SIBER SPIS sept 2011.pdf - IMBER
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<strong>SIBER</strong><br />
Science Plan and Implementation Strategy<br />
Imp l e m e n t a t i o n st r a t e g y<br />
In order to deliver its goals and objectives <strong>SIBER</strong> will focus on promoting three major areas<br />
of science activity: 1) remote sensing studies, 2) modeling studies and 3) in situ observation<br />
and potential for leveraging existing infrastructure. All of these will require close collaboration<br />
and multidisciplinary integration of knowledge obtained by teams of researchers operating<br />
throughout the IO. To link these three areas there will be a continual process of integration<br />
and synthesis, drawing together the outputs of the various activities (Fig. 21). This will be an<br />
ongoing process that will gather speed over the course of the program.<br />
The three major areas of science activity are discussed below; the remote sensing studies are<br />
presented first as they lay the initial observational foundation for the <strong>SIBER</strong> science program<br />
and provide the 1st order descriptive data for the subsequent sections on modeling and field<br />
activities. There are currently varying levels of detail in the different sections; the balance will<br />
be appropriately redressed <strong>SIBER</strong> as <strong>SIBER</strong> <strong>SIBER</strong> becomes activities established and further develops the plans<br />
and strategies in each of the activity areas.<br />
Modeling<br />
studies<br />
Remote sensing<br />
data feeds<br />
into models<br />
Models extend<br />
remote sensing<br />
data<br />
Remote sensing<br />
studies<br />
Workshops<br />
Website<br />
Communication<br />
Collaboration<br />
Outreach<br />
Field<br />
data feeds<br />
into models<br />
Models<br />
highlight<br />
fieldwork gaps<br />
In situ<br />
observations<br />
Remote sensing guides<br />
field observations<br />
Field observations validate and<br />
extend remote sensing studies<br />
Fi g u r e 21: Simplified representation of <strong>SIBER</strong> activities illustrating links between the three main<br />
areas: modeling studies, remote sensing studies and in situ observations, all of which will be guided<br />
by close collaboration and multidisciplinary integration of knowledge from research groups operating<br />
throughout the IO. The three main activity areas and their outputs will be linked together through<br />
workshops and other communication strategies, resulting in a responsive and dynamic program.<br />
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