Continued Support for the Ocean Studies Board

美国国家科学院海洋研究委员会（OSB）将继续为涉及海洋科学的联邦机构（包括国家科学基金会）提供关于重大海洋科学政策问题的指导。在接下来的一年里，OSB将处理一系列与NSF海洋科学项目相关的问题。这将包括海洋数据管理，特别是与数据分类有关的问题；长期气候变化与海气相互作用的影响实地研究与遥感研究的比较；海洋污染和海洋废物处置的全球影响；海洋研究方面的国际合作和获取自由；海洋的经济价值，包括渔业和水产养殖；海岸带与陆海相互作用；还有人力资源。该委员会将继续作为海洋研究科学委员会的美国国家委员会。OSB将与其他科学院理事会和委员会密切协调其活动，特别是与全球变化委员会和大气科学与气候委员会。

The Ocean Studies Board (OSB) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will continue to provide guidance on major ocean science policy issues to the Federal agencies involved in ocean sciences, including the National Science Foundation. Over the next year the OSB will address a series of issues relevant to NSF ocean science programs. These will include ocean data management, especially questions related to classifi- cation of data; long-term climate change and effects of air-sea inter- action; comparison of in situ research and that done via remote sensing; global effects of marine pollution and oceanic waste disposal; interna- tional cooperation in oceanographic research and freedom of access; eco- nomic worth of the oceans, including fisheries and aquaculture; the coastal zone and land-sea interaction; and human resources. The Board will continue to serve as the U.S. National Committee for the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. The OSB will coordinate its activities closely with other Academy Boards and Committees, especially the Com- mittees on Global Change and on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate.