A Planning visit to China: U.S.-China Collaborative Research in the Southern Ocean

小行星9723583 该奖项支持美国研究人员辛西娅·皮尔斯卡恩、柴飞和理查德·巴伯访问中国，计划未来在南大洋的研究合作。 这次访问将使美国私人情报机构能够制定一个联合的美国-中国在南大洋的研究计划，利用中国人每年到南极研究站的巡航。 中国的同行是上海极地研究所所长董兆谦。 在规划访问期间，PI将与中国科学家和政府官员会面，讨论和发展共同的科学利益，并制定联合研究计划。 他们还将参观新建造的极地考察船“雪龙”号，亲眼目睹现有的研究仪器，并与船上的船员和技术人员讨论取样和海上分析程序。 相对而言，南大洋的采样较少;数据的缺乏阻碍了对全球气候的进一步了解。 利用定期安排的中国考察船南极之旅可以为数据采集提供一个重要的额外平台，但安排这样的联合项目需要面对面的会议和详细的理解。 这次规划访问是一项潜在的有价值的合作的重要的第一步。

9723583 Pilskaln This award supports a visit to China by U.S .researchers Cynthia Pilskaln, Fei Chai, and Richard Barber to plan future research collaborations in the Southern Ocean. The trip will allow the U.S. P.I.s to develop a joint U.S.-China research program in the Southern Ocean, taking advantage of annual cruises by the Chinese to their Antarctic Research Station. The Chinese counterpart is Dong Zhaoqian, Director of the Polar Research Institute, Shanghai. During the planning visit, the P.I.s will meet with Chinese scientists and government officials to discuss and develop mutual scientific interests and devise a joint research plan. The P.I.s will also visit the newly constructed polar research vessel, Xue Long, to see first hand the research instrumentation available and to discuss sampling and at-sea analysis procedures with the ship's crew and technicians. The Southern Ocean is comparatively unsampled; this lack of data is an obstacle to improved understanding of global climate. Use of the regularly scheduled Chinese research vessel trips to the Antarctic could provide an important additional platform for data acquisition, but arranging such joint programs requires face to face meetings and development of detailed understandings. This planning visit is an important initial step in a potentially valuable cooperation.