The 4th International Ra-Rn Workshop June 3-8, 2012

第四届国际Ra-Rn研讨会 2012年6月3-8日

• 批准号: 1216102
• 负责人: Edward Durbin
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: University of Rhode Island
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-02-01 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1216102&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 4th; International; Ra; Rn; Workshop

Funds from this award to the University of Rhode Island will provide partial funding for the Fourth International Radium and Radon Workshop, the latest in an ongoing international workshop series devoted to developments and new directions in the application and measurement of radium (Ra) isotopes and radon (Rn) as tracers in the environment. The accurate measurement and modeling of radium and radon isotopes is important because they have become increasingly important tools for determining fluxes of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) into the ocean, rates of mixing of coastal waters, residence times of water in estuaries, and interactions between surface water and groundwater. The workshop will provide an important forum for a growing community of scientists to discuss the benefits and challenges associated with the measurement of radium-223 , radium-224, radium-226, radium-228, radon-220, and radon-222 , as well as models used to apply the results to environmental problems. Prior Ra-Rn workshops held in Monaco, Venice, and Jerusalem (listed below) have identified a number of issues related to the application and accurate measurement of Ra and Rn in aquatic systems. These and other issues would greatly benefit from discussions with the broader scientific community, as proposed for this workshop. Broader Impacts: The workshop would provide a timely and valuable opportunity to continue to develop discussions on the application of Ra and Rn tracers, provide scientific and programmatic updates, and foster international collaboration. At the time of the proposal submission, 54 participants from 15 countries had registered for the workshop. Proposed mechanisms to disseminate the meeting results include a short synopsis article in EOS, AGU/ASLO special session(s), and a special issue of peer-review publications to be published in a collegially agreed-upon top scientific journal. Dissemination of the meeting results in these ways would inform the broader scientific community, including students and early career scientists, of the latest developments.

该奖项提供给罗德岛大学的资金将为第四届国际镭和氡研讨会提供部分资金，这是正在进行的国际研讨会系列中的最新一个，致力于镭（Ra）同位素和氡（Rn）作为环境示踪剂的应用和测量的发展和新方向。 镭和氡同位素的精确测量和建模非常重要，因为它们已成为确定进入海洋的海底地下水排放（SGD）通量、沿海水域混合速率、河口水停留时间以及地表水和地下水之间相互作用的越来越重要的工具。该研讨会将为越来越多的科学家提供一个重要的论坛，讨论与镭 223 、镭 224 、镭 226 、镭 228 、氡 220 和氡 222 测量相关的好处和挑战，以及用于将结果应用于环境问题的模型。 此前在摩纳哥、威尼斯和耶路撒冷（如下所列）举办的 Ra-Rn 研讨会已经确定了与 Ra 和 Rn 在水生系统中的应用和精确测量相关的许多问题。正如本次研讨会所提议的那样，与更广泛的科学界进行讨论将大大受益于这些问题和其他问题。更广泛的影响：研讨会将提供一个及时而宝贵的机会，继续就 Ra 和 Rn 示踪剂的应用进行讨论，提供科学和程序更新，并促进国际合作。截至提交提案时，已有来自 15 个国家的 54 名与会者注册参加了研讨会。拟议的传播会议结果的机制包括在 EOS、AGU/ASLO 特别会议上发表一篇简短的概要文章，以及将在共同商定的顶级科学期刊上发表的同行评审出版物特刊。以这些方式传播会议结果将使更广泛的科学界，包括学生和早期职业科学家了解最新进展。