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EAR Division Of Earth Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | April 25, 2016 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | April 25, 2016 |
| Award Number: | 1634055 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
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Russell Kelz
EAR Division Of Earth Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | May 1, 2016 |
| End Date: | April 30, 2017 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $99,123.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $99,123.00 |
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6350 NAUTILUS DR FRNT BOULDER CO US 80301-5394 (303)381-7500 |
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6350 Nautilus Drive Boulder CO US 80301-5394 |
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Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics, International Research Collab, DEEP EARTH PROCESSES SECTION |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.050 |
ABSTRACT
1634055
Mattioli
This grant supports a scientific workshop to be held in May 2016. NSF Geosciences previously supported the design, construction and initial operations of COCONet (Continuously Operating Caribbean GPS Observational Network) to promote advances in in tectonic and weather hazards research in the pan-Caribbean region (EAR-1042906). COCOnet development represents a partnership with 28 sovereign nation and 41 distinct administrative entities in the circum-Caribbean region. A network of over 80 continuously operating Global Positioning System and meteorological observation stations (GPS/Met) that were procured and deployed or refurbished with support from the COCONet construction awards is now nearly complete. In addition, the managing institution, UNAVCO, was able to negotiate with Caribbean partners for the ingestion of an additional 62 GPS data streams engaging Caribbean country regional data centers in the process. All data are publically accessible via the UNAVCO Data archive. Most recently over 80% of all COCONet sites were delivering data to the UNAVCO archive and 45 of those stations deliver in near real time and at high rate (1 Hz). The COCONet data support: 1) constraints on the tectonics of the entire Caribbean region; 2) the enhancement of atmospheric observations that can be used to test and extend climate models; 3) improvement of the analysis of local geodetic measurements by providing access to an integrated backbone of reference stations; and 4) improved likelihood of forecasting natural hazards that pose such a significant threat to the region.
The focus of the workshop presentations and discussions will be on the scientific results, current status and operational requirements, identification of possible pathways to sustain operations into the future, and international capacity building opportunities afforded by the COCONet GPS/Met network. The proposed workshop will bring together scientists, government agency and emergency management officials to discuss the scientific achievements and operational success of COCONet to date, this will include scientists and students from several Caribbean region countries including representatives that are now in charge of established regional COCONet data centers. The workshop will address issues such as hardware and software standardization and will have focused talks highlighting regional partner experiences on the status of the network in their country and how they are planning to maintain and operate COCONet systems. Regional Data Center (RDC) directors from Colombia, Nicaragua, and Barbados will present the status of the data centers in their country and ideas about how to maintain these regional centers for the long-term. The workshop will engage student participation from Caribbean and U.S. academic institutions. This grant is made with support from multiple Programs in the Geosciences Directorate and the Office of International Science and Engineering. This support is congruent with NSFs mission of promoting the progress of science and advancing the national health, prosperity and welfare given the importance of advancing understanding of geohazards that routinely impact the interests of the U.S. as well the training of students in geoscience research and research methods with potential downstream workforce benefits to earth science, meteorology, engineering and emergency management sectors.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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Funding from NSF was used to convene the fourth and final COCONet workshop, entitled “Community Workshop: COCONet - Results, Sustainability, and Capacity Building.” The workshop focused on science highlights to date that have been funded, facilitated, or based on data from COCONet, data availability and access, network sustainability, and development of a plan for additional capacity-building in the region. The workshop was held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic over a three-day period from May 3rd to 5th in coordination with a half-day workshop on the last afternoon on UNAVCO Dataworks software. There were 78 participants, representing US and international academic and governmental institutions. There was overwhelming consensus by the participants that COCONet has provided an excellent basis for Caribbean regional cooperation, coordination, and capacity building that support geoscience investigations, particularly those related to natural hazards, and that the initial investment by the NSF in the COCONet GPS-Met sensor network should be continued to allow station time-series to mature over the next decade to address key science questions in atmospheric, solid Earth, and ocean science.
The 4th COCONet Community Workshop was designed to provide participants with an update of the current status of the COCONet project, to highlight the science facilitated to date by the COCONet network, to illuminate participants on data accessibility, and to discuss sustainability of the network moving forward. Participation by COCONet regional partners was maximized through formal reports, science presentations from researchers within the COCONet footprint, presentations from COCONet Graduate Fellows, and breakout sessions to solicit additional feedback and interaction. Plenary sessions included network status reports, science highlights, COCONet data and products, updates from COCONet Regional Data Centers, and presentations from COCONet Fellows. Much of the remainder of the workshop focused on breakout sessions. An optional half-day short course on GNSS Dataworks software was held on the final day after the conclusion of the COCONet workshop.
Since the 3rd COCONet workshop (24-26 October 2012 in Tulum, Mexico), the COCONet management team in cooperation and coordination with the COCONet community, implemented many, but not all, of the recommendations from the previous community workshops along with other guidance. Many of these recommendations were highlighted during the breakout session discussions at the 4th COCONet Community Workshop. Progress on recommendations developed during the previous COCONet workshops is also outlined in the final report.
Feedback obtained from the breakout sessions combined with additional email input from workshop participants were the source of 38 specific recommendations within eight major themes. The recommendations are delineated in the 64 page final workshop report. English and Spanish versions of the final report are available on the COCONet website (http://coconet.unavco.org).
Last Modified: 05/03/2017
Modified by: Glen S Mattioli
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