Evolution of Ocean Observing Systems: Building an Infrastructure for Science

该项目要求提供资金，部分支持将于2010年9月19日在美国华盛顿州西雅图举行的为期一天的GEOSS研讨会，该研讨会题为“海洋观测系统的发展，为科学建设基础设施”。讲习班的主题是需要了解在地球观测系统时代使用的主要海洋观测系统的能力，特别是新的和现有的电缆观测系统及其满足科学数据和信息需要的能力。本次研讨会由IEEE地球观测委员会（ICEO）组织，是正在进行的一系列国际GEOSS研讨会的一部分，这些研讨会的重点是与GEOSS相关的数据、科学和用户主题。IEEE GEOSS研讨会的重点是发展地球科学观测系统和系统的系统工程社区，这些社区形成了集成复杂系统的核心智力资源。本次研讨会对海洋观测系统的强调有助于引导与会者关注美国和全球监测背景下的关键海洋观测挑战和机遇。地球观测系统系列讲习班的独特形式和范围有助于确保广泛的数据用户、科学家和工程师对地球系统模型和环境数据使用的讨论作出贡献。这将是IEEE GEOSS系列研讨会的第40次会议，因此遵循了围绕GEOSS问题集中关注相关科学、工程和用户社区的成功传统。更广泛的影响这次GEOSS研讨会通过向广泛的国际受众介绍与地球观测相关的当代问题，然后在互联网上公布对这些问题的深入讨论的结果，以促进对地球及其进程的理解，供全球免费访问。因此，这次讲习班的好处在全球范围内都可以得到，包括直接出版物和讲习班将对确定和执行地球观测卫星任务产生的影响。该活动还有助于将工程界与地球科学建模界和地球数据用户界更紧密地联系起来，从而加强重要的三方伙伴关系，以最大限度地从地球观测中获益。

The PI requests funding to partially support a one-day GEOSS workshop entitled "Evolution of Ocean Observing Systems building an infrastructure for science" that will be held Seattle, WA, USA, on 19 September 2010. The theme of the workshop follows the need to understand the capabilities of the major ocean observing systems to be used within the GEOSS era, and specifically new and existing cabled observing systems and their ability to address the data and information needs for science. This workshop is organized by the IEEE Committee on Earth Observations (ICEO) as part of an ongoing international series of GEOSS workshops that focus on data, science, and user themes pertinent to GEOSS. The IEEE GEOSS workshops focus on development of observing systems for Earth science and the system-of-systems engineering communities that form a core intellectual resource for integrating complex systems. The emphasis on ocean observation systems in this specific workshop serves to direct attendees' attention toward key ocean observational challenges and opportunities within the context of both US and global monitoring. The unique format and scope of the GEOSS workshop series serves to ensure that a broad range of data users, scientists, and engineers contribute to the discussions on Earth system models and the use of environmental data. This will be the 40th in the IEEE series of GEOSS workshops, and so follows an established tradition of success in focusing attention within the relevant science, engineering, and user communities around GEOSS issues.Broader ImpactsThis GEOSS workshop advances the understanding of the Earth and its processes by presenting contemporary issues associated with Earth observation to a broad and international audience, then publicizing the results of in-depth discussions on these issues on the internet for free global access. The benefits of this workshop are thus available globally, both in direct publications and in the impact that this workshop will have on the identification and implementation of GEO tasks. The activity also serves to connect the engineering community more closely with the Earth science modeling and Earth data user communities, thus enhancing an important three-way partnership necessary to see the maximum benefits from Earth observations.