Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science

Abstract

Integrated, Coordinated, Open, and Networked (ICON) science aims to enhance synthesis, increase resource efficiency, and create transferable knowledge. This article belongs to a collection of commentaries (Goldman et al., 2021) spanning geoscience on the state and future of Integrated, Coordinated, Open, and Networked (ICON) science. ICON-VGP is described here in the context of the core fields of geochemistry, volcanology and petrology. An important aspect to acknowledge here is that Volcanology, Geochemistry, Petrology (VGP) is an extremely broad field and encompasses both application areas and fundamental research questions that span investigations of mid-ocean ridge volcanoes to the creation of mountains. Integration within (VGP), and working across interdisciplinary research boundaries, have therefore emerged in response to specific applications and research goals. As an example, volcanology is strongly integrated with traditional subdisciplines (geology/ geochemistry/petrology) and allied fields (e.g., seismology, geodesy). However, traditional and structural definitions of volcanology and research modes hinder substantive integration, and integration is largely on the level of individual systems/specific challenges and not at a broader scale. The need for moving beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries is only now being recognized and these crossovers are being explicitly defined as volcanohydrology, archeological volcanology, etc. (e.g., Elson & Ort, 2018).

Chemical Toxicants in Water: A GeoHealth Perspective in the Context of Climate Change

“…While the GeoHealth field promotes integrated science, there is a need to improve efforts to produce open science to ensure environmental justice (Barnard et al., 2022 ). Adopting open science strategies such as ICON (Integrated, Coordinated Open Network) throughout the research lifecycle helps alleviate this environmental injustice problem to an extent by empowering populations that are disproportionately marginalized (Acharya et al., 2022 ; Arora et al., 2022 ; Barnard et al., 2022 ; Dwivedi et al., 2022 ; Salman et al., 2022 ; Sharma et al., 2022 ). ICON science principles aim to (a) integrate science across physical, chemical, biological, and social attributes; (b) coordinate the use of consistent protocols across systems and researchers; (c) provide for an open exchange of ideas, data, and models throughout the research lifecycle, and (d) create a platform for multiple stakeholders to network (Barnard et al., 2022 ; Goldman et al., 2022 ).…”