US-India Planning Visit: Data Gaps and Needs for Assessing Productivity, N2 Fixation, and Elemental Cycling in the Indian Ocean

0244805Mulholland该奖项支持美国Pi Margaret Mulholland和来自旧Dominion大学(ODU)的共同PI Donat和Edwards的规划访问，以与印度果阿国家海洋研究所(NIO)的同行会面，最终敲定一项关于印度洋固氮和氮循环的合作。他们将确定数据差距，评估现有数据，并确定未来对这一重要主题的研究需求。尽管沿海地区拥有丰富的海洋资源，但由于缺乏对沿海热带地区的调查，这一主题还没有得到很好的理解。印度西海岸的近岸水域是研究海洋固氮和循环的理想天然实验室。大量的木霉水华和靠近印度主要海洋研究所国家海洋研究所，使拟议的面向过程的研究成为可能，这些研究是充分了解海洋木霉固氮和循环所必需的。美国团队将与NIO调查人员建立合作，利用机构支持，访问一流的实验室设施，并为未来的研究努力和数据交换建立指导方针。此外，他们还将探索ODU和NIO合作教育项目的后勤保障，课程团队由两国调查员团队授课。这将是培训这两个机构的下一代科学家在跨学科/跨文化环境中工作的独特机会。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室和海洋科学部共同支持。

0244805Mulholland This award supports a planning visit for US PI Margaret Mulholland, and co-PIs Donat and Edwards from Old Dominion University (ODU) to meet with counterparts at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, India to finalize a collaboration on nitrogen (N2) fixation and nitrogen (N) cycling in the Indian Ocean. They will identify data gaps, evaluate existing data, and ascertain future research needs on this important topic. In spite of the substantial marine resources in coastal areas, this topic is not well understood due to the lack investigations at coastal tropical sites. The nearshore waters along the west coast of India are an ideal natural laboratory for studying marine nitrogen fixation and cycling. Both the abundance of Trichodesmium blooms and the proximity to the National Institute of Oceanography, India's premier oceanographic research institute, make feasible the proposed process-oriented studies that are required for fully understanding marine nitrogen fixation and cycling by Trichodesmium. The US team will establish collaborations with NIO investigators, leverage institutional support, access a superb laboratory facility, and establish guidelines for future research efforts and data exchange. Additionally, they will explore the logistics for a cooperative educational program at ODU and NIO with courses team taught by the binational investigator team. This will be a unique opportunity to train the next generation of scientists at both institutions to work in interdisciplinary/ intercultural environments. This award is jointly supported by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Ocean Sciences.