[Aqualist] National Marine Science Plan - Dealing with climate change

[Katrin Meissner]

Dear colleagues,

I have been tasked with compiling one sub-part (Paleoclimate) of the National Marine Science Plan white paper related to Dealing with Climate Change. This white paper will identify research and funding priorities for the next decade and beyond. It will be compiled from multiple submissions from the community (for which a community-wide invitation was recently made; please see attached). Paleoclimate (incl. proxies, ice/sediment cores, marine geology, modelling) is one of the seven key areas which will form the basis of the Dealing with Climate Change white paper.

1.    The focus of this contribution would be on science challenges and key questions rather than techniques (e.g. observing platforms or models), which is the subject of a separate theme. The seven resulting white papers will be the basis for one single overarching thematic white paper (restricted to 10 pages) that will be presented to the National Marine Science Symposium in November.

If you would like to be involved, please fill in your ideas and information under following headers (and email it back to me):

Background

[Brief overview of
‐who does this work in Australia (institutions, # research scientists involved), ‐how mature it is,
‐how it rates internationally (ERA or like metrics) if these metrics are available, ‐who funds this work currently]

Relevance

[End‐user analysis
‐who are the end users who benefit/will benefit from this research (directly or indirectly), ‐evidence indicating end‐user engagement (if available)]

Science needs

[
Crisp articulation at a high level of the
‐key science gaps/needs/challenges,
‐key outcomes/ national benefit that would flow from investment in this area (perhaps separated into 5,10, 20 year horizons)]

Perspective

[
Specific science priorities for the next 5, 10 20 years.
This should include accounts of
‐how we link to international efforts in these areas and/or
‐why Australia needs to do this work if we’re not already world class.]

Realisation

[Key infrastructure and capability requirements/impediments ‐Funding and coordination requirements/impediments]

Contributions would be required by 27th August.

Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues who are not on this email list.


Regards,

Katrin Meissner







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A/Prof Katrin Meissner
ARC Future Fellow
Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC)
Level 4, Mathews Building
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052

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