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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809206803321

Titolo

Exploration of the seas : voyage into the unknown / / Committee on Exploration of the Seas, Ocean Studies Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

0-309-16680-2

1-280-17977-5

9786610179770

0-309-50938-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Disciplina

551.46/072

Soggetti

Oceanography - Research - United States

Underwater exploration

Marine resources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Justification for a New Ocean Exploration Program -- 3 Promising Areas for Ocean Exploration -- 4 International Organization and Management of an Ocean Exploration Program -- 5 Domestic Organization and Management of an Ocean Exploration Program -- 6 Ocean Research Technologies -- 7 Outreach, Education, and Capacity Building -- 8 Supporting an Ocean Exploration Program -- References -- Appendixes -- A Committee and Staff Biographies -- B Acronyms -- C International Global Ocean Exploration Workshop: Agenda and Participants -- D Report on the International Global Ocean Exploration Workshop -- E International Ship Listing -- F International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Listing.