IAI Workshop: Organization of a Regional Center for Climate Studies in Mexico, the USA, Central America and the Caribbean

作者:pfilmer@nsf.gov (Paul e .菲尔默)注意日期:5/29/96 58点优先级:正常:jmayi nsf12主题:他抽象(29810 ) ------------------------------- 消息内容 ------------------------------- --========================_ 13293532 = = _内容类型:文本/平原;charset = " us - ascii " --========================_ 13293532 = = _内容类型:文本/平原;name = " AB29810.DOC”;Content-Transfer-Encoding: quote -printable Content-Disposition: attachment；该提案将组织一组来自墨西哥、美国、中美洲和加勒比地区的科学家，其主要目标是将对美洲研究所（IAI）科学主题“厄尔尼诺= f10 -南方涛动（ENSO）和年际气候变率”研究有共同兴趣的科学界成员聚集到美洲研究所（IAI）区域中心。以及“热带美洲海洋-陆地-大气相互作用”的主题。具体来说，区域中心的目标将通过定期会议来实现，在会议期间，小组成员将在IAI科学议程的框架内通报、讨论和审查他们的工作。会议的目标是：促进IAI区域中心成员之间更大的合作以及信息和专业知识的流动；组织科学论坛，对联合科研项目成果进行批判性讨论；鼓励个人在各级参与气候变化领域的多国项目；促进气候变化领域的教育和培训活动。还将编制墨西哥、中美洲和加勒比的气象和气候数据库。这些数据库的初步版本将分发给研究中心的成员，以编写旨在为联合工作拟订提案的研究报告。拟议的区域中心将由一组研究机构组成，它们共享资源以研究特定问题。该区域中心还将成为一个论坛，可以就合作研究进行批判性讨论，并将促进卓越的科学成就。这个拟议的区域中心的合作项目将提高人们对研究气候变化各个方面的兴趣，并将教育新一代的科学家。这些项目的成果将提供给其他研究诸如气候变化的人类层面以及培训和教育等交叉问题的科学家。该提案将组织一组来自墨西哥、美国、中美洲和加勒比地区的科学家，其主要目标是将这些对研究IAI科学主题“厄尔尼诺= f10南方涛动（ENSO）和年际气候变率”有共同兴趣的科学界成员聚集到一个美洲研究所（IAI）区域中心。以及“热带美洲海洋-陆地-大气相互作用”的主题。具体来说，区域中心的目标将通过定期会议来实现，在会议期间，小组成员将在IAI科学议程的框架内以批判性的方式通报、讨论和审查他们的工作。会议议程的目标是：促进IAI区域中心成员之间更大的合作和信息和专业知识的流动；组织科学论坛，对联合科研项目成果进行批判性讨论；鼓励个人在各级参与气候变化领域的多国项目；促进气候变化领域的教育和培训活动。还有一项为墨西哥、中美洲和加勒比建立气象和气候数据库的计划。这些数据库的初步版本将分发给中心成员，以编写旨在为联合工作拟订提案的研究报告。ENSO和其他气候事件涉及海洋和大气之间的相互作用。ENSO对墨西哥气候的影响也与当地和区域尺度上与土地的相互作用有关。直到最近十年，人们才确定了与墨西哥夏季雨季有关的一些物理机制。例如，赤道东太平洋沿岸的冷海面温度异常似乎导致墨西哥西海岸的水汽辐合加强，并导致墨西哥西海岸的雨季增强。影响墨西哥的大多数气候过程在地理上并不独特。墨西哥、中美洲和加勒比地区气候现象的丰富性还没有像中纬度地区或热带西太平洋地区那样得到详细的研究。这在一定程度上是由于该地区的大气科学家数量少，他们在业务中心使用传统和经验方法来研究气象和气候，以及往往不完整的数据库。此外，机构间在气候研究方面的合作也很少。这些问题的一个潜在解决办法是通过拟议的研究厄尔尼诺= f10南方涛动（ENSO）和内部气候变率以及热带美洲海洋-陆地-大气相互作用的区域中心进行合作。下列国家参加了这项建议：哥斯达黎加；古巴;墨西哥;巴拿马;和美国。这些国家是IAI的成员国。IAI是美国的一项倡议，旨在促进美洲科学机构在全球变化问题上的合作研究。美国国家科学基金会是美国政府指定在IAI中履行美国职责的机构。*** --========================_ 13293532 = = _—

Author: pfilmer@nsf.gov (Paul E. Filmer) at NOTE Date: 5/29/96 8:58 AM Priority: Normal TO: jmayi at nsf12 Subject: Magana Abstract (29810) ------------------------------- Message Contents ------------------------------- --========================_13293532==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" --========================_13293532==_ Content-Type: text/plain; name="AB29810.DOC"; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="AB29810.DOC" 9529810 Maga=F1a-Rueda This proposal will organize a group of scientists from Mexico, the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean with the main objective of bringing together, into an Inter-American Institute (IAI) Regional Center, members of those scientific communities with common interests in the study of the IAI scientific theme "El Ni=F1o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Interannual Climate Variability," as well as in the theme "Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Interactions in the Intertropical Americas." Specifically, the objectives of the Regional Center will be achieved through periodic meetings during which members of the group will inform, discuss and examine their work within the framework of the IAI Science Agenda. The objectives of the meeting are: to promote greater collaboration and flow of information and expertise among the members of the IAI Regional Center; to constitute a scientific forum where critical discussions abut the achievements in joint scientific projects can be held; to encourage participation of individuals at all levels in multinational projects in the field of climate variability; and to promote educational and training activities in the field of climate change. Meteorological and climatological data bases for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean will also be compiled. Preliminary versions of these data bases will be distributed among members of the Research Center to prepare stud ies aimed at proposal preparation for joint work. The proposed Regional Center would be composed of a group of research institutions which share their resources for the