WG-1: SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
The Science and Research Working Group straddles the six Science Themes for an effective integration of the output within the overarching goals of IIOE-2. The objectives of this Working Group are thus:
- To ensure continued development, integration and promotion of the IIOE-2 science themes to assure effective delivery of IIOE-2 science.
- To translate the research questions identified in the IIOE-2 Science Plan (and in the Science Plans of other relevant programs complementary to IIOE-2) into specific studies that should be motivated in IIOE-2.
- To promote and incorporate new research initiatives that align with the IIOE-2 Science Plan
- To effectively integrate the IIOE-2 with the remote sensing research community in order to maximize use of remote sensing data in the Expedition
- To promote modelling and data assimilation studies in IIOE-2.
- To leverage existing research infrastructure in the Indian Ocean.
- To establish the scientific criteria for determining whether or not a research initiative or project qualifies as IIOE-2 research.
- To ensure that data collected by different research groups and countries that are participating in IIOE-2 adopt common methods and standards so that ultimately, these data can be compared and combined into larger scale data sets.
- To facilitate collegial collaboration and cooperation among IIOE-2 scientists and with other relevant programs.
- To help scientists understand how they can participate in IIOE-2.
- To increase public awareness of IIOE-2 and ensure that managers and policy makers are informed about the scientific activities and outcomes in a timely manner.
To cater to the coordination of the above varied tasks, a two-tier structure for this Working Group has been developed, comprising a Core Group of Chairs/Co-Chairs of all the six Science Themes, and an Associate Group comprising nominated members. This Working Group is headed by Prof. Hermann W. Bange (hbange@geomar.de) of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany. The composition of this Working Group is as below:
| Name | Nationality | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORE GROUP | |||
| Dr. Raleigh Hood CO-CHAIR |
USA | University of Maryland, USA.
E-Mail: rhood@umces.edu | |
| Dr. Hermann W. Bange CO-CHAIR |
Germany | GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany.
E-Mail: hbange@geomar.de | |
| Dr. Halina T. Kobryn Chair, ST1 |
Australia | Murdoch University, Australia.
E-Mail: H.Kobryn@murdoch.edu.au | |
| Dr. P. N. Vinayachandran Co-Chair, ST2 |
India | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India.
E-Mail: vinay@caos.iisc.ernet.in | |
| Prof. Yukio Masumoto Co-Chair, ST2 |
Japan | University of Tokyo, Japan.
E-Mail: masumoto@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp | |
| Dr. Adrian Matthews Co-Chair, ST3 |
UK | University of East Anglia, UK.
E-Mail: a.j.mathews@uea.ac.uk | |
| Dr. Joaquim I. Goes Co-Chair, ST3 |
India | Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, New York.
E-Mail: jig@ldeo.columbia.edu | |
| Dr. Helen Phillips Co-Chair, ST4 |
Australia | Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
E-Mail: h.e.phillips@utas.edu.au | |
| Dr. Amit Tandon Co-Chair, ST4 |
USA | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
E-Mail: atandon@umassd.edu | |
| Dr. Chari Pattiaratchi Chair, ST5 |
Australia/Sri Lanka | University of Western Australia, Perth.
E-Mail: chari.pattiaratchi@uwa.edu.au | |
| Dr. Jerome Dyment Chair, ST6 |
France | Laboratoire de Géosciences Marines Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris.
E-Mail: jdy@ipgp.fr | |
| ASSOCIATES | |||
| Prof. Adam Martiny | Denmark | Denmark University of California, Irvine.
E-Mail: amartiny@uci.edu | |
| Prof. Pere Masqué | Spain | Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA
E-Mail: p.masque@ecu.edu.au | |
| Dr. Indra Jaya | Indonesia | IPB, Gedung FPIK, Bogor,Indonesia
E-Mail: indrajaya@ipb.ac.id | |
| Dr. Volodymyr Iemelianov | Ukraine | Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, 01601.
E-Mail: eva@nas.gov.ua | |
| Prof. Subrahmanyam Bulusu | USA | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
E-Mail: sbulusu@geol.sc.edu | |
Terms of Reference
- Ensure continued development, integration and promotion of the IIOE-2 science themes to assure effective delivery of IIOE-2 science.
- Translate the research questions identified in the IIOE-2 Science Plan into specific studies that should be motivated in IIOE-2.
- Promote and incorporate new research initiatives that align with the IIOE-2 Science Plan.
- Effectively integrate and promote all aspects of IIOE-2 science including remote sensing, modelling and data assimilation to achieve a holistic view of the Indian Ocean System.
- Encourage that data collected by different research groups and countries that are participating in IIOE-2 adopt common methods and standards so that ultimately, these data can be compared and combined into larger scale data sets.
- Facilitate collegial collaboration and cooperation among IIOE-2 scientists and with other relevant programs.
- Leverage existing research infrastructure in the Indian Ocean.