e in e na-
ional capaci y sha ing and knowledge
building, including eaching esea che s
om coun ies p e iously unde ep e-
sen ed in he ield (Figu e 1). SOLAS 3.0
(2026–2035) will expand on i s mission o
ain, engage, and connec he nex gen-
e a ion o ocean-a mosphe e esea che s
while p omo ing he global coo dina ion
o science ac oss he ai -sea in e ace.
THE SOLAS SUMMER SCHOOL
Since 2003, he SOLAS Summe School
(SSS) has been a co ne s one in ain-
ing and connec ing he nex gene a ion
o ocean- a mosphe e scien is s. S a ing
wi h ounda ional knowledge on he key
chemical, physical, and biological p o-
cesses in a mosphe ic and oceanic sci-
ences, he SSS p og am p og esses o
include in-dep h explo a ion o cu ing-
edge ocean- a mosphe e esea ch opics
h ough lec u es, p ac ical wo k, and
in e ac ions wi h in e na ional expe s
and pee s. Pas SSSs ha e been held a
a ange o loca ions, including Co sica,
F ance; Xiamen, China; and Mindelo,
Cabo Ve de. In addi ion, a success ul ully
i ual summe school was o ganized in
2022 du ing he COVID pandemic.
The SSS sel -iden i ies as a dynamic
in e na ional and in e disciplina y in o -
mal science lea ning p og am (ISLP).
Like o he success ul ISLPs, i p o ides
in e disciplina y p o essional and pee
ne wo king, (so ) skill de elopmen , and
cul u al exchange (Moskel e al., 2021;
C i ano ic e al., 2024). Recen inno a-
ions include pa allel sessions o p o ide
discipline- ocused lea ning oppo uni ies
and cou ses on he social implica ions o
ocean-a mosphe e esea ch, in e na ional
laws, and equi y, di e si y, and inclusion.
The 10 h i e a ion o he SSS, o be
held in B azil in 2026, will emphasize
SOLAS 3.0’s ocus on socie al challenges,
h ough ac i e lea ning ac i i ies such as
g oup p ojec s. SOLAS en isions o a ing
i s u u e SSS loca ions o each a mo e
di e se coho o in e na ional s uden s,
including mino i ies and s uden s om
unde ep esen ed egions.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
% coau ho s om low-
middle income cou ies*
FIGURE 1. Con ibu ions o au ho s om low and
lowe -middle income economies* o Su ace
Ocean-Lowe A mosphe e S udy (SOLAS) pub-
lica ions (2016–2024) show a ~20% inc ease
o e ime. Pe cen ages a e calcula ed om an
annual a e age o 323 ± 28 publica ions. SOLAS
publica ions a e de ined as p oduc s esul -
ing om SOLAS sponso ed e en s (wo kshops,
special issues) and p ojec s, endo sed p ojec s
and s a ions, and p oduc s om SOLAS na ional
and egional ne wo ks. *Low and lowe - middle
income economies a e based on his SCOR lis :
h ps://sco -in .o g/wo k/capaci y/.
BOX 1. SOLAS EARLY CAREER SCIENTIST COMMITTEE
Launched in Janua y 2023, he SOLAS Ea ly Ca ee Scien is Commi ee (ECSC;
h ps://www.solas-in .o g/ecs-membe s.h ml) comp ises 17 ECSs (de ined as ≤10 yea s
a e PhD) ep esen ing 15 na ionali ies a di e en ca ee s ages, om mas e ’s s u-
den s o junio acul y (Figu e B1). Membe s o a e e e y wo o h ee yea s and in e -
nally nomina e new membe s a e an open applica ion p ocess. The ECSC chai ac s
as he liaison be ween he SOLAS Scien i ic S ee ing Commi ee (SSC) and he ECSC.
