Towards a Unifying Pan-Arctic Perspective: Concepts and Theories

走向统一的泛北极视角：概念和理论

• 批准号: 1638481
• 负责人: Jacqueline Grebmeier
• 金额: $ 3.08万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-05-01 至 2018-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1638481&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Towards; Unifying; Pan; Arctic; Perspective

Overview:This grant is to support an international group of scientists, including a significant number from the US, to develop a shared, high-level conceptual model of the functioning of the Arctic Ocean that synthesizes our understanding of the key processes and elements governing the responses of the Arctic marine ecosystems to current pressures and changes. The development of a unified pan arctic conceptual model for the Arctic Ocean, which may include a nested array of additional models addressing specific regions and processes, will be enable improved coordination of research efforts addressing the Arctic Ocean in a time of change. Broader Impacts:The Arctic Ocean is a region of peaceful and constructive political and economic cooperation, which can be improved through science-based knowledge sharing and unifying concepts. The outcome of this workshop will be reported in two publications: (1) an extended revision of conceptual models of the Arctic Ocean, and (2) a compact and distilled version of the unified conceptual model to be developed at the workshop identifying the key processes and levers governing the response of the Arctic Ocean ecosystem to change. The workshop will be held and its products developed during the period of the US Chairmanship of the international Arctic Council, to reach a broad research community, including researchers and research managers nationally and internationally. Intellectual Merit:Addressing the conceptualization of Arctic processes must focus on the pan arctic marine environment but encompass the full marine - land - atmosphere system. Many nations, both Arctic and non-Arctic, are elaborating major research programs aimed at advancing our understanding of the Arctic Ocean system in a time of change, as a pre-requisite to managing the imminent pressures derived from the forecasted increase in industry operations in the Arctic. However, these programs, involving great efforts and resources, are largely lacking a shared paradigm, or understanding to help identify the key processes that such programs should aim to resolve. There is a risk that these research programs will suffer from a lack of focus and their outcomes, as well as fail to achieve synergy with one another. As a result, while each effort may be scientifically relevant and sound, collectively they may fall short of providing the high level understanding required, leaving us in a marginal position to manage the impacts of economic growth and industry operations in the future Arctic. This effort aims to address that by providing the high level thinking needed to help guide scientific planning in the Arctic.

概述：这笔赠款是为了支持一群国际科学家，包括来自美国的大量科学家，以开发出一种共同的，高级的概念模型，以综合我们对北极海洋生态系统对当前压力和变化的关键过程的理解和元素的理解。北极海洋的统一泛北极概念模型的开发可能包括针对特定区域和过程的其他模型，可以改善在变化时期解决北极海洋的研究工作的协调。更广泛的影响：北极海洋是一个和平与建设性的政治与经济合作的地区，可以通过基于科学的知识共享和统一概念来改善。该研讨会的结果将在两个出版物中报告：（1）北极海洋概念模型的扩展修订，以及（2）在研讨会上开发的统一概念模型的紧凑而蒸馏的版本，以识别关键过程，并控制北极海洋生态系统变化的响应。该研讨会将在国际北极委员会主席期间举行，并在美国国际北极委员会主席期间开发产品，以吸引一个广泛的研究社区，包括在国家和国际上的研究人员和研究经理。知识分子的优点：解决北极过程的概念化必须集中在泛北极海洋环境上，但涵盖了整个海洋 - 土地 - 大气系统。许多国家（无论是北极还是非北极国家）都在阐述旨在在变革时期促进我们对北极海洋体系的理解的主要研究计划，这是管理北极行业运营预测的迫在眉睫的压力的前提。 但是，这些涉及巨大努力和资源的计划在很大程度上缺乏共同的范式，或者理解以帮助确定此类计划应旨在解决的关键过程。这些研究计划的风险将遭受缺乏专注及其成果的困扰，并且无法彼此达成协同作用。结果，尽管每项努力都可能在科学上是相关和合理的，但他们总体而言，他们可能没有提供所需的高水平理解，这使我们处于边际地位，以管理经济增长和行业运营对未来北极的影响。这项努力旨在通过提供所需的高水平思维来帮助指导北极科学规划。