Coordination and Management of the U.S. JGOFS Synthesis and Modeling Project: The Second and Final Phase

ABSTRACTOCE-009738/OCE-0097327本项目是美国联合全球海洋通量研究(UJGOFS)合成和建模计划(SMP)第二阶段也是最后阶段的管理组成部分。实施计划(美国JGOFS，1997)中定义的SMP的总体目标是“将从美国JGOFS和相关研究中获得的知识综合成一套反映我们目前对海洋碳循环的理解的模型”，重点是控制碳在海洋水库和海洋与大气之间分配的过程。因此，SMP的成功在很大程度上取决于促进观测和模拟生物地球化学社区之间的强有力的互动，并以协调的方式集中这些努力。在过去的三年里，SMP已经成长为一项强有力的科学努力，拥有来自NSF、NASA、NOAA和美国能源部的约50个资助项目，以及约100名主要和联合调查人员。因此，该项目将支持SMP管理团队参与项目监督和协调、持续的计划科学相关性、所需基础设施的开发以及SMP组件之间以及与外部社区的沟通。

ABSTRACTOCE-009738 / OCE-0097327This project constitutes the management component for the second and final phase of the Synthesis and Modeling Program (SMP) of the U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (U.S.JGOFS). The overall objective of the SMP as defined in the Implementation Plan (U.S. JGOFS, 1997) is to "synthesize knowledge gained from the U.S. JGOFS and related studies into a set of models that reflect our current understanding of the oceanic carbon cycle" with emphasis on the processes controlling the partitioning of carbon among oceanic reservoirs and between the ocean and atmosphere. The success of the SMP therefore depends heavily on fostering strong interactions between the observational and modeling biogeochemical communities and on focusing those efforts in a coordinated fashion. Over the past three years, the SMP has grown into a vigorous scientific effort with some 50 funded projects from NSF, NASA, NOAA, and DOE and about 100 principal and co-investigators. This project will therefore support the SMP management team's involvement in project oversight and coordination, ongoing program scientific relevance, development of the required infrastructure, and communication among SMP components and to the outside community.