The goals, oles, and o ganiza ion o he ECSC we e de ined du ing a h ee-day wo k-
shop held in sp ing 2023. Since hen, he ECSC has led a ange o ac i i ies, wi h
a speci ic ocus on ansdisciplina y collabo a ions and equi y, di e si y, and inclu-
sion. Examples include he o ganiza ion o SOLAS semina se ies, he Fu u e Ea h/
Eu opean Space Agency- unded wo kshops Fi e science Lea ning AcRoss he Ea h
sys em (FLARE) 2023, and Sea-su ace mic oPlAs ic Rom SpacE (SPARSE) 2025;
sessions and side e en s a in e na ional con e ences; and co-o ganiza ion o he
SOLAS Open Science Con e ence 2024. The ECSC ep esen ed SOLAS a he UN
Ocean Decade con e ence in 2024 in Ba celona, Spain, and con ibu es o enhanc-
ing SOLAS in e na ional collabo a ions by c ea ing links wi h o he ECS ne wo ks in
ocean and a mosphe e sciences.
FIGURE B1. ECSC ep esen a ion a ound he wo ld, wi h gende
dis ibu ion indica ed
Female
Male
Non
-
bina y
Female
Male
Non-
bina y
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SOLAS’s commi men o he in eg a-
ion o ECS is e iden h ough pa ici-
pa ing young scien is s’ e olu ion in o
leade ship oles. Cu en ly, 26% o he
SOLAS Scien i ic S ee ing Commi ee
membe s, including a co-chai , and
23% o he cu en SOLAS Na ional/
Regional Rep esen a i es a e SSS
alumni. App oxima ely 20% o he SSS
alumni now hold leading oles in non-
academic se ings ha include nongo -
e nmen al o ganiza ions, indus y, and
p i a e/ go e nmen al sec o s wo ldwide
(Figu e 2).
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT
To enhance he sense o communi y
among ECSs and p o ide suppo as hei
ca ee s de elop, SOLAS 3.0 will imple-
men a new men o ship p og am ocus-
ing on in e na ional collabo a ion and
skill de elopmen . This ini ia i e is d i en
by eedback om he SSS alumni su ey
(2021), which e ealed ha ewe han
hal o he pa icipan s el ully in e-
g a ed in o he SOLAS communi y o he
long e m (Figu e 2). Many SSS alumni
exp ess a desi e o mo e o malized and
sus ained in e ac ion wi h hei pee s and
o inc eased men o ship oppo uni ies.
To ailo he men o ship p og am o
he communi y’s needs, he ECSC held
a discussion session a he 2024 SOLAS
Open Science Con e ence (OSC) in Goa,
India. Pa icipan s s a ed ha being a
men o is highly ul illing and mu u-
ally bene icial. Pa icipan s highligh ed
he impo ance o he ollowing p og am
componen s (Figu e 3):
• Compassiona e guidance, ac i e lis en-
ing, and con inuous suppo
• Goal-o ien ed men o ship and a sha ed
commi men o g ow h, using indica-
o s o success de ined by bo h men o s
and men ees
• F equen assessmen h ough s an-
da dized ques ionnai e esponses om
bo h men o s and men ees
• Dynamic ela ionship o men o ship
(many pa icipan s ega ded hem-
sel es as bo h men o s and men ees)
• Fo mal acknowledgmen o men o -
ship ac i i ies
• A code o conduc and men o ship
aining
The p og am will i s ea u e pee -
o-pee men o ship be o e de eloping a
adi ional men o ship plan. This model
will allow ECSs o lea n om one ano h-
e ’s unique pa hways o science, p o ide
insigh s in o na iga ing academic and
cul u al landscapes, and o e con inu-
ing con ac pos summe school pa ic-
ipa ion. SOLAS also plans o o ganize
sho - e m pee -men o ship e en s as
Academia
Indus y
NGO Public/
Go e nmen
O he s
Ag ee
Somewha
Ag ee
Neu al
Somewha
Disag ee
Disag ee
FIGURE 2. The SOLAS Summe School 2023 coho is shown ga he ed in Cabo Ve de. Pie cha s
show p opo ion o alumni cu en posi ions (le ) and eeling o belonging o he SOLAS com-
muni y a e pa icipa ing in he summe school ( igh ). Da a a e based on a su ey done in 2021
(n = 128 pa icipan s om se en summe schools). To inc ease pa icipa ion and upda e eedback, a
simila su ey planned in 2025 will include he eigh h (in 2022) and nin h (in 2023) summe school
pa icipan s along wi h Ea ly Ca ee Scien is Day pa icipan s om 2019, 2022, and 2024 Open
Science Con e ences.
