Support of the 1998 National Ocean Sciences Bowl

作为1998年联合国指定的海洋年纪念活动的一部分，正在通过机构间转拨提供资金，以共同赞助国家海洋科学碗。美国国家科学基金会与海军研究办公室、海军海洋学家、美国国家航空航天局和美国国家海洋和大气管理局共同赞助了一项全国高中生海洋研究竞赛。该竞赛由代表所有主要海洋科学研究机构的海洋研究与教育联盟（CORE）和国家海洋教育工作者协会（NMEA）管理。NOSB将效仿美国能源部赞助的非常成功的大学碗项目。碗将提高高中学生，他们的老师和家长对海洋的认识，并增加对国家科学基金会赞助的海洋科学研究的知名度和理解。

9804826 Schnoor Funds are being provided via an interagency transfer to co- sponsor a National Ocean Science Bowl (NOSB), as part of the commemorative activities of the 1998 United Nations-designated Year of the Oceans (YOTO). NSF joins the Office of Naval Research, the Oceanographer of the Navy, NASA, and NOAA in sponsoring a national competition for high school students on topics related to the study of the oceans. The competition is being managed through the Consortium for Ocean Research and Education (CORE) that represents all the major ocean science research institutions, and the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA). The NOSB will be patterned after the highly successful College Bowl program that is sponsored by DOE. The Bowl will enhance knowledge of the oceans on the part of high school students, their teachers, and parents, and increase the visibility and understanding of ocean science research as sponsored by NSF.