An Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030

在规划未来十年的海洋科学时，海洋科学和技术联合小组委员会（JSOST）正在评估国家研究基础设施的现状和未来需求。考虑到目前在维护、运营和升级主要基础设施要素的同时保持强大的研究组合的困难，需要为未来的投资制定战略计划，以确保新设施在运营和灵活性方面提供最大的价值、最少的冗余和最高的效率，以融入新的技术进步。基础设施是一项重大投资，需要全面审查和考虑，以支持最关键技术的开发。美国未来进行海洋研究的能力将取决于对即将出现的重大科学和政策问题的深入分析，以及对回答这些问题所需的技术和设施的评估。国家研究理事会将组建一个专家委员会，就2030年将促进研究的美国海洋基础设施的类型提供建议和来自世界海洋社区的观点，包括关于确定优先事项的最合适标准的建议。该委员会将根据国家和国际评估、全球科学界的投入以及正在进行的研究规划活动，确定预计将在2030年成为海洋科学前沿的主要研究问题。接下来，该委员会将确定应纳入2030年国家海洋研究基础设施规划的基础设施类别，并将需要回答未来的主要研究问题。此外，该委员会将建议联邦机构如何最大限度地提高海洋基础设施投资的价值。

In planning for ocean science beyond the next decade, the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) is evaluating the current status and future needs of the nation's research infrastructure. Given current struggles to maintain, operate, and upgrade major infrastructure elements while maintaining a robust research portfolio, a strategic plan is needed for future investments to ensure that new facilities provide the greatest value, least redundancy, and highest efficiency in terms of operation and flexibility to incorporate new technological advances. Infrastructure represents a major investment that requires thorough review and consideration to support the development of the most critical technologies. The ability of the U.S. to conduct ocean research in the future will depend on an insightful analysis of the major upcoming scientific and policy questions and assessment of the technology and facilities required to answer those questions. The National Research Council will assemble an expert committee to provide advice and a perspective from the worldwide ocean community on the types of U.S. ocean infrastructure that will facilitate research in 2030, including advice as to what criteria may be most appropriate for setting priorities. The committee will identify major research questions anticipated to be at the forefront of ocean science in 2030 based on national and international assessments, input from the worldwide scientific community, and ongoing research planning activities. Next, the committee will define categories of infrastructure that should be included in planning for the nation's ocean research infrastructure of 2030 and that will be required to answer the major research questions of the future. In addition, the committee will recommend ways in which the federal agencies can maximize the value of investments in ocean infrastructure.