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Letter Report Assessing the WATERS Network Science Plan (2009)

Chapter: ATTACHMENT B: COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF THE WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS (WATERS) NETWORK

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Suggested Citation:"ATTACHMENT B: COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF THE WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS (WATERS) NETWORK." National Research Council. 2009. Letter Report Assessing the WATERS Network Science Plan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12707.
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ATTACHMENT B COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF THE WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS (WATERS) NETWORK George M. Hornberger, Chair, Vanderbilt University, Nashville Mary Jo Baedecker, U.S. Geological Survey, Scientist Emeritus, Reston, Virginia Yu-Ping Chin, Ohio State University, Columbus Glen T. Daigger, CH2M Hill, Englewood, Colorado Tony R. Fountain, University of California, San Diego Timothy K. Kratz, University of Wisconsin, Boulder Junction Richard G. Lawford, Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX), Winnipeg, Manitoba Daniel P. Loucks, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Charles R. O’Melia, Johns Hopkins University, Emeritus, Baltimore, Maryland Stephen Polasky, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Nancy N. Rabalais, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin John T. Scholz, Florida State University, Tallahassee Thomas C. Winter, U.S. Geological Survey, Scientist Emeritus, Denver, Colorado 7

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In 2006, the National Science Foundation (NSF) requested that the National Research Council's (NRC's) Water Science and Technology Board review and assess the adequacy of the conceptual design and planning process for NSF's proposed Water and Environmental Research Systems (WATERS) Network. In response, the NRC formed a committee that first issued an interim report evaluating the Draft Science, Education, and Design Strategy for the WATERS Network. Subsequently, in response to requests from NSF, the statement of task for the committee was modified towards reviewing a vision-level Science Plan, and the NRC and committee agreed to provide quick advice on part two of the statement of task.

This letter report summarizes the committee's assessment of whether the Science Plan 'sets forth a vision of what could be accomplished with an observing network to transform water science and engineering research and education' and 'whether the Science Plan makes a compelling case for establishing the WATERS Network with Major Research and Facilities Construction (MREFC) funding.' These two questions are addressed individually and as part of an overall assessment as well.

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