FIGURE 3. Feedback om he men o ship p og am discus-
sion du ing SOLAS Open Science Con e ence 2024. The wo d
cloud desc ibes he bene i s o men o ship, and he pie cha
desc ibes expec a ions om he men o ship p og am.
Guidance
Collabo a ion
Skill
De elopmen
Emo ional
Suppo
Ne wo king
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pa o he ECS Day held du ing SOLAS
Open Science Con e ences and SOLAS
Summe Schools. The aim is o e en ually
o e long- e m men o ships o comp e-
hensi e ca ee guidance, in e disciplina y
men o ships o skill de elopmen , and
sho - e m men o ships o a ge ed sup-
po (e.g., g an applica ions, na iga ing
new en i onmen s, ne wo king a in e -
na ional e en s).
This comp ehensi e app oach aims o
c ea e a ib an and inclusi e men o -
ship ne wo k ha p omo es collabo a-
ion and lea ning ac oss di e se ca ee
s ages and cul u al con ex s, ensu ing
he con inued g ow h and success o he
SOLAS communi y.
SCIENTIFIC SYNERGY,
KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCE
ACCESSIBILITY
One o he key scien i ic dissemina ion
ac i i ies o ganized by SOLAS is he OSC
(h ps://www.solas-in .o g/news/e en s-
a chi e/solas-osc.h ml). To da e, SOLAS
has hos ed nine OSCs, s a egically
o a ing he loca ion ac oss he globe o
enhance accessibili y o in e na ional
esea che s om di e se egions (one
each in Canada, China, Spain, Uni ed
S a es, Japan, Sou h A ica, and India, and
wo in Ge many). Hos ing he OSC o
he SSS di ec ly bene i s he hos coun y
by showcasing i s science and esea ch-
e s on an in e na ional s age, leading o
new na ional and in e na ional collabo-
a ions. This has os e ed capaci y build-
ing and inc eased in e na ional ep esen-
a ion as e idenced by he in eg a ion o
scien is s om Sou h A ica and India
wi hin he SOLAS communi y ollowing
he la es OSCs.
The common OSC s uc u e, which
dedica es 50% o con e ence ime o in e -
ac i e pos e s and g oup discussion ses-
sions, has p o en an excellen means o
de eloping in e na ional collabo a ions,
communi y, and ECS in e ac ions. Since
2019, he OSC has also o ganized an ECS
Day suppo ed by SOLAS bu de eloped
and coo dina ed by i s ECS communi y.
This well-a ended e en co e s opics on
BOX 2. ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE: FROM SUCCESSFUL
SOLAS SUMMER SCHOOLS TO SOLAS CENTERS FOR
OBSERVATION, TRAINING, AND SOLUTIONS
The SOLAS Summe School a es s o he o ganiza ion’s commi men o ECS de el-
opmen and global engagemen in he ield o ocean-a mosphe e science. Howe e ,
SOLAS s i es o g ow and e ol e i s aining capaci y and hus en isions es ablishing
a ne wo k o Cen e s o Obse a ion, T aining, and Solu ions (SCOTS), wi h he ol-
lowing key cha ac e is ics and p inciples:
• Long- e m commi men o capaci y sha ing and co-design o scien i ic ac i i ies
• In e na ional accessibili y
• Long- e m ocean-a mosphe e obse a ion capaci y
• T aining acili ies (on-si e o close by) o SSS and specialized skill wo kshops
The aining could aim o sha e capaci y bo h egionally and in e na ionally by hos -
ing wo kshops on speci ic skills o me hods. We en ision b oad, mul ina ional unding
suppo wi h a commi men o sha ed, mul ina ional in es men wi h hos coun ies,
based on equi able pa ne ships, a oiding “pa achu e science,” and deli e ing clea
bene i s o hos coun ies.
