SIBER SPIS sept 2011.pdf - IMBER
SIBER SPIS sept 2011.pdf - IMBER
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<strong>SIBER</strong><br />
Science Plan and Implementation Strategy<br />
Co n c l u s i o ns a n d l e g a c y<br />
<strong>SIBER</strong> will develop a coordinated, basinwide approach to determine the major controls<br />
and feedbacks between biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem dynamics in the IO and<br />
potential feedbacks as part of the Earth system.<br />
<strong>SIBER</strong> will focus on using remote sensing and models to improve our understanding of<br />
how the unique physical processes of the IO drive biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem<br />
dynamics. Models will also be used to improve predictions of future ecosystem dynamics<br />
in the IO, including responses to climate change and other anthropogenic impacts.<br />
<strong>SIBER</strong> will work towards integrating and analyzing existing process studies and<br />
monitoring datasets to facilitate investigation of long-term, large-scale changes in<br />
physical processes, biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem dynamics.<br />
<strong>SIBER</strong> will help to coordinate international research and monitoring programs, identify<br />
priority areas for research and monitoring, and develop coordinated field and monitoring<br />
studies to fill spatial and temporal gaps in IO data.<br />
<strong>SIBER</strong> will provide an important vehicle for capacity building in IO rim nations.<br />
The integration and coordination of IO biogeochemical and ecosystem research and analysis<br />
through <strong>SIBER</strong> will improve our predictions of the impacts of global change on IO ecosystems<br />
and human populations, creating a lasting legacy on which future research can build. Much of<br />
what is learned will also be transferable to other regions and research areas. The reports and<br />
papers produced will inform scientists in the international community and provide a focus for<br />
future research on important regional, basinwide and global issues. These outputs will also be<br />
presented in forms that provide policy makers with a sound scientific basis upon which to make<br />
decisions on how to mitigate anthropogenic impacts in the IO. In the global context, <strong>SIBER</strong><br />
will complement <strong>IMBER</strong> and IOGOOS programs in facilitating the development of research<br />
and monitoring infrastructure and human resources in the IO and also by inspiring a new<br />
generation of international, multidisciplinary oceanographers and marine scientists to study<br />
and understand the IO and its role in the global ocean and the Earth system.<br />
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