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Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach
Pages 192-194

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... As will be demonstrated in this report, the health of the ocean science community and the research community it includes is strongly influenced by these large collaborative efforts. With several of the present group of major oceanographic programs now nearing their conclusion, the Ocean Sciences Executive summary from: National Research Council (NRC)
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From page 193...
... priorities for moving long timeseries and other observations initiated by various programs into an operational mode, in consideration of their quality, length, number of variables, space and time resolution, accessibility for the wider community, and relevance toward meeting established goals; · the need for modelers and observationalists to work together during all stages of program design and implementation; · the need to enhance modeling, data assimilation, data synthesis capabilities, and funding of dedicated computers for ocean modeling and data assimilation with facilities distributed as appropriate; and · the need for federal agencies in partnership with the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) to take steps to prepare for a supporting role in data synthesis activities (including, but not limited to, data assimilation)
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From page 194...
... These intermediate-size projects could be solicited, funded, and executed in a way that would ensure a regular turnover of new ideas and opportunities for different investigators. Federal agencies sponsoring oceanographic research programs, especially NSF/OCE, should make every effort to encourage and support a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary research activities, varying in size from the collaboration of a few scientists to programs perhaps even larger in scope than the present major oceanographic programs.
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