National Lacustrine Core Curation Facility: LRC Esprit de Core

该提案寻求支持，以便与大湖观测站（LLO）UofMN-德卢斯密切合作，在湖沼研究中心（LRC）开发一个陆基沉积物岩心管理设施。与长期以来成功的海洋岩心管理不同，目前还没有陆地材料的管理。该设施将通过提供一致的管理，包括记录/采样系统，数据管理和存档，为古记录社区服务。拟议的管理设施的战略是长期的，与预计的不断扩大的需求保持同步。第一阶段要求为17 500个核心部门建造一个预制冷藏室，并建立组织基础设施、数据库和协议。随着国际大陆钻探计划成为现实，对核心文件和存档的需求增加，将实施第二阶段，包括对设施的评估，对钻探计划的响应，以及可能扩展到100，000+的能力。该设施将作为与NSF的合作协议，使用指定的外部咨询小组（EAG），反映地球系统历史（ESH）的广泛利益。

This proposal seeks support to develop a curation facility for land-based sediment cores at the Limnological Research Center (LRC), UofMN, in close collaboration with the Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) UofMN-Duluth. Unlike the long-established successful curation of marine cores, no curation is currently available for terrestrial material. This facility will serve the paleorecords community by providing access to consistent management including logging/sampling systems, data management, and archiving. The strategy for the proposed curation facility is long-term, keeping pace with projected expanding needs. Phase I calls for construction of a prefabricated cold room for 17,500 core sections and establishment of organizational infrastructure, database, and protocols. As the International Continental Drilling Programme becomes a reality bringing increased needs for core documentation and archiving, Phase II will be implemented, including evaluation of the facility, response to drilling initiatives, and likely expansion to 100,000+ capacity. The facility will be operated as a cooperative agreement with NSF using an appointed External Advisory Group (EAG) reflecting the wide spectrum of Earth System History (ESH) interests.