Support of the Operations of the Ocean Studies Board

国家海洋科学院海洋研究委员会 1987年，科学界将继续努力， 美国海洋科学研究的规划、审查和评估 方案及相关活动。 OSB已经建立了三个 处理国民利益问题的小组 科学基金会：北冰洋研究，海洋气候 研究和国际海洋科学政策。 北极 海洋小组将建议NSF未来可能的领域 研究在北冰洋，并将作为美国的主要 与国际北冰洋科学委员会的接口。 海洋气候研究将为NSF和 其他联邦机构关于世界气候研究 WCRP研究，特别是WCRP的年际研究。 热带海洋和全球气候变化（TOGA） 世界海洋环流实验（WOCE） 国际海洋科学政策小组将考虑 长期影响的稳步增长 外国执行海洋科学 《联合国海洋法公约》的研究规定。 OSB还将根据需要召开小型研讨会; 完成理事会在2004年召开的主要研讨会的后续行动， 1987财政年度，例如关于脊顶进程的讲习班; 将为联邦长期规划提供支持， 根据NSF和其他机构的要求， 联邦机构。

The Ocean Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences will continue in 1987 its efforts in support of planning, review and evaluation of U.S. ocean science research programs and related activities. The OSB has established three sub-groups to address issues of interest to the National Science Foundation: Arctic Ocean Research, ocean climate research, and international ocean science policy. The Artic Ocean group will advise NSF on possible areas of future research in the Arctic Ocean and will serve as the primary U.S. interface with the international Arctic Ocean Sciences Board. The ocean climate research will provide guidance to NSF and other Federal agencies regarding the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), especially the WCRP studies of interannual variability in the tropical ocean and global climate (TOGA) and the world ocean circulation experiment (WOCE). The international ocean science policy group will consider long-term ramifications of the steadily increasing implementation by foreign countries of the marine scientific research provisions of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea. The OSB will also convene small workshops as required; will complete its follow-up of major workshops the Board convened in FY 1987, such as the workshop on ridge crest processes; and will provide support for Federal long-range planning in specific scientific areas upon request from NSF and other Federal agencies.