The Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) is an international initiative to achieve quantitative understanding of the key biogeochemical-physical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and the atmosphere, and of how this coupled system affects and is affected by climate and environmental change. Since its launch two decades ago, SOLAS has played a unique and pivotal role in uniting the ocean and atmospheric research communities to more effectively address important challenges in Earth system science and to more proactively transform new knowledge into societal solutions. In order to transition into a new era of combating the clear effects of climate change head-on, SOLAS is determined to continue its delivery of excellent science integrating ocean and atmosphere research and to ensure effective implementation of science in policy and decision-making both at global and regional levels. 

This town hall will allow Xmas-VI attendees to provide direct input and contribute new ideas for SOLAS in planning our future activities, notably on how SOLAS can most usefully facilitate scientific research in understudied regions, identifying the research priorities of underrepresented communities, and discussing how SOLAS science can be transformed to societal solutions. Ideas for new partnership models are also welcome.