Community Workshop: COCONet - Results, Sustainability, and Capacity Building

1634055 Mattioli这笔赠款支持将于2016年5月举行的科学研讨会。 NSF Geosciences以前支持COCONet（持续运行的加勒比全球定位系统观测网络）的设计，建造和初步运营，以促进泛加勒比地区构造和天气灾害研究的进展（ESTA-1042906）。 COCOnet的开发是与环加勒比区域28个主权国家和41个不同行政实体的伙伴关系。 在COCONet建筑合同的支助下采购和部署或翻修了80多个持续运行的全球定位系统和气象观测站，其网络现已接近完成。 此外，作为管理机构的联合国志愿人员组织还与加勒比合作伙伴进行了谈判，以便吸收另外62个全球定位系统数据流，并让加勒比国家区域数据中心参与这一进程。 所有数据均可通过联合国志愿人员组织数据档案查阅。 最近，80%以上的COCONet站点向联合国志愿人员组织档案提供数据，其中45个站点以接近真实的时间和高速率（1赫兹）提供数据。 COCONet数据支持：（1）对整个加勒比区域构造的限制;（2）加强可用于测试和扩展气候模型的大气观测;（3）通过提供基准站综合骨干的访问，改进对当地大地测量的分析;和4）的方法提高对本区域构成重大威胁的自然灾害的预报可能性。会议将讨论科学成果、现状和运行要求、确定未来维持运行的可能途径以及COCONet GPS/Met网络提供的国际能力建设机会。 拟议的研讨会将汇集科学家，政府机构和应急管理官员，讨论COCONet迄今为止的科学成就和运营成功，这将包括来自几个加勒比地区国家的科学家和学生，包括现在负责建立区域COCONet数据中心的代表。 讲习班将讨论硬件和软件标准化等问题，并将重点讨论区域合作伙伴在本国网络状况方面的经验，以及他们计划如何维护和操作COCONet系统。 来自哥伦比亚、尼加拉瓜和巴巴多斯的区域数据中心（RDC）主管将介绍他们国家数据中心的现状，以及如何长期维护这些区域中心的想法。 该研讨会将吸引来自加勒比和美国学术机构的学生参与。 这项赠款是在地球科学理事会和国际科学与工程办公室的多个项目的支持下提供的。 这种支持与NSF的使命是一致的，即促进科学进步和促进国家健康，繁荣和福利，因为提高对经常影响美国利益的地质灾害的理解以及对学生进行地球科学研究和研究方法的培训具有潜在的下游劳动力利益，以地球科学，气象学，工程和应急管理部门。

1634055MattioliThis grant supports a scientific workshop to be held in May 2016. NSF Geosciences previously supported the design, construction and initial operations of COCONet (Continuously Operating Caribbean GPS Observational Network) to promote advances in in tectonic and weather hazards research in the pan-Caribbean region (EAR-1042906). COCOnet development represents a partnership with 28 sovereign nation and 41 distinct administrative entities in the circum-Caribbean region. A network of over 80 continuously operating Global Positioning System and meteorological observation stations (GPS/Met) that were procured and deployed or refurbished with support from the COCONet construction awards is now nearly complete. In addition, the managing institution, UNAVCO, was able to negotiate with Caribbean partners for the ingestion of an additional 62 GPS data streams engaging Caribbean country regional data centers in the process. All data are publically accessible via the UNAVCO Data archive. Most recently over 80% of all COCONet sites were delivering data to the UNAVCO archive and 45 of those stations deliver in near real time and at high rate (1 Hz). The COCONet data support: 1) constraints on the tectonics of the entire Caribbean region; 2) the enhancement of atmospheric observations that can be used to test and extend climate models; 3) improvement of the analysis of local geodetic measurements by providing access to an integrated backbone of reference stations; and 4) improved likelihood of forecasting natural hazards that pose such a significant threat to the region.The focus of the workshop presentations and discussions will be on the scientific results, current status and operational requirements, identification of possible pathways to sustain operations into the future, and international capacity building opportunities afforded by the COCONet GPS/Met network. The proposed workshop will bring together scientists, government agency and emergency management officials to discuss the scientific achievements and operational success of COCONet to date, this will include scientists and students from several Caribbean region countries including representatives that are now in charge of established regional COCONet data centers. The workshop will address issues such as hardware and software standardization and will have focused talks highlighting regional partner experiences on the status of the network in their country and how they are planning to maintain and operate COCONet systems. Regional Data Center (RDC) directors from Colombia, Nicaragua, and Barbados will present the status of the data centers in their country and ideas about how to maintain these regional centers for the long-term. The workshop will engage student participation from Caribbean and U.S. academic institutions. This grant is made with support from multiple Programs in the Geosciences Directorate and the Office of International Science and Engineering. This support is congruent with NSFs mission of promoting the progress of science and advancing the national health, prosperity and welfare given the importance of advancing understanding of geohazards that routinely impact the interests of the U.S. as well the training of students in geoscience research and research methods with potential downstream workforce benefits to earth science, meteorology, engineering and emergency management sectors.