Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS)

该奖项是为了延续冰盖遥感中心（CReSIS），该中心是NSF科学技术中心（STC），成立于2005年6月，旨在研究格陵兰和南极冰盖对海平面上升的当前和可能的未来贡献。中心吗?美国的目标是了解和预测极地冰盖在海平面变化中的作用。特别是中心？S的任务是开发技术，进行实地调查，收集数据，以了解为什么许多出口冰川和冰流正在迅速变化，并开发解释和预测冰盖对气候变化的反应的模型。中心吗?该中心的使命还包括教育和培训与中心相关学科的研究生和本科生，并鼓励K-12学生从事科学、技术、工程和数学（stem领域）的职业。长期目标是对快速变化的冰盖区域进行四维表征（空间和时间），开发诊断和预测冰盖模型，并为气候变暖下海平面变化的未来评估做出贡献。在最初的五年里，在开发、测试和优化创新传感器和平台方面取得了重大进展，并完成了一次主要的飞机战役，其中包括在雅各布港海峡探测。在第二个五年，研究将集中在解释来自一套传感器的综合数据，以了解引起变化的物理过程，以及随后的模型开发和验证。关于CReSIS的信息可以在http://www.cresis.ku.edu.The上找到，STC的智力优势在于它使其教职员工和学生能够进行多学科研究，以及它为各级学生提供广泛的教育和培训机会。在第一阶段，该中心为科学家和工程师提供了一个合作研究环境和互动的机会，使高灵敏度雷达能够与几个机载平台和创新地震仪器相结合。此外，该中心还成功地收集了格陵兰三个主要快速流动冰川的冰厚和床况数据，这是冰动力学研究和模式发展的关键变量。在第二阶段，中心将收集快速变化地区的目标场址的额外数据；处理、分析和解释收集到的数据；并开发先进的过程导向和冰盖模型来预测未来的行为。该中心将继续为本科生、研究生和博士后提供丰富的多学科教育和指导环境，并开展K-12教育和公众宣传。该中心的广泛影响源于解决具有重要社会影响的全球环境问题，为公民和政策制定者提供一个了解气候变化问题的论坛，培训下一代科学家和工程师为国家服务，鼓励代表性不足的学生在stem相关领域从事职业，并将新技术转移到工业中。参与中心的学生发现一个智力刺激的氛围，学科之间的合作是常态，接触各种各样的方法和科学问题丰富了他们的教育经验。下一代研究人员应该反映我们社会的多样性；因此，该中心将继续与ECSU合作，开展推广和教育项目，吸引少数民族学生从事科学和技术事业。该中心还与ADMI建立了新的伙伴关系，支持在国家一级的教师和学生交流，并为学生和教师提供更多参与中心相关研究和教育活动的机会。这些以及其他合作将提供更广泛的机会，鼓励代表性不足的学生从事STEM职业。作为领导机构，堪萨斯大学（KU）提供全面的指导和管理，以及雷达和遥感，无人驾驶飞行器（uav）以及数据建模和解释方面的专业知识。五个合作机构和美国能源部的一个实验室在STC中发挥关键作用。宾夕法尼亚州立大学（PSU）继续参与地震测量、现场活动和建模的技术开发。伊丽莎白城市州立大学（ECSU）的遥感、教育和研究卓越中心（CERSER）为分析卫星数据和生成高水平数据产品贡献了其专业知识。ECSU还为中心带来了他们在指导和教育传统上代表性不足的学生方面的丰富经验。ADMI，少数族裔机构计算机和信息科学/工程系协会，扩大了该计划。我们在国家一级接触到代表性不足的群体。印第安纳大学（IU）在CI和高性能计算方面提供世界一流的专业知识，以解决数据管理、处理、分发和存档方面的挑战，以及高性能建模需求。华盛顿大学（UW）提供冰盖卫星观测和面向过程的解释和模式开发方面的专业知识。洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室（Los Alamos National Laboratory， LANL）在冰盖模拟领域做出了贡献。所有伙伴机构都积极参与观测和数值数据集的分析和解释。

This award is for the continuation of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), an NSF Science and Technology Center (STC) established in June 2005 to study present and probable future contributions of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets to sea-level rise. The Center?s vision is to understand and predict the role of polar ice sheets in sea level change. In particular, the Center?s mission is to develop technologies, to conduct field investigations, to compile data to understand why many outlet glaciers and ice streams are changing rapidly, and to develop models that explain and predict ice sheet response to climate change. The Center?s mission is also to educate and train a diverse population of graduate and undergraduate students in Center-related disciplines and to encourage K-12 students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM-fields). The long-term goals are to perform a four-dimensional characterization (space and time) of rapidly changing ice-sheet regions, develop diagnostic and predictive ice-sheet models, and contribute to future assessments of sea level change in a warming climate. In the first five years, significant progress was made in developing, testing and optimizing innovative sensors and platforms and completing a major aircraft campaign, which included sounding the channel under Jakobshavn Isbræ. In the second five years, research will focus on the interpretation of integrated data from a suite of sensors to understand the physical processes causing changes and the subsequent development and validation of models. Information about CReSIS can be found at http://www.cresis.ku.edu.The intellectual merits of the STC are the multidisciplinary research it enables its faculty, staff and students to pursue, as well as the broad education and training opportunities it provides to students at all levels. During the first phase, the Center provided scientists and engineers with a collaborative research environment and the opportunity to interact, enabling the development