Research Coordination Networks (RCN): Sustained Multidisciplinary Ocean Observations

在需要的时候，将有关海洋的信息交到需要的人手中，涉及到传统上在有限范围内工作的社区之间的积极对话和合作。需要进行协调一致和持续的努力，以评估是否正在收集正确的数据，以确保观测系统对科学和决策有效。PI请求资助继续开展“研究协调网络：持续多学科海洋观测”，其目标是通过在自然科学和社会科学之间建立广泛的多学科对话，并包括观测的最终用户，来解决这些问题。这些人可能是没有强大海洋科学背景的政策和决策者。RCN还将确定改善/扩大工业参与海洋观测的需要、机会和障碍。这将使海洋观测站和观测系统能够更广泛和更有效地长期使用，这些观测站和观测系统符合并支持由若干高级别、国家和国际团体制定的现有海洋观测框架的目标。

Placing relevant information about the ocean in the hands of those that require it, when they require it, involves active dialogue and collaboration between communities that traditionally work within more limited bounds. A concerted and continuing effort is needed to evaluate whether the right data is being collected or not to ensure that observing systems are effective for science and for decision-making. The PI's request funding to continue the Research Coordination Networks (RCN):Sustained Multidisciplinary Ocean Observations with the goal of addressing these issues by fostering a broad, multi-disciplinary dialogue spanning the natural and social sciences, and including end users of observations. These may be policy and decision makers without strong backgrounds in the ocean sciences. The RCN will also identify the needs, opportunities and barriers to improved/expanded industry involvement in ocean observations. This will enable wider and more effective long-term use of ocean observatories and observing systems consistent with and supporting the goals of the existing ocean observing frameworks developed by several high-level, national and international groups.