Support for International Ocean Science Activities Through SCOR

向海洋研究科学委员会(SCOR)的国际海洋学活动提供支持，这些活动与美国在海洋科学方面的利益和海洋科学司有关。1987年开始通过战略合作伙伴关系为这些国际活动提供支助。SCOR为海洋研究提供了一个国际、跨学科、非政府的重点，并使各国海洋科学界有可能(1)参与国际研究项目，(2)确定重要的海洋科学问题并创建工作组来解决这些问题，以及(3)参与能力建设活动(SCOR 40%的国家委员会设在发展中国家)。这项请求中的资金用于支持可持续发展战略工作组的活动和国际项目，如国际海洋碳协调项目(IOCCP)、表层海洋-低层大气研究(SOLAS)、综合海洋生物地球化学和生态系统研究(IMBER)和地球物理研究系统(GEOTRACES)。这些活动还得到了其他国际和国家赞助商的支持。这些重大项目起源于美国，并已转向SCOR，为国际规划和协调提供一个论坛。SCOR的影响已经并将继续在测量协议的标准化、数据共享、船舶时间的协调以及扩大实地研究方面得到明显的体现，没有国际协调是不可能的。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Support is provided for the international oceanographic activities of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) that are relevant to U.S. interests in marine sciences and the Division of Ocean Sciences. Support of these international activities through SCOR began in 1987. The SCOR provides an international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental focus for ocean research and makes it possible for national ocean science communities to (1) participate in international research projects, (2) identify important ocean science issues and create working groups to address the issues, and (3) participate in capacity-building activities (40% of SCOR national committees are based in developing countries). Funding in this request provides partial support for SCOR Working Group activities, and international projects such as International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP), Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS), Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER), and GEOTRACES. These activities also are supported by other international and national sponsors.These major programs have origins in US and have turned to SCOR to provide a forum for international planning and coordination. SCOR's impact has and will continue to be evident in the standardization of measurement protocols, sharing of data, coordination of ship time, and the enlargement of field studies which would be impossible without international coordination.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.