| NSF Org: |
OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 13, 2018 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | August 16, 2023 |
| Award Number: | 1840868 |
| Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Kandace Binkley
kbinkley@nsf.gov (703)292-7577 OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | September 15, 2018 |
| End Date: | August 31, 2024 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $1,935,118.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $1,935,118.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2019 = $646,338.00 FY 2020 = $655,362.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
210 S COLLEGE AVE NEWARK DE US 19716-5200 (302)831-7011 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
DE US 19716-3501 |
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| NSF Program(s): |
Atmospheric Chemistry, BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, Chemical Oceanography, ANT Ocean & Atmos Sciences, ARCTIC RES & POLICY SUPPORT PR, INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT |
| Primary Program Source: |
01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001819DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001920DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.050 |
ABSTRACT
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.
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This grant supported activities to stimulate international cooperation in ocean science to increase the foundation of knowledge needed to understand the ocean and its processes. SCOR is one of the few organizations that brings together multinational groups of scientists to provide important information about the ocean, particularly for interdisciplinary topics. SCOR’s efforts broaden the international ocean science network, in which U.S. scientists are key participants.
The international projects supported by the grant facilitated progress in describing the distributions and processes of trace elements and isotopes in the ocean (GEOTRACES), understanding how the boundary between the ocean and atmosphere affects the movement of gases and materials across the boundary (SOLAS: Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study), and understanding how ocean biological cycles are impacted by human activity (IMBeR: Integrated Marine Biosphere Research project). They also facilitated development of tools and capabilities for measuring the impacts of multiple stressors on marine life (COBS: Changing Ocean Biological Systems) and advanced coordination on a global network of biogeochemical ocean observations (IOCCP: International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project).
The grant partially supported the work of 16 SCOR Working Groups, which are small groups of experts formed to address a focused issue in ocean sciences and produce products intended to advance the field. These groups usually complete their work in 3-5 years and then are disbanded, and 2-3 new working groups are selected each year. Some of the activities undertaken by working groups supported by the grant were to develop automated quality control algorithms for ocean temperature profiles (WG 148), to identify best practices and technical feasibility of incorporating plankton measurements onto observational platforms (WG 154), to intercompare and develop best practices for chlorophyll measurements across instruments and approaches (WG 156), to accelerate progress and standardize use of DNA barcoding and metabarcoding for marine zooplankton biodiversity assessment (WG 157), to develop standard protocols for monitoring seagrasses (WG 158), and to develop a plan for sampling deep-sea ecosystems (WG 159), among others.
These activities have generated data and knowledge to inform ocean management by increasing prediction and understanding of the impacts and mitigation options for climate change, improving ocean observations and monitoring, and collecting information on the status of marine life to improve baseline information and inform resource management.
Last Modified: 12/13/2024
Modified by: Emily Twigg
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