Science Plan and Workshop Support for Bering Strait Environmental Observations

该奖项将支持两个讲习班，其中一个在白令海峡地区，将汇集来自科学研究、地方/本地和业务观测界的代表，以制定科学计划，并建议实施作为北极观测网络组成部分的持续、长期白令海峡环境观测系统的优先事项。白令海峡是北冰洋环境系统的一个重要组成部分，因为它是太平洋水流入的唯一管道，携带着盐水、淡水、热量和营养物质，影响到下游的海洋和海冰系统。白令海峡环境观测系统将获得必要的数据，以记录太平洋水域和相关环境变量的季节性、年际和空间变化，并支持开展研究，以了解它们在物理和生物海洋学中的作用、北冰洋海洋生态系统及其对环境系统变化的反应。

This award will support two workshops, including one in the Bering Strait region, that will bring together representatives from the scientific research, local/native and operational observing communities to develop a science plan and recommend priorities for the implementation of a sustained, long-term Bering Strait environmental observing system that is an integral part of the Arctic Observing Network (AON). The Bering Strait is a vital element of the Arctic Ocean environmental system, as it is the only conduit for Pacific Water inflow that carries with it salt water, freshwater, heat and nutrients that affect the ocean and sea ice system further downstream. A Bering Strait environmental observing system would obtain data necessary for documenting seasonal, inter-annual and spatial variability in Pacific Water and related environmental variables, and supporting research into understanding their role in the physical and biological oceanography, and marine ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean and their response to environmental system change.