Aspen Global Change Institute Interdisciplinary Summer Science Sessions

与全球环境变化有关的问题性质复杂，需要进行比传统上更多的跨学科研究。 跨学科合作的发展需要来自不同领域的科学家熟悉各自采用的观点，经验和方法。 这项奖金支助白杨全球变化研究所将于1994年7月和8月举行的三次为期两周的会议。 会议将汇集自然科学家和社会科学家进行深入讨论，在此期间，他们将分享他们最新工作的结果，相互学习，并激发关于全球变化研究中心主题的新想法。 1994年的三届会议将讨论被认为对参加美国全球变化研究方案（US/GCRP）的机构具有重大意义的问题。 这些主题是（1）辐射反馈和大气模型的可信度，（2）预测全球变化的惊喜，（3）作为全球变化的生物入侵。 这些会议的成果将通过各种媒体传播。 摘要报告将在广泛分发的主要通讯中发表。 会议主席将为美国/GCRP机构官员举行简报会，并将以书面和电子形式提供关于会议程序和结论的更完整的书面报告。 NSF代表其他US/GCRP机构（包括环境保护局）为该项目提供支持。 通过对这些会议的支持，将获得关于全球变化研究中关键问题的新见解。 可能更重要的是，领先的科学家有机会熟悉其他学科的同行。 经验表明，从最初的讨论，如那些发生在这些会议上，有效的跨学科合作需要进行全球变化研究经常发展。

The complex nature of problems associated with global environmental change requires far more interdisciplinary research than traditionally has occurred. The development of interdisciplinary collaborations requires scientists from different fields to become familiar with the perspectives, experiences, and methods that each employs. This award supports three two-week sessions that will be conducted by the Aspen Global Change Institute during July and August 1994. The sessions will bring together natural and social scientists for in-depth discussions during which they will share the results from their latest work, learn from each other, and stimulate new ideas regarding central topics for global change research. The three sessions in 1994 will deal with issues that have been identified as being of major importance to agencies participating in the U.S. Global Change Research Program (US/GCRP). Those topics are (1) radiation feedbacks and the credibility of atmospheric models, (2) anticipating global change surprises, and (3) biological invasion as a global change. The results of the sessions will be disseminated through a variety of media. Summary reports will be published in widely circulated major newsletters. Session chairs will conduct a briefing for US/GCRP agency officials, and more complete written reports of session proceedings and conclusions will be made available in both written and electronic forms. Support for this project is provided by NSF on behalf of other US/GCRP agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency. Through support of these sessions, new insights will be gained about critical issues in global change research. Of potentially greater importance will be opportunities for leading scientists to become familiar with counterparts from other disciplines. Experience has shown that from initial discussions like those that occur in these sessions, effective interdisciplinary collaborations needed to conduct global change resea rch often develop.