Continuing Operations Proposal: The United States Polar Rock Repository as a Research Tool for Understanding Antarctica's Geological Evolution

项目摘要智力的优点：美国极地岩石储存库(USPRR)的建立是为了对极地地区的地质样本进行整理，并将其借给研究人员和教育工作者。OPP建立USPRR的部分原因是为了避免多余的样本收集，从而减少极地研究对环境的影响。USPRR还为研究界提供了开发新研究项目的重要资源。USPRR通过机构和科学家的捐赠获得岩石收藏品，并将这些样本作为免费贷款提供给研究、教育和博物馆展品。样本元数据可在在线数据库中获得。该数据库还包括岩石性质信息，如磁化率和比重，这些信息对地球物理研究很有用。研究人员可以使用在线申请表请求样本进行分析。USPRR履行了几项数据管理指令，包括南极研究科学委员会、南极数据管理指令，该指令允许免费、全面和开放地获取元数据和样本。USPRR的学术价值在于向研究人员全球传播科学信息。更广泛的影响：《USPRR》的更广泛影响包括减少极地地区多余实地考察造成的环境影响。USPRR通过网站提供有关南极洲的教育信息，方法是访问该储存库或借入“USPRR岩石盒子”。在该储存库工作为学生提供了学习南极洲地质以及进行研究的机会，学习数字成像、管理和数据库管理方面的新技能。

Project SummaryIntellectual Merit: The United States Polar Rock Repository (USPRR) was established to curate and loan geologic samples from polar regions to researchers and educators. OPP established the USPRR in part to avoid redundant sample collection and thus reduce the environmental impact of polar research. The USPRR also provides the research community with an important resource for developing new research projects. The USPRR acquires rock collections through donations from institutions and scientists and makes these samples available as no-cost loans for research, education and museum exhibits. Sample metadata is available in an on-line database. The database also includes rock property information, such as magnetic susceptibility and specific gravity, which are useful for geophysical studies. Researchers may request samples for analysis using an online request form. The USPRR fulfills several data management directives, including the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Antarctic Data Management directive of providing free, full and open access to both metadata and the samples. The intellectual merit of the USPRR lies in the global dissemination of scientific information to researchers. Broader impacts: The broader impacts of the USPRR include lessening environmental impacts resulting from redundant fieldwork in Polar Regions. The USPRR provides educational information about Antarctica via the website, by visiting the repository or borrowing a "USPRR rock box". Working at the repository provides students with opportunities to learn about the geology of Antarctica as well as doing research, learning new skills in digital imaging, curation and database management.