2021 Antarctic Subsea Cable Workshop: High-Speed Connectivity Needs to Advance US Antarctic Science

2021 年南极海底电缆研讨会：高速连接需要推进美国南极科学

• 批准号: 2130663
• 负责人: Peter Neff
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-01 至 2023-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2130663&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2021; Antarctic; Subsea; Cable; Workshop; 2021; Antarctic; Subsea; Cable; Workshop

Current networking capacity at McMurdo Station is insufficient to even be considered “broadband,” with a summer population of up to 1000 people sharing what is equivalent to the connection enjoyed by a typical family of three in the United States. The changing Antarctic ice sheets and Southern Ocean are large, complex systems that require cutting edge technology to do cutting edge research, with remote technology becoming increasingly useful and even necessary to monitor changes at sufficient spatial and temporal scales. Antarctic science also often involves large data-transfer needs not currently met by existing satellite communication infrastructure. This workshop will gather representatives from across Antarctic science disciplines—from astronomy to zoology—as well as research and education networking experts to explore the scientific advances that would be enabled through dramatically increased real-time network connectivity, and also consider opportunities for subsea cable instrumentation.This workshop will assess the importance of a subsea fiber optic cable for high-capacity real-time connectivity in the US Antarctic Program, which is at the forefront of some of the greatest climate-related challenges facing our planet. The workshop will: (1) document unmet or poorly met current scientific and logistic needs for connectivity; (2) explore connectivity needs for planned future research and note the scientific advances that would be possible if the full value of modern cyberinfrastructure-empowered research could be brought to the Antarctic research community; and (3) identify scientific opportunities in planning a fully instrumented communication cable as a scientific observatory. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop will be hosted and streamed online. While the workshop will be limited to invited personnel in order to facilitate a collaborative working environment, broad community input will be sought via survey and via comment on draft outputs. A workshop summary document and report will be delivered to NSF. Increasing US Antarctic connectivity by orders of magnitude will be transformative for science and logistics, and it may well usher in a new era of Antarctic science that is more accessible, efficient and sustainable.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

当前在麦克穆尔多站的网络能力不足以被视为“宽带”，夏季人口最多1000人共享相当于美国典型的三个家庭所享有的联系。不断变化的南极冰盖和南大洋是大型，复杂的系统，需要尖端技术才能进行最先进的研究，远程技术变得越来越有用，甚至需要在足够的空间和临时尺度下监视变化。南极科学通常还涉及现有的卫星通信基础设施目前未满足的大量数据转移需求。 This workshop will gather representatives from across Antarctic science disciplines—from astronomy to zoology—as well as research and education networking experts to explore the scientific advances that would be enabled through dramatically increased real-time network connectivity, and also consider opportunities for subsea cable instrumentation.This workshop will assess the importance of a subsea fiber optic cable for high-capacity real-time connectivity in the US Antarctic Program, which is at the我们星球面临的一些最大的气候相关挑战的最前沿。研讨会将：（1）文档未满足或不满意的连通性科学和后勤需求； （2）探索对计划的未来研究的连接需求，并注意到如果可以将现代网络基础设施授权研究的全部价值带到南极研究社区，那将是可能的； （3）确定计划完整的沟通电缆的科学机会作为科学观察。由于持续的Covid-19大流行，该研讨会将在线托管和播放。虽然研讨会将仅限于邀请人员以支持协作工作环境，但通过调查和评论草案的评论，将感受到广泛的社区意见。研讨会摘要文件和报告将交付给NSF。通过数量级来提高美国的南极连通性将是科学和物流的变革，它很可能会在南极科学的新时代，该时代更易于访问，高效和可持续。这项奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过该基金会的知识分子功能和广泛的影响来评估Criteria的智力优点和广泛影响。