A majo SOLAS accomplishmen was es ablishmen o long- e m obse a ion
capaci y and in as uc u e, oge he wi h aining echnical and scien i ic pe sonnel,
on he island o São Vicen e, Cabo Ve de (a Small Island De eloping S a e). This ini-
ia i e ca alyzed majo in es men in esea ch and in as uc u e and a ac ed b oad
pa icipa ion and suppo — he esul ing in as uc u e has been used by a la ge num-
be o in e na ional SOLAS esea che s as well as he wide scien i ic communi y
(e.g.,Fiedle e al., 2025, in his issue). I con ibu ed o he de elopmen o a mas e ’s
le el cou se a he Technical Uni e si y o he A lan ic in Ma ine and Clima e Science
(Cabo Ve de) unde he Wes A ican Science Se ice Cen e on Clima e Change
and Adap ed Land use (WASCAL) p og am and hos ed he SSS in 2023. E o s like
his can enhance global esea ch capaci y, os e scien i ic collabo a ion, and help
o add ess c i ical global socie al needs ela i e o clima e change and sus ainable
de elopmen , especially in scien i ically unde ep esen ed egions.
An aspi a ion o SOLAS 3.0 would be o le e age exis ing in as uc u e (e.g., h ough
SOLAS endo sed imes-se ies s a ions) and collabo a e o es ablish new pa ne -
ships wi h cen e s in o he egions o he wo ld o build a ne wo k o SCOTS s a ions
(Figu e B2).
FIGURE B2. Blue do s indica e poin s wi hin an en isioned SOLAS Cen e s o Obse a ion,
T aining and Solu ions ne wo k o ime-se ies s a ions, and yellow do s show po en ial o
u u e ne wo k expansion.
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scien i ic and p o essional de elopmen
and o e s ECSs oppo uni ies o ne wo k
wi h pee s and s ep in o he SOLAS com-
muni y be o e he con e ence. Du ing
OSC 2024, he ECS day was co-hos ed
by SCOR Wo king G oup 167, Reducing
Unce ain y in Soluble ae osol T ace
Elemen Deposi ion (RUSTED). The aim
was o b ing oge he ECSs om o e -
lapping esea ch communi ies o boos
knowledge sha ing, ne wo king, sup-
po , and aining. Abou 46 ECSs pa -
icipa ed, 40% o whom we e new o he
SOLAS communi y.
To ully le e age i s po en ial o in e -
na ional collabo a ion, SOLAS 3.0 will
go beyond i s co e ne wo king e en s o
ac i ely acili a e esea che connec ion
and exchange. This will in ol e de el-
oping a comp ehensi e esea che da a-
base lis ing SOLAS p ojec s, esea che
expe ise, and con ac de ails. This da a-
base will suppo he men o ship p o-
g am, enhance ne wo king ac i i ies,
and p o ide a ounda ion o he SOLAS
Cen e s o Obse a ion, T aining, and
Solu ions (SCOTS) ne wo k (Box 2).
Fu he mo e, SOLAS 3.0 will de elop a
oolbox o bes p ac ices o accessibil-
i y o da a, expe ise, and ins umen s,
ensu ing ha esou ces and knowledge
a e eadily a ailable o he en i e SOLAS
communi y and beyond.
BUILDING BRIDGES: STEPS
TOWARD INCLUSIVE
TRANSDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH COMMUNITIES
SOLAS 3.0 ep esen s a signi ican s ep
owa d a mo e inclusi e, ansdisci-
plina y, and impac ul app oach o
ocean-a mosphe e science ha aligns
wi h he UN Decade o Ocean Science
goal o educe dispa i ies in ocean sci-
ences h ough capaci y de elopmen
(Ha den-Da ies e al., 2022). This nex
phase will ex end SOLAS’s p o en model
o in e disciplina y collabo a ion in o
a uly ansdisciplina y ealm by in e-
g a ing humani ies, social sciences, pol-
icy, and adi ional knowledge. Cen al
o his ision is he empowe men o
ECSs, whose pe spec i es and inno a i e
ideas a e essen ial o add essing u u e
socie al challenges.
