Continued Support for the Ocean Studies Board

美国国家科学院(NAS)海洋研究委员会(OSB)将继续就重大海洋科学政策问题向包括国家科学基金会在内的涉及海洋科学的联邦机构提供指导。在接下来的一年里，OSB将解决与NSF海洋科学计划相关的一系列问题。这些问题将包括：海洋数据管理，特别是与数据分类有关的问题；长期气候变化和海-气相互作用的影响；现场研究与通过遥感完成的研究的比较；海洋污染和海洋废物处理的全球影响；海洋学研究和准入自由方面的国际合作；海洋的经济价值，包括渔业和水产养殖；海岸带和陆海相互作用；以及人力资源。该委员会将继续担任美国海洋研究科学委员会全国委员会。OSB将与其他学院理事会和委员会密切协调其活动，特别是与全球变化和大气科学与气候委员会的会议。

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.