Resolving the Impact of Climatic Processes on Ecosystems of the North Atlantic Basin and Shelf Seas: Integrating and Advancing Observation, Monitoring, and Prediction

全球变化的影响规模以及协调欧盟和北美国家为评估、预测和减轻对北大西洋海洋生态系统及其服务的影响而开展的科学活动的附加价值，是开发海盆SSA的理由。采取这种协调办法的一个重要步骤是制订一项执行计划，以便支助共同供资的国际项目。制定这样一个计划是BASIN的第一个关键目标。盆地的第二个目标是制定一个完整的盆地尺度北大西洋科学计划。方案目标将在包括来自欧盟和北美的专家在内的工作组中实现。作为发展这一科学计划的先决条件，盆地将(1)评估北大西洋盆地和相关陆架海气候相关生态系统研究的现状，(2)确定系统观测和对大气和海洋参数的过程理解方面的差距，(3)确定整合欧盟和国际数据库长期观测数据用于建模和预测的潜力。流域科学规划将重点关注：(1)解决全球变化对生态系统结构、功能和动态的自然变异性、潜在影响和反馈；(2)提高对海洋生态系统功能的认识；(3)制定基于生态系统的管理策略。BASIN将通过发展对地球系统的全面、协调和持续的观测，改进对地球状态的监测，增加对地球过程的了解，并加强预测，为全球地球观测系统（GEOSS） 10年实施计划作出重大贡献。该奖项支持美国参与盆地项目。

The scale of influence of global change and the added value of coordinating the scientific activities of the EU and North American countries to assess, predict, and mitigate the effects on marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic and their services is the justification for the development of the BASIN SSA. An important step towards such a coordinated approach is the development of an implementation plan whereby jointly funded international projects can be supported. The development of such a plan is the first key goal of BASIN. The second goal of BASIN is to develop an integrated basin-scale North Atlantic science plan. Programmatic goals will be achieved in working groups including experts from both the EU and North America. As a prerequisite for the development of this science plan BASIN will (1) assess the status of climate-related ecosystem research in the North Atlantic Basin and associated shelf seas, (2) identify gaps in systematic observations and process understanding of atmospheric and oceanic parameters, (3) identify the potential for consolidation of long-term observations from EU and international databases for modeling and prediction. The BASIN science plan will focus on: (1) Resolving the natural variability, potential impacts and feedbacks of global change on the structure, function, and dynamics of ecosystems; (2) Improving the understanding of marine ecosystem functioning; and (3) Developing ecosystem-based management strategies. BASIN will contribute significantly to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) 10-Year Implementation Plan via the development of comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained observations of the earth system, improved monitoring of the state of the earth, increased understanding of earth processes, and enhanced prediction. This award supports U.S. participation in the BASIN project.