In response to the scientific research program SOLAS (Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study), which was newly introduced by International Geosphere and Biosphere Program(IGBP)Phase II, the fourth session of the standing council of the Chinese National Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program, (CNC-IGBP) has unanimously reached a resolution to set up a China SOLAS task force for undertaking relevant research that bears Chinese characteristics.
The team will be composed of specialists in oceanography, atmospheric sciences, and geochemistry from such institutions as Peking University, Xiamen University, the Ocean University of China, CAS, the State Oceanic Administration, China Meteorological Administration, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Dr. Shi Guangyu of CAS Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) has been elected head of the team.
The work team is affiliated with CAS IAP and The Ocean University of China.
