PARTIAL SUPPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RADIO FREQUENCIES

美国国家科学院无线电频率委员会由杰出的科学家和工程师组成，他们就涉及无线电频谱科学使用的问题向科学院提供研究和建议。这种用途通常涉及传统无线电频谱应用领域之外的技术和应用。该委员会向FCC（通过在适当的FCC程序中提交文件）和其他监管机构提供建议和指导，以采用保护使用无线电频谱的敏感科学应用所需的频谱规则和政策，特别是在射电天文学，气象学，遥感，海洋学和其他一些科学领域。由于委员会的目标具有多学科性，因此得到了国家科学基金会和国家航空航天局的支持。该委员会由15名成员组成，每年定期举行两次会议，在会议期间，它致力于起草意见和其他书面文件，以应对各种监管程序。最近的一些出版物是：《科学用途的频率分配和频谱保护手册》（国家科学院出版社，2007年）和《21世纪科学的频谱管理》（国家科学院出版社，2009年）。委员会还派代表参加适当的科学会议（例如，国际无线电科学家联合会）和决策机构（例如，国际电信联盟）帮助宣传其立场。智力优点：这项建议不是为了科学研究，但它构成了对保护允许进行这种研究的基础设施的基本支持。有必要保护频谱的科学用途，特别是鉴于商业用途，特别是无线应用的数量不断增加。更广泛的影响：1）如果没有CORF作为看门狗，随着无线电频谱变得越来越拥挤，许多射电天文学和遥感可能在短短几年内变得不可能。2)该委员会针对联邦通信委员会等专门受众和一般公众开展的外联活动，宣传科学家需要使用部分无线电频谱，3）该委员会试图让年轻科学家参与工程和频谱管理问题，这也被认为有助于扩大该委员会的影响。委员会维持一个网站，可在该网站上查阅CORF的文件、沿着会议上的发言和其他有用信息。

The National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Radio Frequencies is comprised of prominent scientists and engineers who provide studies and advice to the Academy on issues involving scientific uses of the radio spectrum. Such uses often involve techniques and applications that are outside the realm of traditional radio spectrum applications. The Committee provides advice and guidance to the FCC (through filings in appropriate FCC proceedings) and other regulatory bodies toward the adoption of spectrum rules and policies needed to protect sensitive science applications that make use of the radio spectrum, particularly in the fields of radio astronomy, meteorology, remote sensing, oceanography, and some other sciences. Because of the multi-disciplinary aspect of the Committee's goals, it is supported by both the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The full Committee, comprised of 15 members, meets regularly, twice a year, and between meetings it works on crafting comments and other written documents in response to various regulatory proceedings. Some recent publications are: Handbook of Frequency Allocations and Spectrum Protection for Scientific Uses (National Academies Press, 2007) and Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century (National Academies Press, 2009). The Committee also sends representatives to appropriate meetings of scientific (e.g., the International Union of Radio Scientists) and policy-setting bodies (e.g., the International Telecommunication Union) to help publicize their positions. Intellectual merit: This proposal is not for scientific research, but it constitutes fundamental support for protecting the infrastructure that allows carrying out such research. There is a need to protect the scientific uses of the spectrum, particularly in view of the ever increasing number of commercial uses, particularly wireless applications. Broader impact: 1) Without CORF as a watchdog, much of radio astronomy and remote sensing might become impossible within just a few years, as the radio spectrm becomes more and more crowded. 2) CORF's outreach activities to specialized audiences, such as the FCC and to the general public, about the need of scientists to have access to portions of the radio spectrum and 3) CORF's attempt to involve younger scientists in engineering and spectrum management issues are also deemed to contribute to the broader impact of the committee. The Committee maintains a website, where CORF filings are available, along with presentations at the meetings and other useful information.