Issue 38: Chemical, Biogeochemical, and Physical Drivers of the Coupled Polar Atmosphere and Climate: An International Polar Year 2032-33 Planning Workshop

The SOLAS Event Report Issue 38 reports on Chemical, Biogeochemical, and Physical Drivers of the Coupled Polar Atmosphere and Climate: An International Polar Year 2032-33 Planning Workshop, which took place from 17-22 November 2024, in Aussois, France & Online.

The joint workshop was fully hybrid and co-organised by the international initiatives CATCH, PACES, BEPSII, ASPeCt and QUiesCENT. A total of 99 scientists and stakeholders (44 in person) from 21 countries came together. The group assembled core expertise in chemical, biogeochemical and physical processes in the Arctic and Antarctic with a research focus on the coupled atmosphere-ice-ocean system and links to climate change. The main workshop objectives were to i) present and discuss interdisciplinary ‘big picture’ science questions and challenges, and ii) jointly identify research priorities and implementation pathways for research activities in field, laboratory and modelling leading up to and during the 5th International Polar Year (IPY) 2032-2033. Planned workshop output includes a white paper to shape IPY32 funding calls, underpin grant applications, and influence the planning of polar research cruises, field campaigns and new long-term measurement capabilities.

Group picture of the International Polar Year 2032-33 Planning Workshop in Aussois, France.

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