Continued Partial Support of the Ocean Studies Board

小行星9420988 国家科学院通过其海洋研究委员会（OSB），就重大海洋科学政策问题向国家科学基金会/海洋科学司和其他联邦机构提供指导。 这一请求是为了继续向组织支助机构提供部分核心支助。 OSB计划审议与沿海海洋学、二氧化碳循环、生物多样性以及联邦政府和海洋学学术界之间的伙伴关系有关的科学问题。 OSB还将支持美国科学家在国际科学联合会（ICSU）理事会海洋研究科学委员会（SCOR）中发挥领导作用。 因此，OSB将继续为保持美国海洋科学的健康发展和促进海洋科学的国际合作做出贡献。

9420988 KATSOUROS The National Academy of Sciences, through its Ocean Studies Board (OSB), provides guidance to the National Science Foundation/Division of Ocean Sciences and other Federal Agencies on major ocean science policy issues. This request is for continued partial Core Support for the OSB. The OSB plans to consider scientific issues related to coastal oceanography, the carbon dioxide cycle, biodiversity and partnerships between the Federal Government and the Oceanographic academic community. The OSB will also support US scientists to provide leadership in the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The OSB will, thus, continue to contribute to maintaining the health of Ocean Sciences in the US and to furthering international cooperation in Ocean Sciences.