Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office

海洋碳与生物地球化学项目办公室

• 批准号: 0927287
• 负责人: Scott Doney
• 金额: $ 222.17万
• 依托单位: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0927287&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ocean; Carbon; Biogeochemistry; Project; Office; Ocean; Carbon; Biogeochemistry; Project; Office

In January, 2006, an Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) was created by NSF, NASA, and NOAA to provide leadership to the U.S. ocean research community by identifying research priorities and promoting, planning, and coordinating collaborative, multidisciplinary research opportunities in ocean biogeochemistry. In conjunction with the founding of the SSC, the OCB Project Office was established to provide scientific and logistical support for the SSC and OCB activities. Over the past three years, the OCB Project Office has established an annual OCB summer science meeting series, conducted targeted scoping workshops on specific science questions, supported U.S. participation in national and international science and coordination activities, hosted a minority student program, and created an OCB website and newsletter for distribution of OCB results.Under this award, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will receive renewal support to continue the activities of the OCB Project Office: 1) Provide logistical support to the OCB SSC for its meetings, production of reports, and other SSC activities; 2) Organize community workshops, short courses, and symposia; 3) Communicate OCB products and activities to the national and international scientific community and broader audiences, serving as a clearing house for information related to U.S. and international ocean carbon cycle science programs; and 4) Interface with other national and international carbon cycle science programs and activities.Broader Impacts In the face of climate change and associated changes in atmospheric composition and ocean chemistry, a more comprehensive understanding of ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystem processes is critically needed to improve our predictive capabilities and provide the framework for the development of sound adaptation strategies. The OCB Project Office will facilitate a more integrated scientific approach by providing critical coordination and logistical support to enhance the efforts of the U.S. research community. Through a grassroots, community driven approach, the proposed OCB workshops and courses will give OCB scientists a public venue for discussing research challenges and implementation approaches to address OCB research priorities. The Project Office will support the OCB SSC and other OCB subcommittees (i.e., ocean acidification, time-series) which provide valuable guidance on U.S. research priorities and coordination efforts. Another increasingly important role of the OCB Project Office is to engage the OCB community in other national and international carbon cycle science programs and activities (e.g., NACP, IOCCP, IMBER, etc.) thus placing ocean biogeochemical research in the broader context of marine ecology, global carbon cycle, and climate science. The communication of OCB activities and priorities is fundamental to community building and outreach. The Project Office will work to expand the OCB network by continuing production of a regular newsletter, augmenting OCB?s web presence by expanding its project information, field opportunities, and tools and resources for OCB scientists, and developing hands-on outreach products for scientists, educators, and policy makers.

2006年1月，NSF，NASA和NOAA创建了海洋碳和生物地球化学（OCB）科学指导委员会（SSC），通过识别研究优先级，促进，计划，计划以及协调合作，多学科研究机会，在海洋生物体生物体体中识别研究优先，计划，计划以及协调合作，计划，并为美国海洋研究社区提供领导。与SSC的成立一起，建立了OCB项目办公室，以为SSC和OCB活动提供科学和后勤支持。在过去的三年中，OCB项目办公室已经建立了一个年度OCB夏季科学会议系列，针对针对特定科学问题的范围界定研讨会，支持美国参与国家和国际科学和协调活动，主持少数族裔学生计划，并创建了OCB网站，并创建了一个OCB奖的OCB奖学金。向OCB SSC进行会议，报告的生产和其他SSC活动； 2）组织社区讲习班，短期课程和专题讨论会； 3）将OCB产品和活动传达给国家和国际科学界以及更广泛的受众，作为与美国和国际海洋碳循环科学计划有关的信息的交换所； 4）与其他国家和国际碳循环科学计划和活动的互动。面对气候变化以及大气组成和海洋化学的相关变化的影响，对海洋生物地球化学和生态系统过程的更全面的了解是提高我们的预测能力，并为声音适应策略的发展提供了框架。 OCB项目办公室将通过提供批判性协调和后勤支持来增强美国研究界的努力，从而促进更加综合的科学方法。通过基层，社区驱动的方法，拟议的OCB研讨会和课程将为OCB科学家提供讨论研究挑战和实施方法以解决OCB研究优先事项的公共场所。项目办公室将支持OCB SSC和其他OCB小组委员会（即海洋酸化，时间序列），这些小组为美国的研究优先事项和协调工作提供了宝贵的指导。 OCB项目办公室的另一个越来越重要的作用是在其他国家和国际碳循环科学计划和活动中吸引OCB社区（例如NACP，IOCCP，IMBER等），从而将海洋生物地球化学研究置于海洋生态，全球碳循环和气候科学的广泛背景下。 OCB活动和优先事项的沟通对于社区建设和推广至关重要。项目办公室将通过继续生产常规的新闻通讯来扩大OCB网络，从而通过扩大其项目信息，现场机遇以及为OCB科学家的工具和资源来扩大OCB的网络影响力，并为科学家，教育者和政策制定者开发动手外展产品。