Program

During the Summer School, students will receive their lectures in both plenary format and in parallel sessions. Hands-on practicals, including a research cruise, are also included in the schedule.

The Summer School Program is being finalized and will be presented here shortly. Please scroll down for the current draft of the program.

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Program Information

For detailed information, please see the specific sections below.

Schedule

The schedule is being finalized. Please check the website regularly for updates.

Day / Date Time Topic Lecturer
Day 0 - Arrival and registration  
Day 1 9:00 Welcome/SOLAS and Summer School Intro tba
  9:30 Inspirational talk Wallace
  10:30 Health break  
  11:00 Introduction to ocean physics and circulation Piola
  12:00 Lunch  
  14:30 The living component of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system I Levasseur
  15:30 Health break  
  16:00 Introduction to atmospheric physics and chemistry I tba
  17:00 Posters I  
  19:00 End  
Day 2 8:30 Introduction to atmospheric physics and chemistry II tba
  9:30 The living component of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system II Levasseur
  10:30 Health break  
  11:00 Theme 1: The Global Carbon cycle Bopp
  12:00 Lunch  
  14:30 Remote sensing in support of SOLAS science Gassó
  15:30 Health break  
  16:00 Theme 2: Air-sea exchange I Ho
  17:00 Posters II  
  19:00 End  
Day 3 8:30 Theme 2: Air-sea exchange II Ho
  9:30 Introduction to ocean modelling Bopp
  10:30 Health break  
  11:00 Climate change versus climate variability Piola
  12:00 Lunch  
  14:30 Practical briefing Marandino
  15:30 Health break  
  16:00 Introduction to atmospheric modelling Mahajan
  17:00 Posters III  
  19:00 End  
Day 4 - Practicals
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Day 5 - Practicals  
Day 6 - Practicals and BBQ  
Day 7 - Rest day  
Day 8 8:30 Parallel sessions
 - for details see specific section below -
tba
  10:30 Health break  
  11:00 Parallel sessions tba
  12:00 Lunch  
  14:30 Parallel sessions tba
  15:30 Health break  
  16:00 Parallel sessions tba
  18:00 Parallel sessions tba
  19:00 End  
Day 9 8:30 Parallel sessions tba
  10:30 Health break  
  11:00 Parallel sessions tba
  12:00 Lunch  
  14:30 Parallel sessions tba
  15:30 Health break  
  16:00 Parallel sessions tba
  18:00 Parallel sessions tba
  19:00 End  
Day 10 8:30 Student orals
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  10:30 Health break  
  11:00 Student orals  
  12:00 Lunch  
  14:30 Student orals  
  16:00 Student orals (with breaks)  
  19:00 End  
Day 11 8:30 Parallel sessions tba
  10:30 Health break  
  11:00 Parallel sessions tba
  12:00 Lunch  
  14:30 Parallel sessions tba
  15:30 Health break  
  16:00 Parallel sessions tba
  18:00 Prizes, end message, thank yous tba
  19:00 End  
Day 12 - Everyone leaves  

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Practicals

This page will be updated soon with further details of the practicals and names of the instructors. Please check the website regularly for updates.

Topics for practicals
Instructors
Air-sea flux measurements tba
Laboratory tba
Modelling tba
Oral and written communication tba
Remote sensing tba
Research cruise tba

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Parallel sessions

The parallel sessions is being finalized. Please check the website regularly for updates.

Topics for parallel session Instructors
Anthropogenic influence on the ocean tba
Aerosols in the marine environment Altieri
SOLAS science and society/outreach van Doorn (with Lenton)
SOLAS theme 3 Guieu
SOLAS theme 4/remote sensing II Lehahn
SOLAS theme 5 Saltzman
Ethics in science Saltzman
Data handling and archiving ICOS
Upwelling/coastal systems Körtzinger
Cape Verde related Almeida
Microlayer van Pinxteren
Site visit to aerosol/ESA project ASKOS
Social media Mahajan
Publishing Miller
Nitrogen cycle Fawcett
Climate intervention Lenton
Polar oceans Miller

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Lecturers

Lecturers will be updated soon... Please check the website regularly for updates.

Student tasks

As part of the commitment of a successful applicant, you are expected to complete the following before attending the Summer School, and bring the relevant items with you:

  • Oral presentation (4 min presentation + 1 min questions)
    A PowerPoint presentation detailing your topic's background, research method and findings, if you have any. This should last no more than FOUR minutes allowing an additional one minute of questions in your allocated five minute slot.

  • Scientific poster
    A scientific poster describing your research topic (poster format MUST be A0 portrait - landscape posters will not be accepted).

  • Academic paper (optional)
    If you have a paper in preparation, bring it with you as there maybe several opportunities to imporve it during practicals and parallel sessions.

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