of high-sensitivity radars integrated with several airborne platforms and innovative seismic instruments. Also, the Center successfully collected data on ice thickness and bed conditions, key variables in the study of ice dynamics and the development of models, for three major fast-flowing glaciers in Greenland. During the second phase, the Center will collect additional data over targeted sites in areas undergoing rapid changes; process, analyze and interpret collected data; and develop advanced process-oriented and ice sheet models to predict future behavior. The Center will continue to provide a rich environment for multidisciplinary education and mentoring for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows, as well as for conducting K-12 education and public outreach. The broader impacts of the Center stem from addressing a global environmental problem with critical societal implications, providing a forum for citizens and policymakers to become informed about climate change issues, training the next generation of scientists and engineers to serve the nation, encouraging underrepresented students to pursue careers in STEM-related fields, and transferring new technologies to industry. Students involved in the Center find an intellectually stimulating atmosphere where collaboration between disciplines is the norm and exposure to a wide variety of methodologies and scientific issues enriches their educational experience. The next generation of researchers should reflect the diversity of our society; the Center will therefore continue its work with ECSU to conduct outreach and educational programs that attract minority students to careers in science and technology. The Center has also established a new partnership with ADMI that supports faculty and student exchanges at the national level and provides expanded opportunities for students and faculty to be involved in Center-related research and education activities. These, and other collaborations, will provide broader opportunities to encourage underrepresented students to pursue STEM careers. As lead institution, The University of Kansas (KU) provides overall direction and management, as well as expertise in radar and remote sensing, Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and modeling and interpretation of data. Five partner institutions and a DOE laboratory play critical roles in the STC. The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) continues to participate in technology development for seismic measurements, field activities, and modeling. The Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing, Education and Research (CERSER) at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) contributes its expertise to analyzing satellite data and generating high-level data products. ECSU also brings to the Center their extensive experience in mentoring and educating traditionally under-represented students. ADMI, the Association of Computer and Information Science/Engineering Departments at Minority Institutions, expands the program?s reach to underrepresented groups at the national level. Indiana University (IU) provides world-class expertise in CI and high-performance computing to address challenges in data management, processing, distribution and archival, as well as high-performance modeling requirements. The University of Washington (UW) provides expertise in satellite observations of ice sheets and process-oriented interpretation and model development. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) contributes in the area of ice sheet modeling. All partner institutions are actively involved in the analysis and interpretation of observational and numerical data sets.