Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office

2006年1月，NSF、NASA和NOAA成立了海洋碳和生物地球化学(OCB)科学指导委员会(SSC)，通过确定研究重点并促进、规划和协调海洋生物地球化学领域的合作、多学科研究机会，为美国海洋研究界提供领导。在成立南南合作的同时，还设立了有组织犯罪问题项目办公室，为南南合作和有组织犯罪活动提供科学和后勤支助。在过去的三年里，OCB项目办公室建立了一年一度的OCB夏季科学会议系列，就特定的科学问题举办了有针对性的范围确定研讨会，支持美国参与国家和国际科学和协调活动，主办了一个少数族裔学生计划，并创建了OCB网站和时事通讯以分发OCB成果。根据这一奖项，伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的研究人员将获得继续支持OCB项目办公室的活动：1)为OCB SSC的会议、报告制作和其他SSC活动提供后勤支持；2)组织社区研讨会、短期课程和研讨会；3)向国内和国际科学界和更广泛的受众宣传OCB的产品和活动，作为与美国和国际海洋碳循环科学计划有关的信息交流中心；以及4)与其他国家和国际碳循环科学计划和活动的接口。面对气候变化和相关的大气成分和海洋化学变化的广泛影响，迫切需要对海洋生物地球化学和生态系统过程有更全面的了解，以提高我们的预测能力，并为制定合理的适应战略提供框架。OCB项目办公室将通过提供关键的协调和后勤支持，促进更综合的科学方法，以加强美国研究界的努力。透过基层、社区主导的方法，拟议的组织及组织机构研讨会和课程将为组织及组织机构的科学家提供一个公共场合，让他们讨论研究挑战及实施方法，以处理组织机构的研究优先事项。项目办公室将支持OCB SSC和其他OCB小组委员会(即海洋酸化、时间序列)，这些委员会就美国的研究优先事项和协调努力提供有价值的指导。OCB项目办公室的另一个日益重要的作用是让OCB社区参与其他国家和国际碳循环科学计划和活动(例如，NACP、IOCCP、IMBER等)。从而将海洋生物地球化学研究置于海洋生态、全球碳循环和气候科学的更广泛背景下。组织机构间协调委员会的活动和优先事项的沟通对社区建设和外联至关重要。项目办公室将通过继续定期制作时事通讯来扩大OCB网络，通过为OCB科学家扩大项目信息、领域机会和工具和资源来扩大OCB？S的网络存在，并为科学家、教育工作者和政策制定者开发动手推广产品。

In January, 2006, an Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) was created by NSF, NASA, and NOAA to provide leadership to the U.S. ocean research community by identifying research priorities and promoting, planning, and coordinating collaborative, multidisciplinary research opportunities in ocean biogeochemistry. In conjunction with the founding of the SSC, the OCB Project Office was established to provide scientific and logistical support for the SSC and OCB activities. Over the past three years, the OCB Project Office has established an annual OCB summer science meeting series, conducted targeted scoping workshops on specific science questions, supported U.S. participation in national and international science and coordination activities, hosted a minority student program, and created an OCB website and newsletter for distribution of OCB results.Under this award, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will receive renewal support to continue the activities of the OCB Project Office: 1) Provide logistical support to the OCB SSC for its meetings, production of reports, and other SSC activities; 2) Organize community workshops, short courses, and symposia; 3) Communicate OCB products and activities to the national and international scientific community and broader audiences, serving as a clearing house for information related to U.S. and international ocean carbon cycle science programs; and 4) Interface with other national and international carbon cycle science programs and activities.Broader Impacts In the face of climate change and associated changes in atmospheric composition and ocean chemistry, a more comprehensive understanding of ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystem processes is critically needed to improve our predictive capabilities and provide the framework for the development of sound adaptation strategies. The OCB Project Office will facilitate a more integrated scientific approach by providing critical coordination and logistical support to enhance the efforts of the U.S. research community. Through a grassroots, community driven approach, the proposed OCB workshops and courses will give OCB scientists a public venue for discussing research challenges and implementation approaches to address OCB research priorities. The Project Office will support the OCB SSC and other OCB subcommittees (i.e., ocean acidification, time-series) which provide valuable guidance on U.S. research priorities and coordination efforts. Another increasingly important role of the OCB Project Office is to engage the OCB community in other national and international carbon cycle science programs and activities (e.g., NACP, IOCCP, IMBER, etc.) thus placing ocean biogeochemical research in the broader context of marine ecology, global carbon cycle, and climate science. The communication of OCB activities and priorities is fundamental to community building and outreach. The Project Office will work to expand the OCB network by continuing production of a regular newsletter, augmenting OCB?s web presence by expanding its project information, field opportunities, and tools and resources for OCB scientists, and developing hands-on outreach products for scientists, educators, and policy makers.