Support to Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO for Global Ocean Observing System Activities

联合国教科文组织政府间海洋学委员会（IOC）负责协调和促进各国政府间的海洋研究。成员国共有129个；美国是国际奥委会活动的主要参与者和坚定支持者。海洋学委员会发展和促进国际研究，以增进全球对海洋过程及其与海洋资源可持续发展和管理的关系的了解。该项目是国家自然科学基金对海洋学委员会海洋科学部的支持部分，包括制定一个关于多学科科学和自然资源的新项目，以及一项研究陆地-大气-海洋生物地球化学关键问题的国际倡议。

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO coordinates and facilitatesocean research among governments. A total of 129 countries comprise the membership; theUnited States is a key participant and strong supporter of IOC activities. The IOC develops and promotes international research to improve global undestanding of ocean processes and their relationship to the sustainable development and stewardship of ocean resoruces. This project consitutes the NSFportion of support to the Ocean Science Section of the IOC, including development of a new program on Multidisciplinary Science and Natural Resources and an international initiative to examine critical issues of land-atmosphere-ocean biogeochemistry.