Leveraging Distributed Research Networks to Understand Watershed Systems

利用分布式研究网络了解流域系统

• 批准号: 1916527
• 负责人: Kelly Wrighton
• 金额: $ 1.37万
• 依托单位: Colorado State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-02-15 至 2019-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1916527&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Leveraging; Distributed; Research; Networks; Understand

Watersheds describe the organization of water moving across land. They can be as small as a footprint or large enough to encompass all the land that covers water draining from streams, into rivers, into the Chesapeake Bay, which ultimately connects with the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists from across universities and federal agencies (e.g. United States Geological Society, National Sciences Foundation, Department of Energy) are working to understand the fundamentals of watershed science, knowledge required to manage and keep water resources safe. Support from NSF requested here will enable the first workshop to address current knowledge gaps in the management of watershed systems, and specifically develop a cross-agency and institution community that can leverage existing research efforts, and develop new ones, to advance watershed science. This support will contribute to enhance the participant representation at this workshop, as funds will be used to increase gender, racial, and early-career stage participant representation. Moreover, since a key outcome is developing lines of communication between federal agencies working in watershed science, this support will also ensure active NSF researchers from Critical Zone Observatories and others are in attendance to engage with these efforts. This workshop is a necessary first step to ensure the protection of water quality, research necessary for preserving drinking, agriculture, recreation, and sustaining wildlife uses. As cities, states, regions, and countries try to find new sources of uncontaminated water, preserving and enchaining clean water is a vital global mission in the 21st century. A particular focus of the workshop is to reveal how physical, biological, and chemical processes integrate to govern hydrologic and biogeochemical function relevant to ecosystem services provided by watersheds. In particular this workshop will address applications of distributed science approaches to watershed science- with the goal to develop more coordinated, consistent, and open research networks. Key outcomes include (1) identifying the components of watersheds amendable to or as models for distributed science approaches, (2) analysis of the current watershed modeling efforts and discussion of what data is needed to implement these models across larger spatial scales (multi-watershed to continental), (3) development of field sampling and sensor development strategies, and (4) the social and research challenges and opportunities associated with the implementation of systematic distribute science plan. The key outcomes of this workshop and other engagement activities will be collated in a publicly available Workshop report, which can be publicly available.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

流域描述了水在陆地上流动的组织。它们可以小到一个足迹，也可以大到足以涵盖所有覆盖从溪流流入河流、最终与大西洋相连的切萨皮克湾的水的土地。来自各大学和联邦机构（例如美国地质学会、国家科学基金会、能源部）的科学家正在努力了解流域科学的基础知识以及管理和保持水资源安全所需的知识。这里请求的国家科学基金会的支持将使第一届研讨会能够解决当前流域系统管理方面的知识差距，并专门建立一个跨机构和机构的社区，可以利用现有的研究工作并开发新的研究工作，以推进流域科学。 这项支持将有助于提高本次研讨会的参与者代表性，因为资金将用于增加性别、种族和早期职业阶段参与者的代表性。此外，由于一个关键成果是在从事流域科学工作的联邦机构之间建立沟通渠道，这种支持还将确保来自关键区域天文台和其他机构的活跃的 NSF 研究人员参与这些工作。该研讨会是确保水质保护、保护饮用水、农业、娱乐和维持野生动物利用所需的研究的必要的第一步。随着城市、州、地区和国家努力寻找新的未受污染水源，保护和保护清洁水是 21 世纪一项重要的全球使命。研讨会的一个特别重点是揭示物理、生物和化学过程如何整合来控制与流域提供的生态系统服务相关的水文和生物地球化学功能。特别是，本次研讨会将讨论分布式科学方法在流域科学中的应用，目标是开发更加协调、一致和开放的研究网络。主要成果包括（1）确定可修正或作为分布式科学方法模型的流域组成部分，（2）分析当前流域建模工作并讨论在更大的空间尺度（多流域到大陆）实施这些模型所需的数据，（3）制定现场采样和传感器开发策略，以及（4）与实施系统分布式科学相关的社会和研究挑战和机遇 计划。本次研讨会和其他参与活动的主要成果将整理在一份公开的研讨会报告中，该报告可以公开发布。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。