Global Ocean Science : Integrated Approach for Ocean Research.

Global Ocean Science : Integrated Approach for Ocean Research.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Staff, National Research Council
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1999
Subjects:
Oceanography > Research > International cooperation.
Oceanography > Research > Government policy > United States.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Global Ocean Science
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Global Ocean Science
  • Executive Summary
  • IMPACT OF MAJOR OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS ON OCEAN SCIENCE
  • Scientific Understanding and Education
  • Technology and Facilities
  • Collegiality
  • SCIENTIFIC AND GENERIC GAPS
  • STRUCTURING PROGRAMS TO MAXIMIZE SCIENCE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
  • IMPROVING SCIENCE BY ENHANCING COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION
  • LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE
  • 1 Introduction
  • FOCUS OF THIS STUDY
  • THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH
  • Identification of Data and Information RequiredCollection of Relevant Data and Information
  • Scope of This Report
  • 2 The Role of Major Oceanographic Programs
  • THE INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION
  • THE GROWTH OF MAJOR OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS
  • Value for Decision Making
  • OCEAN SCIENCES AT NSF
  • Focus Initiatives of NSF/OCE
  • The U.S. Global Change Research Program
  • THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND OCEANOGRAPHY
  • The Present Challenge
  • 3 Enhancing Coordination and Information Sharing
  • DEVELOPMENT OF LONG- AND SHORT-TERM RESEARCH GOALSCOORDINATION OF MAJOR FIELD PROGRAMS
  • COORDINATION OF SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES
  • LESSONS FROM EXISTING PROGRAMS
  • 4 Accomplishments, Impacts, and Legacies
  • THE ROLE OF MAJOR OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE OCEANS
  • Data as Legacy
  • Scientific Accomplishments
  • Community Perception of Accomplishments
  • TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT
  • Technology Development
  • Facilities
  • The Research Fleet
  • Community Perceptions of Technology Development
  • IMPACT ON EDUCATION
  • Educational FacilitiesMajor Oceanographic Programs in the Classroom
  • Impact on Graduate Education
  • COLLEGIALITY IN THE OCEANOGRAPHIC ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
  • Funding Stresses
  • International Cooperation
  • 5 Gaps and Follow-On Activities
  • GAPS WITHIN AND AMONG PROGRAMS
  • Program Contingency Plans
  • Combined Process Studies
  • Continuation of Time Series
  • The Transition of Data Collection into Sustained Observations
  • INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED GAPS
  • The Research Fleet
  • Modeling, Synthesis and Data Assimilation
  • Data Management
  • Other Infrastructure ComponentsPOTENTIAL FOLLOW-ON ACTIVITIES
  • ADDRESSING GAPS
  • 6 Program Planning, Structure, and Organization
  • NATURE OF MAJOR OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS: A COMPARISON
  • The Present Programs Involving NSF
  • International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) Programs
  • Office of Naval Research Programs
  • FUTURE PROGRAM INITIATION
  • STRUCTURE OF FUTURE MAJOR PROGRAMS
  • Role of Scientific Steering Committee
  • Program Size
  • Program Length
  • Synergy Between Models and Observations

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