Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office

海洋碳与生物地球化学项目办公室

• 批准号: 0927287
• 负责人: Scott Doney
• 金额: $ 222.17万
• 依托单位: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0927287&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ocean; Carbon; Biogeochemistry; Project; Office

In January, 2006, an Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) was created by NSF, NASA, and NOAA to provide leadership to the U.S. ocean research community by identifying research priorities and promoting, planning, and coordinating collaborative, multidisciplinary research opportunities in ocean biogeochemistry. In conjunction with the founding of the SSC, the OCB Project Office was established to provide scientific and logistical support for the SSC and OCB activities. Over the past three years, the OCB Project Office has established an annual OCB summer science meeting series, conducted targeted scoping workshops on specific science questions, supported U.S. participation in national and international science and coordination activities, hosted a minority student program, and created an OCB website and newsletter for distribution of OCB results.Under this award, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will receive renewal support to continue the activities of the OCB Project Office: 1) Provide logistical support to the OCB SSC for its meetings, production of reports, and other SSC activities; 2) Organize community workshops, short courses, and symposia; 3) Communicate OCB products and activities to the national and international scientific community and broader audiences, serving as a clearing house for information related to U.S. and international ocean carbon cycle science programs; and 4) Interface with other national and international carbon cycle science programs and activities.Broader Impacts In the face of climate change and associated changes in atmospheric composition and ocean chemistry, a more comprehensive understanding of ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystem processes is critically needed to improve our predictive capabilities and provide the framework for the development of sound adaptation strategies. The OCB Project Office will facilitate a more integrated scientific approach by providing critical coordination and logistical support to enhance the efforts of the U.S. research community. Through a grassroots, community driven approach, the proposed OCB workshops and courses will give OCB scientists a public venue for discussing research challenges and implementation approaches to address OCB research priorities. The Project Office will support the OCB SSC and other OCB subcommittees (i.e., ocean acidification, time-series) which provide valuable guidance on U.S. research priorities and coordination efforts. Another increasingly important role of the OCB Project Office is to engage the OCB community in other national and international carbon cycle science programs and activities (e.g., NACP, IOCCP, IMBER, etc.) thus placing ocean biogeochemical research in the broader context of marine ecology, global carbon cycle, and climate science. The communication of OCB activities and priorities is fundamental to community building and outreach. The Project Office will work to expand the OCB network by continuing production of a regular newsletter, augmenting OCB?s web presence by expanding its project information, field opportunities, and tools and resources for OCB scientists, and developing hands-on outreach products for scientists, educators, and policy makers.

2006年1月，NSF、NASA和NOAA成立了海洋碳和生物地球化学（OCB）科学指导委员会（SSC），通过确定研究重点和促进、规划和协调海洋生物地球化学领域的多学科合作研究机会，为美国海洋研究界提供领导。在成立SSC的同时，还成立了OCB项目办公室，为SSC和OCB活动提供科学和后勤支持。在过去的三年里，OCB项目办公室建立了一个年度OCB夏季科学会议系列，就具体的科学问题开展了有针对性的范围界定研讨会，支持美国参与国家和国际科学与协调活动，主办了一个少数民族学生项目，并创建了一个OCB网站和通讯，用于分发OCB结果。伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的研究人员将获得更新支持，以继续OCB项目办公室的活动：1）为OCB SSC的会议、报告制作和其他SSC活动提供后勤支持; 2）组织社区讲习班、短期课程和专题讨论会; 3）向国家和国际科学界以及更广泛的受众宣传OCB的产品和活动，作为与美国和国际海洋碳循环科学计划相关的信息交换所; 4）与其他国家和国际碳循环科学计划和活动的接口。更广泛的影响面对气候变化以及大气成分和海洋化学的相关变化，迫切需要更全面地了解海洋生物地球化学和生态系统过程，以提高我们的预测能力，并为制定健全的适应战略提供框架。OCB项目办公室将通过提供关键的协调和后勤支持，促进更综合的科学方法，以加强美国研究界的努力。通过基层，社区驱动的方法，拟议的OCB研讨会和课程将为OCB科学家提供一个公共场所，讨论研究挑战和实施方法，以解决OCB研究的优先事项。项目办公室将支持OCB SSC和其他OCB小组委员会（即，海洋酸化，时间序列），为美国的研究重点和协调工作提供了宝贵的指导。OCB项目办公室的另一个日益重要的作用是让OCB社区参与其他国家和国际碳循环科学计划和活动（例如，NACP、IOCCP、IMBER等）从而将海洋生物地球化学研究置于海洋生态学、全球碳循环和气候科学的更广泛背景下。就组织协调机构的活动和优先事项进行交流是社区建设和外联的基础。项目办公室将继续定期出版通讯，扩大OCB网络，以增强OCB？通过扩大其项目信息、实地机会以及OCB科学家的工具和资源，并为科学家、教育工作者和政策制定者开发实际推广产品，