Conference: Improving the Greenland Data Ecosystem for Scientific Insight

气候变化正在导致格陵兰和格陵兰冰盖迅速变暖。格陵兰岛的变化对全球产生了影响，从北大西洋海洋生态系统的淡水增加到佛罗里达州和其他遥远地方的海平面上升。科学家们正在研究格陵兰的变化，并产生重要和有用的数据和科学工具。随着数据量的增加和可用于帮助科学的工具的数量增加，生产、使用和应用以格陵兰为重点的数据的人们相互协调是至关重要的。这次研讨会将把创建和使用格陵兰数据的人聚集在一起，以便他们可以讨论数据需求，并概述如何使工具变得更有用。他们还将确定需要解决的知识、数据和工具方面的差距。通过这种方式，讲习班将帮助地球科学界共同努力，确保数据可用和使用，并更有效地创造新知识。研讨会建议的后续行动也将有助于地球科学家与其他研究人员和非科学家有效合作，比如决策者或当地居民。以格陵兰岛为重点的研究对于解决海洋生态系统变化、全球海平面上升和地球系统联系等问题至关重要，这些问题可能会增加或减少气候影响出现的速度。国家科学基金会和其他机构支持与格陵兰研究有关的关键数据、工具和项目。随着这些项目的成熟，需要协调和社区讨论，以确保项目协同工作，找出数据、工具和工作流程中的差距，并达成共同愿景，支持在不断扩大的参与者群体中进行高效和有效的研究。这个为期两天的(虚拟和面对面)互动研讨会将收集数据和工具创建者和用户，讨论需求，确定开放的机会，并绘制格陵兰数据和工具的发展图表，以支持下一个十年为社会服务的科学。研讨会将加强格陵兰地球科学界的协调，为更有效和高效的数据到洞察和洞察到应用的工作流程制定社区建议，并确保地球科学界为与其他研究人员和非科学家合作做好充分准备。这些改进将产生广泛的积极社会效益，与海平面上升和生态系统变化等紧迫主题密切相关。该奖项反映了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。

Climate change is causing rapid warming in Greenland and on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Changes in Greenland have impacts around the globe, from adding freshwater to ocean ecosystems in the North Atlantic to raising sea levels in Florida and other faraway places. Scientists are studying Greenland changes and producing important and useful data and science tools. As the amount of data increases and the number of tools available to help with science expands, it is critical that people producing, using, and applying Greenland-focused data are coordinating with each other. This workshop will bring together people who create and use Greenland data so that they can discuss data needs and outline ways that tools can be made more useful. They will also identify gaps in knowledge, data, and tools that need to be addressed. In this way, the workshop will help the Earth sciences community to work together to ensure that data is usable and used, and to create new knowledge more effectively. Follow-through on workshop recommendations will also help Earth scientists work effectively with other researchers and non-scientists, like decision makers or local townspeople. Greenland-focused research is crucial for addressing issues including ocean ecosystem transformation, rising global sea levels, and Earth system links that may increase or decrease how quickly climate impacts appear. The National Science Foundation and others have supported key data, tools, and programs related to Greenland research. As these projects mature, coordination and community discussion are required to ensure that projects are working together, gaps in data, tools, and workflows are identified, and there is a shared vision to support efficient and effective research across a broadening group of participants. This 2-day (virtual and in-person) interactive workshop will gather data and tool creators and users to discuss needs, identify open opportunities, and chart the developments in Greenland data and tools to support the next decade of science in service to society. The workshop will enhance coordination in the Greenland Earth science community, develop community recommendations for more effective and efficient data-to-insight and insight-to-application workflows, and ensure the Earth science community is well prepared for collaboration with other researchers and nonscientists. These improvements will have widespread positive societal benefits, connected closely with urgent topics such as sea level rise and ecosystem change.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.