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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818566303321

Titolo

Polar icebreaker roles and U.S. future needs : a preliminary assessment / / Committee on the Assessment of U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Roles and Future Needs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2005

ISBN

0-309-18166-6

1-280-28651-2

9786610286515

0-309-65532-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (53 p.)

Disciplina

623.82

Soggetti

Ice caps

Oceanography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Rationale for a Continued U.S. Icebreaking Capability""; ""3 The U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Fleet""; ""4 Potential Influences on Future Needs for Icebreakers""; ""5 Findings and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""