Global ocean science : toward an integrated approach /

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Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
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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 Required
  • Collection 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 GOALS
  • COORDINATION 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 Facilities
  • Major 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 Components
  • POTENTIAL 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
  • Coordination with Long Lead Time and Mission Agencies, and Ship Scheduling
  • 7 Lessons for the Future: The Role of the National Science Foundation
  • THE ROLE OF THE OCEAN SCIENCES DIVISION OF NSF
  • LESSONS LEARNED
  • Program Initiation
  • Program Implementation
  • Program Conclusion
  • MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR PROGRAMS
  • Creation of an Interdisciplinary Unit
  • 8 Cited References
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies
  • Committee Members
  • Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Appendix C Background Questionnaire
  • Appendix D Scientific Steering Committee Perspectives Questionnaire
  • Appendix E Website Questionnaire
  • Appendix F Summary Budget Data
  • Appendix G National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences
  • Policy For Oceanographic Data NSF 94-126
  • Appendix H Major U.S. Oceanographic Research Programs: Major Publications
  • World Ocean Circulation Experiment (Woce)
  • Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (Jgofs)
  • Ridge Inter-Disciplinary Global Experiments (Ridge).
  • Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Program (Globec)
  • U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP)/Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
  • Coastal Ocean Processes (CoOP)
  • Climate Variability And Predictability Program/Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Program (Clivar/Goals)
  • Tropical Oceans-Global Atmosphere (Toga)
  • Appendix I Major U.S. Oceanographic Research Programs: Textbook References
  • Appendix J Selected Responses to World Wide Web and Scientific Steering Committee Questionnaires (Discussed in Chapters 4...
  • Index.

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