Coordinated Cosmic-Ray Observation System Conference, July 2024 in Lincoln, Nebraska

协调宇宙射线观测系统会议将于2024年7月在内布拉斯加州林肯市召开，汇集了空间天气、大气科学和水文学方面的专家。研讨会探讨了宇宙射线中子传感器在低光谱和高能光谱上的科学和操作目标的价值。为期三天的会议将产生一份白皮书，内容是促进多种地球和空间科学之间的进展和协同作用所必需的基础设施。地球上高能中子的测量对于理解宇宙射线的起源以及太阳事件如何影响地球的条件至关重要。同样，低能中子的测量对于测量地球上氢（即水）的变化和行星科学应用（例如，火星探测器，计划的月球任务）至关重要。然而，测量每一种中子范围的探测器必须校正所谓的由另一种中子变化引起的污染。因此，未来宇宙射线中子探测器网络的设计必须考虑空间天气、大气科学和水文研究和业务团体的协同需求。这次研讨会是一次开创性的尝试，将这些多个科学团体聚集在一起，探讨在美国建立一个协调的中子监测网络的潜在好处。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 Coordinated Cosmic-Ray Observation System Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska in July 2024 brings together experts in space weather, atmospheric science, and hydrology. The workshop explores the value of cosmic ray neutron sensors across both low and high-energy spectrums for scientific and operational goals. An outcome from the three-day conference would be a white paper on the infrastructure necessary to facilitate progress and synergies across multiple Earth and space sciences.Measurements of high-energy neutrons on earth are vital for understanding the origin of cosmic-rays and how events from the sun impact conditions on earth. Similarly, measurements of low-energy neutrons are critical for measuring the changes of hydrogen (i.e., water) on earth and in planetary science applications (e.g., Mars rover, planned missions to the moon). However, detectors that measure each of these range of neutrons must correct for so-called contamination from variations of the other. The design of future cosmic-ray neutron detector networks must therefore consider the synergistic needs of the space weather, atmospheric science and hydrology research and operations communities. This workshop is a pioneering attempt to bring these multiple science communities together to explore the potential benefit of a coordinated neutron monitoring network across the United States.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.