NSF OCE-009738 / OCE-0097327 05/01-04/05

"synthesize knowledge gained from the U.S. JGOFS and related studies into a set of models that reflect our current understanding ot the oceanic carbon cycle"

with emphasis on the processes controlling the partitioning of carbon among oceanic reservoirs and between the ocean and atmosphere.  SMP's success, therefore, depends heavily on fostering strong interactions between the observational and modeling biogeochemical communities and on focusing those efforts in a coordinated fashion.  Over the past three years, the SMP has grown into a vigorous scientific effort with some 50 funded projects from NSF, NASA NOAA, and DOE and about 100 principal and co-investigato rs.  We are requesting funds to continue the SMP management team's role in project oversight and coordination, ongoing program scientific relevance, development of the required infrastructure, and communications among SMP components and to the outside community.

The proposed management structure addresses the diverse SMP requirements while retaining flexibility to adapt to changing needs over the evolution of the project.  Compared with the first phase, increased emphasis will be placed on two tasks.  first, we will develop a more user friendly web-based interface, based on the NOAA/PMEL Live Access Server (LAS), to the SMP and JGOFS process study data sets.  This effort, closely coordinated with and complementary to the JGOFS Data Management Office plan, will facilitate SMP research and provide better long-term public access to the JGOFS data and SMP results.  Second, as part of the overall synthesis of JGOFS we will lead a community effort to assess the impact on the ocean carbon cycle of newly emerging SMP conceptual and dynamical models through their incorporation and evaluation in global 3-D marine biogeochemical models.  The complete management plan includes the following elements:  foster and coordinate scientific interactions among SMP PIs; organize and convene the annual SMP PI meetings; support the SMP working groups and small topical SMP science meetings; develop and coordinate the SMP data management system; communicate SMP results to the oceanographic community and public; and interact with other relevant U.S. and international ocean and climate programs.

The responsibilities of this collaborative, multi-institution proposal are divided as follows:  Doney (NCAR) management and logistics issues (e.g. meetings, web page, communication, etc.) and overall project coordination; and Saving (U. Washington) development of enhanced SMP-LAS system.

Doney, S.C. 1998. SMP Workshop Looks At Ocean Biogeochemical Responses To Climate Change U.S. JGOFS News 9(3): 2

Doney, S.C.; J.A. Kleypas. 1999. SMP Investigators Share Results And Assess Progress At Annual Meeting U.S. JGOFS News 10(2): 5

Doney, S.C.; J.A. Kleypas. 2000. Expanding Scope of U.S. JGOFS SMP Shown at Annual Meeting. U.S. JGOFS News10(4): 3,5.

Doney, S.C.; J.A. Kleypas; J.L. Sarmiento. 1999. U.S. JGOFS Synthesis and Modeling Project - Current Sta tus Update. (web document)

Doney, S.C.; J.L. Sarmiento; 1999. Synthesis and Modeling Project; Ocean Biogeochemical Response to Climate Change Workshop Report, U.S. JGOFS Planning Report Number 22, U.S. JGOFS Planning Office, Woods Hole, MA, 106 pp

Scott C. Doney
Oceanography Section
Climate and Global Dynamics
P.O. Box 3000
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
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fax: 303-497-1700
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu:80/oce/doney/doney.html

Christopher Sabine
NOAA/PMEL
7600 Sandpoint Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
tel: (206) 526-4809
fax: (206) 526-6744
sabine@pmel.noaa.gov
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/~sabine/index.html