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Project Title:
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Review of Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network
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PIN:
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WSTB-U-06-06-A
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Water Science and Technology Board
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RSO:
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Johnson, Stephanie
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Project Scope
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In response to NSF’s request, the WSTB Committee on the Review of the Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network will:
1. Review the draft report on conceptual design for the WATERS Network and associated planning documents, including project office committee reports and reports prepared by CUAHSI to be supplied as “background” information. This review will include an assessment of the adequacy of the design plan relative to the stated mission and goals of the WATERS Network, the grand challenges it is being established to address, and the specific science questions and environmental drivers on which the design is based.
2. Review the WATERS Science Plan, and the associated documents to be provided (e.g., WATERS Network Project Office committee reports on education, modeling, etc.), to assess whether the Science Plan makes a compelling case for establishing the WATERS Network with Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) funding. The Science Plan should articulate grand challenges that will attract widespread support; provide a foundation for formulation of second level science questions; and set forth a vision of what could be accomplished with an observing network to transform water science and engineering research and education.
3. Advise the WATERS Network Project Office and NSF on how the WATERS Network can be integrated efficiently and effectively with the observational programs related to water resources of other federal agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector, considering the different missions of these agencies (including NSF, whose “mission” is to support fundamental research and education).
The project is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
The approximate start date for the project is 3/15/07.
A report is expected to be released at the end of the project in approximately 13 months.
NOTE: There is an update to the project scope (3/11/2008). The committee will be issuing 2 reports. In the first report, expected June 2008, the committee will comment on the Draft Science, Education, and Design Strategy for the WATer and Environmental Research Systems Network. The final committee report will be released at the end of the project and will address the remainder of the study statement of task and include any remaining comments on the draft WATERS plan. The project duration has been extended through 02/28/2009.
NOTE: There is an update to the project scope (1/7/2009). The project duration has been extended through 12/31/2009. There will be three reports issued from the project including a letter report in mid-2009 in advance of the final report expected to be issued by December 2009.
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Project Duration:
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21 months
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