Review of Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network

水与环境系统回顾(WATERS)网络Stephen D Parker水科学技术委员会国家科学院国家研究委员会(NRC)水科学技术委员会(WSTB)是国家科学院和国家工程院领导下与水资源有关的所有方面研究的中心。WSTB的目标是改善科学和技术基础，以解决重要的国家问题和与有效管理和利用地下水和地表水资源有关的问题。在履行职责和为国家利益服务时，委员会通过就水资源中的具体和一般性问题进行特别研究，对评价和咨询的请求作出回应。该项目是WSTB两部分工作的第二步，目的是就ENG和GEO主管部门为“水域网络”拟议的联合MREFC倡议的概念设计向NSF提供建议。这一环境观测站网络结合了两个局早先的清洁和水文观测站倡议。WSTB将成立一个委员会，开会并为NSF撰写一份关于水域网络概念设计的协商一致报告。这项研究将依靠水域网络项目办公室提供的文件，该办公室由国家科学基金会作为一项合作协议单独提供资金，涉及几个学术机构，主要负责根据关键的科学挑战开发设计，并确保设计得到其打算支持的学术界的广泛支持。审查所依据的主要文件是：(I)综合科学和教育计划，(Ii)科学要求文件，和(Iii)概念设计报告。

ABSTRACTCBET-0715260Review of Water and Environmental Systems (WATERS) NetworkStephen D ParkerWater Science and Technology BoardNational Academy of SciencesThe Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB) of the National Research Council (NRC) is the focal point for studies related to all aspects of water resources under the aegis of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. The WSTB's objective is to improve the scientific and technological basis for resolving important national questions and issues associated with the efficient management and use of ground and surface water resources. In carrying out its responsibilities and in serving the national interest, the Board responds to requests for evaluations and advice through ad hoc studies concerning specific and generic issues in water resources. This project is the second step in a two-part effort by the WSTB to provide advice to NSF on the conceptual design of the proposed joint MREFC initiative of the ENG and GEO directorates for the "WATERS Network." This environmental observatory network combines the earlier CLEANER and Hydrologic Observatory initiatives of the two directorates. The WSTB will form a committee that will meet and write a consensus report for the NSF on the conceptual design for the WATERS Network. The study will rely on documents provided by the WATERS Network Project Office, which is funded separately by the NSF as a cooperative agreement involving several academic institutions and which has the primary responsibility for developing the design based on key science challenges and for ensuring that the design has the broad backing of the academic communities it is intended to support. The primary documents on which the review will be based are: (i) an integrated science and education plan, (ii) a science requirements document, and (iii) a conceptual design report.