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From page 1... ... Managing this enterprise has been made more capabilities, robotics, and technological innovations such as challenging with the continued increase in operations and genomics. Satellites and autonomous sensor systems have maintenance costs for the ocean research facilities, esperevealed a dynamic global ocean system on unprecedented cially the academic research fleet, scientific ocean drilling temporal and spatial scales; chemists have detected signifi- through the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP cant declines in ocean pH, and biologists have studied the [2013-2018] Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... PRIORITY SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEXT DECADE OF • What is the role of biodiversity in the resilOCEAN RESEARCH ience of marine ecosystems and how will it be affected by natural and anthropogenic Selection of Priority Science Questions changes? The committee was asked to select no more than 10 • How different will marine food webs be at ocean science priorities with the goal "to identify areas of mid-century? Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... matched the decadal science priorities and focused on three Although scientific ocean drilling is necessarily an "inframajor infrastructure assets -- the academic research fleet, structure-heavy" undertaking, requiring a high proportion of IODP, and OOI -- which together comprise over 50% of the funding for operations relative to research, IODP has impletotal OCE budget and over 90% of the infrastructure budget. mented many cost-savings measures in recent years to deIn addition, the committee evaluated a few smaller facilities crease operating costs and improve efficiency. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... Such reductions are not easy and infrastructure" and provide "guidance on the most effective will cause disruptions for parts of the ocean science comportfolio of investments achievable at the current funding munity. However, restoring the core science budget and level that will support both the research infrastructure and investing prudently in new technology will promote the programmatic science necessary to address the most signifi- vision presented above -- a diverse community of scientists cant priorities." able to undertake research and pursue discoveries that will The committee undertook this assignment by first de- advance ocean science. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... are based on the Figure S-1B and 4-1B following assumptions provided by OCE -- total future budgets are flat with no inflationary increases and operations and maintenance costs for the academic research fleet, IODP, and OOI are held constant. OCE defines "infrastructure" as the academic research fleet, OOI, IODP, field stations and marine laboratories, the accelerator mass spectrometer facility, and miscellaneous smaller facilities. Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... an additional 10-20% decrease over the following 5 years. Cost savings should be applied directly to strengthening Decision Rules for the Future the core science programs, investing in technology development, and funding substantive partnerships to address The committee established the following strategic the decadal science priorities, with the ultimate goal of principles to guide decision making in an uncertain budget achieving a rebalancing of major infrastructure costs to climate, which when combined with open communication core science funding within the next 5 years. Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... Such partnerships can maximize the value of both research Recommendation 6: Program reviews for OOI, IODP, and infrastructure investments and may help spread the academic research fleet, and NDSF should occur the costs of major ocean research infrastructure beyond periodically (nominally every 3-5 years, with a 10-year OCE. outlook) Read the entire page →

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... Managing this enterprise has been made more capabilities, robotics, and technological innovations such as challenging with the continued increase in operations and genomics. Satellites and autonomous sensor systems have maintenance costs for the ocean research facilities, esperevealed a dynamic global ocean system on unprecedented cially the academic research fleet, scientific ocean drilling temporal and spatial scales; chemists have detected signifi- through the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP cant declines in ocean pH, and biologists have studied the [2013-2018]

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... PRIORITY SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEXT DECADE OF • What is the role of biodiversity in the resilOCEAN RESEARCH ience of marine ecosystems and how will it be affected by natural and anthropogenic Selection of Priority Science Questions changes? The committee was asked to select no more than 10 • How different will marine food webs be at ocean science priorities with the goal "to identify areas of mid-century?

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... matched the decadal science priorities and focused on three Although scientific ocean drilling is necessarily an "inframajor infrastructure assets -- the academic research fleet, structure-heavy" undertaking, requiring a high proportion of IODP, and OOI -- which together comprise over 50% of the funding for operations relative to research, IODP has impletotal OCE budget and over 90% of the infrastructure budget. mented many cost-savings measures in recent years to deIn addition, the committee evaluated a few smaller facilities crease operating costs and improve efficiency.

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... Such reductions are not easy and infrastructure" and provide "guidance on the most effective will cause disruptions for parts of the ocean science comportfolio of investments achievable at the current funding munity. However, restoring the core science budget and level that will support both the research infrastructure and investing prudently in new technology will promote the programmatic science necessary to address the most signifi- vision presented above -- a diverse community of scientists cant priorities." able to undertake research and pursue discoveries that will The committee undertook this assignment by first de- advance ocean science.

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... are based on the Figure S-1B and 4-1B following assumptions provided by OCE -- total future budgets are flat with no inflationary increases and operations and maintenance costs for the academic research fleet, IODP, and OOI are held constant. OCE defines "infrastructure" as the academic research fleet, OOI, IODP, field stations and marine laboratories, the accelerator mass spectrometer facility, and miscellaneous smaller facilities.

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... an additional 10-20% decrease over the following 5 years. Cost savings should be applied directly to strengthening Decision Rules for the Future the core science programs, investing in technology development, and funding substantive partnerships to address The committee established the following strategic the decadal science priorities, with the ultimate goal of principles to guide decision making in an uncertain budget achieving a rebalancing of major infrastructure costs to climate, which when combined with open communication core science funding within the next 5 years.

Read the entire page →

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... Such partnerships can maximize the value of both research Recommendation 6: Program reviews for OOI, IODP, and infrastructure investments and may help spread the academic research fleet, and NDSF should occur the costs of major ocean research infrastructure beyond periodically (nominally every 3-5 years, with a 10-year OCE. outlook)

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