What is SOLAS?
The International SOLAS (Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study) Project is an international research initiative comprising of over 1500 scientists in 23 countries. The SOLAS International Project Office (IPO) is based in Norwich in the United Kingdom, and the IPO coordinates and communicates with research teams all over the world. The projects primary objective is to:
"To achieve quantitative understanding of the key biogeochemical-physical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere, and of how this coupled system affects and is affected by climate and environmental change."