NSF Support of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP)

通过机构间转账提供资金，为国家海洋学伙伴关系方案主持下正在进行的项目和新项目分摊费用。2003财政年度的资金用于分摊以下九个项目的费用：1）继续执行NEPTUNE第二阶段; 2）对题为“PARADIGM”的国家海洋和海洋保护方案项目的第二年递增支助（3）对题为“海洋环流和气候估计联合会”（ECCO）的1999财政年度NOPP项目的第四年递增支助; 4）每年资助国家海洋科学碗; 5）支持机构间综合海洋观测系统办公室（Ocean.US）; 6）支持2002财年NOPP BAA期间资助的教育计划; 7）资助题为“海洋中的下一代生物和化学传感器”的讲习班; 8）综合海洋哺乳动物保护系统（IMAPS）“寻鲸”声纳-50，000美元;和9）海洋之声展览。

Funds are being provided via an interagency transfer to provide cost sharing for ongoing and new projects being conducted under the auspices of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP). FY2003 funds are provided for cost sharing the following nine projects: 1) the continuation of NEPTUNE Phase 2; 2) year-two incremental support for a NOPP project entitled "PARADIGM (Partnership for Advancing Interdisciplinary Global Modeling); 3) year-four incremental support for the FY99 NOPP project entitled "A Consortium for Ocean Circulation and Climate Estimation" (ECCO); 4) annual funding of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl; 5) support for the Interagency Integrated Ocean Observatory System Office (Ocean.US); 6) support for Educational programs funded during the FY02 NOPP BAA; 7) funds to help support a Workshop entitled "Next Generation Biological and Chemical Sensors in the Ocean"; 8) Integrated Marine Mammal Protection System (IMAPS) "whale finding" sonar - $50,000; and 9) Sounds of the Sea exhibit.