Science Priorities for NSF's Arctic National Sciences Program

摘要：美国国家研究委员会（NRC）通过其极地研究委员会（PRB），提议为美国国家科学基金会的北极自然科学计划建立一个科学优先委员会。北极自然科学项目（ANS）由美国国家科学基金会极地项目办公室北极分部管理，是一个多学科项目，为北极空间科学、大气科学、生物学、地质学、冰冰学和海洋学方面的最新研究提供资助。该计划与相关的NSF计划协调，许多赠款涉及与其他机构和国家的合作。该委员会将负责了解该计划的运作和当前的研究重点，并在考虑到ANS计划范围内的各种科学问题的情况下，为确定未来的优先事项提供指导。委员会将建议改进项目的管理策略；提出比较不同领域提案的方法；并建议如何判断哪些提案最适合ANS项目，而不是其他相关的NSF项目。委员会还将建议促进机构间和国际合作的机制。该委员会将征求北极研究界的广泛意见，可能是通过电子邮件或其他机制。这项研究将由一个由大约8名专家组成的委员会进行，这些专家在北极自然科学方面具有广泛的经验，包括空间科学（中间层及以上）、大气科学（包括平流层）、海洋学（包括化学和物理）、冰川学（包括过去的气候）、生物学（包括生态学、生物海洋学和相关领域）、地质学/地球物理学，以及掌握不同学科概念的能力。

Proposal Number: OPP-9707783 Principal Investigator: Chris Elfring ABSTRACT The National Research Council (NRC), through its Polar Research Board (PRB), proposes to establish a Committee on Science Priorities for NSF's Arctic Natural Sciences Program. The Arctic Natural Sciences Program (ANS), administered by the Arctic Section of NSF's Office of Polar Programs, is a multidisciplinary program that provides grants to support state-of-the-art research in space sciences, atmospheric sciences, biology, geology, glaciology, and oceanography in the Arctic. The program coordinates with related NSF programs and many grants involve collaborations with other agencies and nations. The committee would be charged to gain an understanding of the program's operation and current research priorities and provide guidance on setting future priorities given the diverse scientific issues that fall within the purview of the ANS program. The committee would suggest improvements to the program's management strategy; suggest ways to compare proposals in widely diverse fields; and suggest how to judge which proposals are best-suited for the ANS program versus other, related NSF programs. The committee also would suggest mechanisms to facilitate interagency and international collaborations. The committee would solicit wide input from the arctic research community, perhaps via an electronic mail or other mechanism. The study would be carried out by a committee of approximately 8 experts having a range of experience in the arctic natural sciences, including space sciences (mesosphere and up), atmospheric sciences (including stratosphere), oceanography (including chemical and physical), glaciology (including past climates), biology (including ecology, bio-oceanography, and related areas), and geology/geophysics, as well as the ability to grasp concepts in varied disciplines.