Marine Board General Support Cooperative Agreement

国家研究理事会海洋委员会的一般支持计划包括多学科的工程研究，这些研究将有助于确定适用于NSF工程计划的海洋工程研究需求。将对与专属经济区内海底未来利用有关的海底性质和工艺的知识状况进行评估。十个联邦机构正在参与这一及时的项目。计划对工程研究和教育基础是否足以实现国家海洋目标进行评估。社会趋势和深思熟虑的国家计划正在迅速改变我们与海洋环境的关系。重要的国家目标包括海洋环境保护、海洋和沿海空间及资源利用，以及增进对全球海气系统的科学了解。规划中的两项倡议涉及国家海洋工程研究和教育能力，以及实现这些和其他国家目标所需的设施和方案。88财年进行的研究的最终报告将提供给国家科学基金会。

The general support program of the Marine Board, National Research Council includes multi-disciplinary engineering studies which will be useful in identifying ocean engineering research needs applicable to the NSF Engineering Program. An assessment will be made of the state of knowledge of seafloor properties and processes as related to the future utilization of the seabed within the EEZ. Ten federal agencies are participating in this timely project. Assessments are planned concerning the adequacy of the engineering research and education base to achieve national ocean objectives. Societal trends and deliberate national programs are rapidly altering our relationship to the marine environment. Significant national goals include marine environmental protection, ocean and coastal space and resource utilization, and improved scientific understanding of the global air-sea system. Two initiatives in planning address the national ocean engineering research and education competence and required facilities and programs to achieve these and other national objectives. Final reports on studies conducted in CY 88 will be provided to NSF.