04467nam 2200601Ia 450 991082904400332120200520144314.0(CKB)1000000000450708(EBL)3377620(SSID)ssj0000105393(PQKBManifestationID)11116765(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105393(PQKBWorkID)10101534(PQKB)11454043(OCoLC)567836010(MiAaPQ)EBC3377620(EXLCZ)99100000000045070819951214d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierArctic Ocean research and supporting facilities national needs and goals /Committee on the Arctic Research Vessel, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press19951 online resource (x, 83 pages) illustrationsIncludes biographies of Committee members.0-309-57123-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-78).""ARCTIC OCEAN RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING FACILITIES: NATIONAL NEEDS AND GOALS""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""SCIENTIFIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES IN OCEANIC REGIONS OF THE ARCTIC""; ""NATIONAL FACILITIES NEEDED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS""; ""SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH VESSELS""; ""RESOURCE PROJECTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS""; ""MANAGEMENT OPTIONS""; ""1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""THE ARCTIC""; ""U.S. INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC""; ""BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY""; ""ORGANIZATION OF REPORT""; ""2 SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH""; ""MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS""""Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology"" ""The Arctic Mid-ocean Ridge""; ""Tectonic Evolution of the Amerasia Basin""; ""Sediment Dynamics on Continental Shelves and Slopes, Cross-Shelf Transport, and Shelf-to-Basin Transport""; ""Facilities Requirements""; ""PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND SEA ICE""; ""Circulation, Mixing, and Water Mass Transformations""; ""Surface Energy Balance, Atmospheric Radiation, and Clouds""; ""Freshwater and Ice Balance""; ""Facilities Requirements""; ""CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY""; ""Biogeochemical Cycles""; ""Water Mass Formation and Circulation""; ""Pollutants""""Paleoceanography and Paleoclimate"" ""Facilities Requirements""; ""BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES""; ""Origins and Fates of Organic Carbon""; ""Fish, Birds, and Mammals""; ""Facilities Requirements""; ""SUMMARY OF DISCIPLINARY PREFERENCES FOR RESEARCH PLATFORMS""; ""3 ARCTIC RESEARCH PLATFORMS""; ""U.S. ICEBREAKERS""; ""Experiences of Scientists on Recent Icebreaker Cruises""; ""SUBMARINES IN THE ARCTIC""; ""U.S. Nuclear Submarines (SSNs)""; ""Air-Independent Propulsion""; ""ALTERNATIVES TO U.S. SHIPS AND SUBMARINES""; ""Satellites""; ""Aircraft and Remotely Piloted Vehicles""; ""Non-U.S. Vessels""""Ice Camps"" ""Helicopters""; ""Hovercraft""; ""Buoys, Drifters, and Arrays""; ""Remotely Operated Vehicles""; ""Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles""; ""4 STRATEGIES TO MEET ARCTIC RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""UNOLS PLANNING FOR ARCTIC FACILITIES""; ""PROGRAM COSTS""; ""STRATEGIES FOR ACQUISITION AND CONFIGURATION OF THE U.S. ICEBREAKER FLEET""; ""ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALY'S OPERATION FOR SCIENCE""; ""5 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""SCIENTIFIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES IN OCEANIC REGIONS OF THE ARCTIC""; ""NATIONAL FACILITIES NEEDED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS""""SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH VESSELS""""RESOURCE PROJECTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS""; ""MANAGEMENT OPTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A""; ""APPENDIX B Biographies of Committee Members""OceanographyResearchArctic OceanOceanographyResearchArctic regionsResearchArctic OceanResearchArctic regionsArctic OceanResearchArctic regionsResearchOceanographyResearchOceanographyResearchResearchResearch551.4607091632MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829044003321Arctic Ocean research and supporting facilities3914583UNINA