Future Directions for Southern Ocean and Antarctic Nearshore and Coastal Research

美国国家科学院、工程院和医学院将开展一项共识研究，为未来的科学研究和技术方向提供指导，以确保美国在南大洋和南极近岸及沿海地区继续保持科学能力和领导地位。该研究将确定南大洋和南极近岸和沿海研究的最优先科学方向，确定支持这些科学方向所需的研究船能力，评估可以扩展船舶能力和/或直接支持新科学方向的技术和工具，并注意科学方向，船舶能力和工具之间的差距。这项研究将收集广泛而多样化的海洋学家和沿海科学家的意见，这将加强社区参与，并优化南极研究船的未来使用。美国国家科学院、工程院和医学院将进行一项共识研究，确定南大洋和南极近岸和沿海研究的高优先科学研究方向，以及确保美国在该地区持续的科学能力和领导地位所需的工具、技术和船舶能力。一个由精心挑选的志愿者组成的特设委员会将提供学科专门知识，并将从出版的文献、公开会议和邀请科学界成员参加的讲习班中收集信息。本次研讨会被设想为一个主要的信息收集方面，以确定科学方向以及支持这些方向所需的船舶和技术能力。委员会成员将审议整个信息收集过程中提供的信息，并将编写一份书面报告，该报告将经过严格的同行审查。该报告经美国国家科学院批准后公开发布，并以免费pdf格式提供。这种共识研究方法以前已被联邦机构成功地用于获得关于研究重点和未来需求的战略指导，从而使有限的资源得到最有效的利用。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a consensus study to provide guidance on future science research and technology directions needed to ensure continued U.S. science abilities and leadership in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic nearshore and coastal zone. The study will identify the highest-priority science directions for Southern Ocean and Antarctic nearshore and coastal research, determine research vessel capabilities needed to support these science directions, assess technologies and tools that can extend ship capabilities and/or directly support new science directions, and note gaps between the science directions, ship capabilities, and tools. The study will gather input from a broad and diverse group of oceanographers and coastal scientists, which will enhance community engagement and optimize the future use of Antarctic research vessels. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a consensus study that identifies high-priority science research directions for Southern Ocean and Antarctic nearshore and coastal research, as well as the tools, technologies, and ship capabilities needed to ensure continued U.S. science abilities and leadership in the region. An ad hoc committee of carefully selected volunteers will provide disciplinary expertise and will gather information from a base of published literature, public meetings, and a workshop with invited scientific community members. This workshop is envisioned as a main information-gathering aspect to identify science directions and the ship and technological capabilities needed to support them. The committee members will deliberate on information provided throughout the information-gathering process and will produce a written report, which undergoes a rigorous peer review. The report is publicly released after approval from the National Academies and is available as a free pdf. This consensus study approach has previously been successfully used by federal agencies to obtain strategic guidance on research priorities and future needs, thereby enabling limited resources to be used most effectively.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.