SOLAS’s expe ience o e he pas wo
decades has p o ided aluable lessons
o os e ing success ul in e na ional and
in e disciplina y collabo a ions. A key
akeaway, unde sco ed by he alumni and
communi y-d i en esump ion o SSS
in 2018 a e a i e-yea hia us, was he
c i ical impo ance o sus ained engage-
men and in eg a ion o ECSs wi hin he
SOLAS ne wo k. S eps aken o add ess
his include es ablishing he ECSC in
2023 and ongoing de elopmen o he
men o ship p og am. SOLAS is also
s eng hening i s e o s o build mo e
inclusi e egional ne wo ks, os e ing
g ea e in e na ional pa icipa ion and
capaci y sha ing by expanding and e i-
alizing less-engaged na ional ne wo ks.
This model o adap i e, in eg a i e,
ansdisciplina y collabo a ion no only
add esses he u gen needs o ocean-
a mosphe e esea ch bu also se es as an
inspi ing bluep in o o he ansdisci-
plina y esea ch communi ies seeking o
b idge di e se scien i ic pe spec i es and
d i e impac ul global change.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This wo k is an exce p om he u u e SOLAS 3.0
Science Plan. We a e g a e ul o he SOLAS IPO,
SSC, ECSC, Na ional/Regional Ne wo ks, and he ull
SOLAS communi y a la ge o hei con ibu ions o
he SOLAS 3.0 science plan. We acknowledge und-
ing and suppo o SOLAS om SCOR (NSF G an s
OCE-1840868, 2140395, and 2513154), iCACGP,
WCRP, and Fu u e Ea h, and he hos ins i u e o
he SOLAS IPO, he S a e Key Labo a o y o Ma ine
En i onmen al Science, China (The 111 P ojec on
Ma ine Biogeochemis y, BP0719030).
AUTHORS
Julie Dinasque ([email p o ec ed]), Ma ine
Biology Resea ch Di ision, Sc ipps Ins i u ion o
Oceanog aphy, Uni e si y o Cali o nia San Diego,
La Jolla, CA, USA. Douglas S. Hamil on, Ma ine,
Ea h, and A mosphe ic Sciences, No h Ca olina
S a e Uni e si y, Raleigh, NC, USA. Inés M. Leyba,
Facul ad de Ciencias Exac as y Na u ales,
Depa amen o de Ciencias de la A mós e a y los
Océanos, Uni e si y o Buenos Ai es, A gen ina,
and College o Ea h, Ocean, and A mosphe ic
Sciences, O egon S a e Uni e si y, Co allis, OR,
USA. Joan Llo , Ba celona Supe compu ing
Cen e - Cen o Nacional de Supe compu ación,
Ba celona, Spain. Tanya Ma shall, Geosciences
Depa men , P ince on Uni e si y, P ince on, NJ,
USA, and Depa men o Oceanog aphy, Uni e si y
o Cape Town, Sou h A ica. Raquel R. de Oli ei a,
Faculdade de Oceanog a ia, Uni e sidade do Es ado
do Rio de Janei o, B azil. Mo gane M.G. Pe on,
Uni e si é de B e agne Occiden ale, Labo a oi e
des Sciences de l’En i onnemen Ma in, Plouzané,
F ance. Liselo e Tinel, IMT No d Eu ope, Ins i u
Mines-Télécom, Uni e si y o Lille, Cen e o Ene gy
and En i onmen , Lille, F ance. Vé onique Ga çon,
CNRS, Ins i u de Physique du Globe de Pa is, F ance.
Ch is a Ma andino, Resea ch Di ision 2-Ma ine
Biogeochemis y, GEOMAR Helmhol z Cen e o
Ocean Resea ch Kiel, Ge many. Nadja S eine ,
Ins i u e o Ocean Sciences, Fishe ies and Oceans
Canada, Sydney, BC, Canada. Douglas Wallace,
Depa men o Oceanog aphy, Dalhousie Uni e si y,
Hali ax, NS, Canada. Li Li ([email p o ec ed]), SOLAS
In e na ional P ojec O ice, S a e Key Labo a o y o
Ma ine En i onmen al Science, Xiamen, China.
ARTICLE CITATION
Dinasque , J., D.S. Hamil on, I.M. Leyba, J. Llo ,
T. Ma shall, R.R. de Oli ei a, M.M.G. Pe on,
L. Tinel, V. Ga çon, C. Ma andino, N. S eine ,
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