Workshop on U.S. Marine Seismic Reflection Acquistion Needs for the Next Decade

9907795这次研讨会代表了海洋科学司内部更大的规划进程的继续，该司正试图为海洋科学和国家科学基金会的支持确定重要的未来研究方向。作为该司活动的一部分，1996年底举办了一次关于未来海洋地质学和地球物理学研究的讲习班，以确定下一个千年的关键研究问题。该讲习班建议举行一系列规模较小的会议，重点讨论基础设施的需要和要求，以便处理已确定的研究优先事项。该奖项请求支持为美国海洋地球科学界举办一次关于海洋地震反射需求的研讨会，这是了解海底地质的一项至关重要的能力。研讨会的主要目标是：(1)确定未来计划的地震反射需求，(2)确定满足这些要求所需的技术，(3)确定数据质量、归档和访问方面的必要改进，以及(4)检查支持和基础设施维护的方法。讲习班会议记录和初步建议的公布最初将基于网络，以允许社区提供更多的意见。在吸收了这一社区的反应后，计划出版硬拷贝。***

9907795MooreThe workshop represents continuation of a larger planning process within the Division of Ocean Sciences, which is attempting to define significant future research directions for ocean science and NSF support. As part of this Divisional activity, a workshop on future Marine Geology and Geophysics research was held in late 1996 to identify critical research questions in the next millennium. That workshop recommended a series of smaller meetings to be focused on infrastructure needs and requirements with which to address the identified research priorities. This award requests support to hold a workshop on marine seismic reflection needs for the U.S. marine geoscience community, a critically important capability in understanding the geology of the seafloor.Primary objectives of the workshop are: (1) to identify the seismic reflection requirements of future programs, (2) to identify the technologies that will be required to meet these requirements, (3) to identify required improvements in data quality, archiving and access, and (4) to examine methods of support and infrastructure maintenance. Publication of the workshop proceedings and initial recommendations will be initially web based to allow additional community input. A hard copy publication is planned after assimilation of this community reaction. ***