US-Russia Joint Seminar on Cryopedology and Global Change; Pushchino, Russia; November 10-16, 1992

继1992年11月10日至14日在俄罗斯普什基诺举行的国际冷冻学会议之后，11名美国研究人员将参加为期两天的美俄冷冻学与全球变化研讨会。研讨会由阿拉斯加大学的钱-陆平博士和俄罗斯科学院土壤科学与光合作用研究所的G.V.Dobrovolsky博士组织。研讨会的具体目标是：(1)讨论和研究寒冷土壤中的低温过程，并确定永久冻土和高山土壤的基本控制过程；(2)设计低温研究实验，以帮助解释北极和亚北极地区的全球变化、古生态和资源管理；(3)比较世界上现行的低温土壤分类系统，特别是美国和俄罗斯的分类系统，并为环极地国家之间的土壤技术转让建立一个通用的交叉参考系统；以及(4)确定在永久冻土为主或低温土壤方面潜在的研究伙伴关系。这项活动实现了推进科学知识的计划目标，使美国和前苏联的顶尖研究人员能够在平等互利和互惠互利的基础上，在基础科学研究领域的共同利益和能力领域结合互补的努力和能力。

Eleven U.S. researchers will participate in a two-day U.S.-Russia seminar on Cryopedology and Global Change following the International Conference on Cryopedology in Pushchino, Russia, 10-14 November, 1992. The seminar is being organized by Dr. Chien-Lu Ping of the University of Alaska and Dr. G.V. Dobrovolsky of the Institute of Soil Science and Photosynthesis of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The specific objectives of the seminar are to (1) discuss and examine the cryogenic processes in cold soils and identify the fundamental controlling processes of permafrost and alpine soils; (2) design experiments for cryopedological research to aid the interpretation of global change, paleoecology, and resource management in the arctic and subarctic zones; (3) compare the current classification systems of cryogenic soils in the world, especially in the United States and Russia, and develop a common cross-reference system for soil-based technology transfer among the circumpolar nations; and (4) identify potential research partnerships in permafrost-dominated or cryogenic soils. This activity fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling leading researchers in the United States and the former Soviet Union to combine complementary efforts and capabilities in areas of strong mutual interest and competence in the field of basic scientific research on the basis of equality, reciprocity, and mutuality of benefit.