Your Name (optional) :
How many SMP projects have you been involved with (both past and presently funded projects)?
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0
1
2
3 or more
Highest affiliation with SMP:
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Principal Investigator
Collaborator
Non-SMP JGOFS Researcher
Post-doc
Student
OTHER (please list in comments)
Primary Research Area:
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global survey data synthesis
time-series and process study synthesis
local and process modeling
regional and global modeling
remote sensing
OTHER (please list in comments)
1a. Do you think future large-scale ocean programs should
include a synthesis & modeling phase?
The U.S. JGOFS Synthesis & Modeling Project is the last phase of the U.S.
JGOFS Program, and is a new (and somewhat experimental) approach
to supplement the large-scale field programs with dedicated efforts
to analyze results with both synthesis and modeling efforts.
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Yes, at about the scale of the U.S. JGOFS SMP
Yes, but at a larger scale
Yes, but at a smaller scale
No - these efforts are best done as individual projects
NO OPINION
1b. How would you rank the level of interaction between modelers and observationalists within US JGOFS SMP? (0=none; 1=little; 2=moderate; 3=high)
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0
1
2
3
NO OPINION
1c. Relative to the field program, would you prefer the timing of future
synthesis and modeling efforts be:
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on-going throughout the program
at the end of a field program (like the SMP)
earlier modeling to help design field efforts
NO OPINION
1d. What aspects of the SMP program did you find most useful?
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multi-PI interdisciplinary projects
summer PI meetings
focused workshops
SMP web-based information
nothing
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
2a. What overall grade does SMP deserve in fulfilling the following goal?
Global and regional mass balances:
synthesis of improved estimates of natural and anthropogenic carbon
inventories and of fluxes of carbon and related biologically active chemical
substances.
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A
B
C
D
F
NO OPINION
2b. What has been the main contribution of the SMP toward advancing the goal in 2a?
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synthesis of CO2-survey data
synthesis of other global data sets
synthesis of US JGOFS Process Study data
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
3a. What overall grade does SMP deserve in fulfilling the following goal?
Mechanistic controls of local carbon balances:
identification/modeling of the principal processes that control
within-ocean and ocean-atmosphere partitioning of carbon and related
biologically active chemical substances.
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A
B
C
D
F
NO OPINION
3b. What have been the main area(s) of advancement by SMP toward achieving the goal in 3a?
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physical transport of ocean carbon
high resolution physical modeling
model predictive ability
Ocean Carbon Model Intercomparison Project (OCMIP)
comprehensive inverse solutions
coupling of carbon cycling between ocean and atmosphere
Fe-cycling
N-fixation
multi-nutrient limitation
non-Redfield elemental stoichiometry
formulation of size relationships in ecosystem structure
controls on recycling efficiency
export processes
remineralization processes
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
4a. What overall grade does SMP deserve in fulfilling the following goal?
Extrapolation, monitoring, and prediction:
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A
B
C
D
F
NO OPINION
4b. Future monitoring of ocean processes would benefit most from:
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more field observations overall
concentrated field efforts in select geographic areas
improvements in remote sensing capabilities
improvements in modeling skill
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
4c. Future ability to extrapolate to larger scales and/or predict future carbon partitioning would benefit most from:
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more field observations
improvements in modeling skill
improvements in observationalist/modeler interactions
improvements in remote sensing capabilities
improvements in understanding natural variability
improvements in regional models
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
5. Which TOPICS have seen the most change in thought since the SMP Implementation Plan?
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ocean physics
air-sea gas exchange
satellite-based flux estimates
primary production
net community production
community structure
microbial processes
multi-nutrient limitation
elemental stoichiometry
nutrient dynamics
N2 fixation/denitrification
phytoplankton functional groups
CaCO3 & SiO2 cycling
iron cycling
grazing and other food web dynamics
particle formation and transport
mineral ballasting
remineralization
role of dissolved organic carbon
role of particulate organic carbon
flux parameterization within models
representation of biogeochemical tracers in physical models
inverse modeling applications
incorporating new data types into models (biomolecular, satellites)
large-scale data constraints (pCO2, iron, nutrients)
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
6. Which STOCKS/FLUXES deserve priority in future ocean biogeochemistry studies?
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CO2-system variables
dissolved organic carbon
particulate organic carbon
organic substances other than DOC/POC (e.g. vitamins)
nitrogen, phosphorus, and/or Redfield ratios
CaCO3
SiO2
iron
trace metals other than iron
air-sea gas flux
transport flux
primary production
export flux
subsurface remineralization
sediment fluxes
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
7. Which GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS deserve priority in future ocean biogeochemistry studies?
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North Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Pacific
South Pacific
Indian Ocean
Antarctic
Arctic
equatorial Regions
high latitude Regions
major gyres
coastal zones and/or upwelling regions
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
8. Which OCEAN REALM deserves priority in future ocean biogeochemical studies?
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euphotic zone
mesopelagic
deepwater
sediments
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
9. What are the most pressing UNCERTAINTIES in ocean biogeochemistry?
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physical/ecosystem sensitivity to climate change
community structure, competition
grazing, predatory-prey interactions, other food web dynamics
role of phytoplankton functional groups
role of microbial processes
controls on variability in elemental ratios
multi-nutrient limitation and nutrient dynamics
bioavailability of iron
controls on air-sea gas exchange
mechanisms of nitrogen fixation
decoupling between primary production and export production
controls on DOC-POC partitioning
controls on CaCO3 cycle
controls on SiO2 cycle
particle formation and transport
role of mineral ballasting
controls on twilight zone remineralization
role of the Southern Ocean
role of ocean margins
estimating fluxes from satellite data
incorporation of new data types into models (biomolecular, satellites)
overcoming large-scale data constraints (pCO2, iron, nutrients)
level of complexity necessary in ocean biogeochemical modeling
parameterizing fluxes within models
representation of biogeochemical tracers in physical models
OTHER (please list in comments)
NO OPINION
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