NSF用于地球环境观测系统的设施

地球科学涉及的研究对象和问题通常以长时间、大尺度、大规模为特征。这些研究不仅需要在实验室中进行，而且更需要大范围、长时间系列的实地观测资料。用于观测、实验、分析与计算的设施和仪器对地球科学领域的研究十分重要。GEO地球科学设施计划（1999—2003）是GEO历史上首次提出的“设施计划”，它从地球环境观测系统、计算系统、实验室系统及样本与资料存贮系统4个方面对NSF已拥有和拟发展的设施作了阐述。通过对GEO在1999年前已拥有、计划1999—2003年使用及目前的实行情况3方面对NSF用于地球环境观测系统的设施作较为全面的介绍。

Earth Environmental Observing Systems Facilities in NSF

The study object and problem in geosciences are characterized by longtime,large scale,and big dimension.These studies need to be carried out not only in the laboratory but also on the spot with big range,the longtime series observed data.Facilities and instrumentation for observation,experimentation,analysis,and computation are essential to carrying out research in all fields of the geosciences.The facilities plan(1999-2003) is the first "facilities plan" in GEO history and it described existing and planned facilities in the Earth environmental observation systems,calculation system,laboratory system and sample and data access systems.The existing facilities which need to be maintained and improved,and planned ones to be used in Earth environmental observing systems as well as the present implementation work are introduced.