International Education and Training for U.S. Students in Association with a COSMIC Workshop in Taiwan for April 2011

这项提案提供资金，以支持一组美国学生参加在台湾举行的年度FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC数据用户和科学研讨会的旅费。在一项主要由台湾和美国参与的成功国际合作中，一个全球GPS卫星系统已经发射，其数据被用于支持全球天气预报、气候监测和空间天气预报。许多国际机构利用这些卫星的数据，用户每年开会讨论他们的工作。在这次活动中，还将举行学生会议，让学生们展示他们的作品，并与来自其他国家的同行见面。来自美国各地的多达11名学生将获得这次旅行的支持，这些学生将通过广泛的宣传机会来招募。研讨会和学生会议将包括研究报告和研讨会讨论，内容包括从卫星获得的数据以及如何分析这些数据以改善天气预报。在一些国家的与会者之间分享这一信息将促进这一领域的进展，并使解决日益具有挑战性的大气问题成为可能。卫星提供的能力及其产生的数据通过提高天气预报能力具有显著的社会效益。这里使用的无线电掩星方法还不为人所知，所以参加研讨会应该有助于宣传这种工具。11名美国学生参加会议、技术参观和研讨会将有助于他们的专业发展，并与同事建立富有成效的关系，特别是与东亚的同事。

This proposal provides funding to support travel expenses for a group of U.S. students to attend the annual FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Data Users and Science Workshop in Taiwan. In a successful international collaboration involving primarily Taiwan and the U.S., a global system of GPS satellites has been launched, and the data from them is used to support global weather prediction, climate monitoring, and space weather forecasting. Numerous international agencies make use of data from these satellites, and the users meet each year to discuss their work. On this occasion there will also be a student conference for students to present their work and to meet counterparts from other countries. Up to eleven students from across the U.S. will be supported for the trip, and those will be recruited by wide publication of the opportunity to participate.The workshop as well as the student conference will include research presentations and workshop discussions on the data obtained from the satellites and the way it is being analyzed to improve weather forecasting. Sharing of this information among participants from a number of countries will promote progress in the field and enable the resolution of ever-more challenging atmospheric problems. The capability provided by the satellites and the data that they yield has significant social benefit by improving weather forecasting capabilities. The Radio Occultation method used here is not yet well known so exposure to the workshops should help to publicize the tool. Participation in the meetings, technical tours and workshops by eleven U.S. students will contribute to their professional development and establish productive relationships with colleagues, particularly in East Asia.