We started 2018 in the best way possible by attending the DICE workshop "The Role of Dust in Climate Change: A biogeochemistry perspective", in Las Cruces, Chile, 8-10 January. Scientists from all over the world and from different fields of science were participating, from biogeochemists, ocean and climate modellers.... to us, the "Dusty Gang" from the tropical North Atlantic! A diverse and informal group engaging into interesting, interdisciplinary and multicultural discussions.
Group of international researchers that participated on DICE workshop.
From left to right: Jan-Berend, Laura and Catarina!
View from the Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas (ECIM), located in Las Cruces, central Chile (Región de Valparaíso), where DICE workshop too place. This marine research and teaching laboratory belongs to the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) and is associated to a marine protected area. http://ecim.bio.puc.cl/en/
During lunch!