The Past Global Changes (PAGES) Project

该奖项支持美国对瑞士伯尔尼过去全球变化国际项目办公室（IPO）的贡献。PAGES是在国际地圈生物圈计划（IGBP）的大伞下运作的几个科学计划之一。作为美国国家科学基金会和瑞士国家科学基金会之间的合作伙伴关系，PAGES计划使来自发达国家和发展中国家的科学家和学生的国际团队能够在寻找古气候科学关键问题答案的项目上进行合作。IPO的具体职责包括组织会议和研讨会，出版同行评审的手稿和书籍，制作通讯，以及保持和促进国际科学家之间的联系。通过各种可公开访问的数据库，包括由国家海洋和大气管理局管理的位于科罗拉多博尔德的国家地球物理数据中心的数据库，可随时获得由地球物理学和地球物理学数据中心协调的研究项目产生的科学数据。此外，PAGES还积极寻求发展中国家科学家参与研究项目，从而促进科学界的技术转让和能力建设。

This award supports the United States' contribution to the Past Global Changes (PAGES) International Project Office (IPO) in Bern, Switzerland. PAGES is one of several scientific programs that operates under the broad umbrella of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). Operated as a partnership between the US National Science Foundation and the Swiss National Science Foundation, the PAGES program has enabled the collaboration of international teams of scientists and students from developed and developing nations on projects searching for answers to critical questions in paleoclimate science. The specific responsibilities of the IPO include organizing meetings and workshops, publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts and books, producing newsletters, and maintaining and facilitating contacts among international scientists. The scientific data generated by PAGES-coordinated research projects are readily available through various publicly accessible databases including those of the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in Boulder, Colorado operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In addition, PAGES actively seeks participation in research projects by scientists in developing countries thereby enabling technological transfer and capacity building within the scientific community.