NSF Support for the 16th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium

该奖项支持学生和早期职业研究人员参加并参加第16届国际环极遥感研讨会（ICRSS）。ICRSS提供了一个重要和及时的机会来展示美国科学界的成就，同时规划和参与与国际研究人员在动态极地地区的未来研究工作的协调。现在是研究极地变化的前所未有的时期。冰川和冰盖融化、海冰退缩、永久冻土融化、生态系统重组以及相关的人类相互作用的影响是需要国际合作的复杂问题。由于地处偏远且极地地区可用的实地数据集有限，遥感在观察和了解否则无法发现的变化方面至关重要。必须召集来自世界各地的研究人员和主要利益攸关方分享他们的观察结果，以便在极地地区取得更大的科学进步，做出更明智的决定。ICRSS系列汇集了来自不同学科的科学家、资源管理人员、工程师和利益相关者，他们的共同目标是利用遥感技术和衍生信息来提高我们对极地地区的认识和了解。ICRSS解决了政府、大学、非政府组织、地方社区和私营部门对极地环境遥感研究和应用感兴趣的人之间交换信息的需要。第16届ICRSS为交流当前的应用研究和最佳实践、介绍新技术和进一步创新以及促进世界极地地区的国际合作提供了一个平台。ICRSS汇集了来自不同学科的科学家、资源管理者、工程师和最终用户，以解决以下科学问题：1)如何更好地记录极地地区从局部到区域尺度的快速变化？2)驱动极地动态的关键过程是什么？当前的遥感工具是否足以规划未来的影响？3)遥感界如何更好地为当地社区、区域利益相关者和地球系统模型提供信息，以改进极地预测？对与会者和更广泛的遥感界的直接好处包括：建立极地遥感平台和技术的知识现状；识别现有的和潜在的知识差距；讨论未来计划的任务、平台、遥感技术和业务服务；促进国内和国际合作；发展一个社区，培养和授权下一代学生和早期职业研究人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award supports students and early career researchers to attend and participate in the 16th International Circumpolar Remote Sensing Symposium (ICRSS). ICRSS presents a significant and timely opportunity to demonstrate the achievements of the US scientific community, while planning and engaging in the coordination of future research efforts in dynamic polar regions with international researchers. This is an unprecedented time to study the changes occurring in the polar regions. The impacts of melting glaciers and ice sheets, retreating sea ice, thawing permafrost, ecosystem reorganization, and associated human interactions represent complex issues requiring international collaboration. Due to the remoteness and limited field data sets available for polar regions, remote sensing is critical in observing and understanding changes that would otherwise go undetected. It is essential to gather researchers and key stakeholders from around the world to share their observations to make greater scientific advances and more informed decisions in polar regions. The ICRSS series brings together scientists, resource managers, engineers, and stakeholders from very different disciplines bound by the common goal of using remote sensing techniques and derived information for advancing our knowledge and understanding of the polar regions. The ICRSS addresses the need for exchange of information among those in governments, universities, non-governmental organizations, local communities, and the private sector interested in remote sensing research and applications in the polar environments.The 16th ICRSS provides a platform for the exchange of current applied research and best practices, the presentation of new technology and further innovation, and the advancement of international cooperation in the circumpolar regions of the world. The ICRSS brings together scientists, resource managers, engineers, and end users from different disciplines to address the following science questions: 1) How can rapid changes occurring in the polar regions be better documented from local to regional scales? 2) What are the critical processes driving polar region dynamics, and are the current remote sensing tools sufficient to plan for future impacts? and 3) How can the remote sensing community better inform local communities, regional stakeholders, and earth system models to improve polar predictions? The direct benefits to the attendees and broader remote sensing community include: establishing the current state of knowledge for polar remote sensing platforms and techniques; identifying existing and potential knowledge gaps; discussing future planned missions, platforms, remote sensing technologies, and operational services; fostering national and international collaborations; and developing a community that fosters and empowers the next generation of students and early career researchers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.