study of particular problems. The Regional Center would also be a forum in which critical discussions of the collaborative studies could be held, and it would promote scientific excellence. The collaborative projects of this proposed Regional Center would enhance the interest in studying various aspects of climate change and would educate new generations of scientists. The results of these projects would be made available to other scientists studying cross-cutting issues such as human dimensions of climate change and training and education. %%% This proposal will organize a group of scientists from Mexico, the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean with the main objective of bringing together, into an Inter-American Institute (IAI) Regional Center, members of these scientific communities with a common interests in the study of the IAI scientific theme "El Ni=F1o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Interannual Climate Variability," as well as in the theme "Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Interactions in the Intertropical Americas." Specifically, the objectives of the Regional Center will be achieved through periodic meetings during which members of the group will inform, discuss and examine in a critical manner their work within the framework of the IAI Science Agenda. The objectives of the meeting agenda are: to promote grater collaboration and flow of information and expertise among the members of the IAI Regional Center; to constitute a scientific forum where critical discussions abut the achievements in joint scientific projects can be held; to encourage participation of individuals at all levels in multinational projects in the field of climate variability; and to promote educational and training activities in the field of Climate Change. There is also a plan for the cr eation of a meteorological and climatological data bases for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Preliminary versions of these data bases will be distributed among members of the Center to prepare studies aimed at proposal preparation for joint work. ENSO and other climatic events involve interactions between the ocean and atmosphere. The signal of ENSO on Mexican climate also relates to interactions with land, on local and on regional scales. It has not been until the last decade that some physical mechanisms associated with the summer rainy season over Mexico have been identified. For example, cold sea surface temperature anomalies along the equatorial eastern Pacific seem to lead to a strengthening of moisture convergence along the western coast of Mexico and to an enhanced rainy season over the Mexican western coast. Most of the climatic processes that affect Mexico are not geographically unique. The richness of the climatic phenomena in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean has not been examined in as much detail as its mid-latitude or tropical western Pacific counterparts. This is due in part to the small number of atmospheric scientists in the region, their traditional and empirical approaches used to study meteorology and climate in the operational centers, along with often incomplete databases. In addition, inter-institutional collaboration in studying climate has been meager. A potential solution for these problems is cooperation through this proposed Regional Center for the study of El Ni=F1o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Internal Climate Variability, as well as Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Interactions in the Intertropical Americas. The following countries are participating in this proposal: Costa Rica; Cuba; Mexico; Panama; and the United States. These countries are Members States of the IAI, a U.S. initiative to stimulate cooperative research on global change issues among the scientific institutions of the Americas . The U.S. National Science Foundation is the U.S. Government agency designated to carry out U.S. responsibilities within the IAI. *** --========================_13293532==_--