Sweden-US Workshop to Discuss Potential Joint-Arctic Research using the I/B Oden

这是一项研讨会提案，旨在资助15名美国研究人员前往瑞典，利用瑞典破冰船奥登号讨论潜在的科学合作。奥登总部设在瑞典斯德哥尔摩。有人向国家科学基金会提出，考虑签订一项长期协议，让奥登号可以用于北极的联合研究巡航。凭借其破冰能力和持久力，奥登号是在北极东部进行研究的合适平台。由于美国的破冰船位于华盛顿州西雅图的北极西部，用欧洲的船只支持美国国家科学基金会资助的北极东部项目是一个有效的选择。联合资助的游轮可以促进双方的科学合作和降低成本。考虑到美国研究界是否有科学合作的领域和兴趣，让奥登可以用于北极研究，美国国家科学基金会支持美国参加这次研讨会。这个研讨会是第一步，旨在获得研究社区的意见，讨论通过将Oden作为一个有规律的研究平台来实现的研究类型。讲习班报告将在网上发表，并通过北极研究网络分发。

This is a workshop proposal to fund the travel for 15 U.S. researchers to travel to Sweden to discuss potential scientific collaborations using the Swedish icebreaker Oden. The Oden is based in Stockholm, Sweden. NSF was approached with an offer to consider a long-term agreement to make the Oden available for joint research cruisese to the Arctic. With its icebreaking capabilities and long endurance, the Oden is a suitable platform for research in the eastern arctic. Because the U.S. icebreakers are located in the western arctic in Seattle, Washington, supporting NSF-funded projects in the eastern arctic with vessels from Europe is an efficient option. Jointly funded cruises allow for scientific collaboration and cost reduction for both sides. To consider whether there are areas for scientific collaboration and interest on the part of the U.S. research community to have the Oden available for arctic research, NSF is supporting U.S. participation in this workshop. This workshop is a first step toward getting input from the research community to discuss the types of research that would be enabled by making the Oden available as a research platform with some regularity. A workshop report will be published online and distributed through arctic research networks.