Action Items and Wrap Up Importance of proposals that address set of REx hypotheses. Proposals must review well on their own (together with the VOCALS Summary) Facility Request will be submitted to EOL by July 1st. The sampling strategy discussed at this meeting is a key component of this request. Draft by June 22nd for participant review VOCALS is a climate program, and a program in which modeling and observations are strongly coupled

Action Items (contd.) Proposal sharing? Use single set of flight plans Alternative hypothesis 1C to reflect potential importance of ocean biogenic production: “The small effective radii measured from space over the SEP are primarily a result of anthropogenic rather than ocean biogenic sources; entrainment of polluted air from the lower free-troposphere is an important source of cloud condensation nuclei.” Dates for second REx Preparatory Workshop Oceanography need for March or earlier February? Where? Boulder, Seattle? other meetings after REx?

Timeline July 1st: EOL Facility Request July 15th: Deadline for PI Proposals to be considered by VOCALS Panel Review October 15th: Review Panel Meets November: OFAP Panel Meets - feasibility Fall 2007: Site surveys (ops. center, land sites) early 2007: PI Proposal decisions February 2007: 2nd VOCALS REx Preparatory Workshop