Support for Planning the Global Ocean Flux Program

这一建议来自全球森林战略指导委员会主席布鲁尔博士， 委员会，是为了支持在规划和 发展GOFS。 一个主要的海洋通量计划已经确定 作为NSF全球地球科学倡议的重要组成部分 特别是NSF/OCE长期计划， 海洋科学咨询委员会。 目前，类似项目正在 在加拿大、法国、德国、日本和美国建立了 王国将需要国际规划和合作。 全球海洋通量研究的初步步骤 1984年初，由国家科学院支持， 以理工科为重 专家会议于2月14日至16日举行， 华盛顿特区考虑制定一项 该计划将连接已建立的大规模物理 计划和对海洋的理解，以新兴的 对化学和生物通量的理解， 来维持我们星球的可居住性。 的建议 这个国家科学院的专家组进行了全球海洋通量研究（GOFS）， 研讨会，在国家科学院的伍兹霍尔研究中心，在 1984年9月 研讨会论文集（NAS 1985）已被 出版并在国际海洋中广泛分发 科学界。 在全球森林论坛讲习班之后，一个小组（P. Brewer博士， WHOI; K. Bruland，UCSC; P. Jumars，U.W.;和J·麦卡锡 哈佛）在华盛顿特区举行了两次会议，编辑研讨会 会议记录，并研究如何以最佳方式开展讲习班 建议.后一个群体已经演变成一个执行者， 该委员会自那以后一直努力工作， 更接近现实。这些努力包括公开介绍， 政府机构、提案的编制和 举行多次科学会议以进一步取得进展。 一 负责总体方案指导的指导委员会还 确立了习

This proposal from Dr. Brewer, Chairman of the GOFS Steering Committee, is to support a continuing effort in planning and developing GOFS. A major ocean flux program has been identified as a vital component of the NSF Global Geosciences Initiative and, specifically, of the NSF/OCE long range plan by the NSF's Advisory Committee on Ocean Sciences. Similar programs now being established in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom will necessitate international planning and cooperation. The initial steps towards a Global Ocean Flux Study took place in early 1984, being supported by the National Academy of Sciences. A meeting of experts was held February 14-16 in Washington, DC to consider the feasibility of developing a program which would link the established large scale physical programs and understanding of the ocean to the emerging understanding of the chemical and biological fluxes which do much to maintain the habitability of our planet. Recommendations from this NAS expert group led to a Global Ocean Flux Study (GOFS) Workshop, at the National Academy's Woods Hole Study Center, in September 1984. The workshop proceedings (NAS 1985) have been published and widely distributed within the international ocean science community. Following the GOFS Workshop, a small group (Drs. P. Brewer, WHOI; K. Bruland, UCSC; P. Jumars, U.W.; and J. McCarthy, Harvard) met twice in Washington, DC to edit the workshop proceedings and to examine how best to proceed with the workshop recommendations. This latter group has evolved into an Executive Committee which has since worked hard to bring such a program closer to reality. These efforts include public presentations to government agencies, the preparation of a proposal and the holding of numerous scientific meetings to further progress. A steering committee charged with overall program guidance has also been established.