07773nam 2200685Ia 450 991097054350332120200520144314.09786610214167978128021416512802141639780309595995030959599197805851439340585143935(CKB)110986584750912(OCoLC)70772999(CaPaEBR)ebrary10056812(SSID)ssj0000216834(PQKBManifestationID)11173196(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216834(PQKBWorkID)10202124(PQKB)10838517(MiAaPQ)EBC3376538(Au-PeEL)EBL3376538(CaPaEBR)ebr10056812(OCoLC)923264497(Perlego)4738760(EXLCZ)9911098658475091219900206d1989 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOur seabed frontier challenges and choices /report of the Committee on Seabed Utilization in the Exclusive Economic Zone [and] Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academy Press19891 online resource (156 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309041263 0309041260 Bibliography: p. 119-130.Our Seabed Frontier -- Copyright -- Preface -- THE COMMITTEE -- SCOPE OF STUDY -- METHOD OF STUDY -- ORGANIZATION OF REPORT -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- APPROACH OF STUDY -- USES AND RELATED ISSUES -- Oil and Gas Resources -- Mineral Resources -- Waste Disposal -- Communication Cables and Military Uses -- BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES -- Ocean Energy Systems -- Cultural and Recreational Resources -- TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION ISSUES -- Surveying and Mapping -- Geotechnical Investigation Systems -- Monitoring of the Seabed -- Technology Development -- GOVERNANCE AND POLICY ISSUES -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Seabed Jurisdiction and Utilization -- ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EEZ -- AREAL DEFINITION -- RESOURCE UTILIZATION -- 2 Seabed Processes and Research Activities -- SEABED CHARACTERISTICS -- Regional Features -- EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS -- Earthquakes -- Tsunamis -- Hurricanes and Storm-Related Waves -- Currents -- Ice-Bottom Interaction -- NATURAL SEABED PROCESSES -- Sediment Mass Movements -- Sediment Dynamics -- SEDIMENT PROPERTIES -- Physical Properties -- Compressibility and Permeability -- Chemical Properties -- Gas Hydrates -- Ferromanganese Deposits -- Sediment Oxidation-Reduction Chemistry -- Biological Properties -- SEABED RESEARCH -- Surveying -- Sampling -- Sediment Transport and Organism-Sediment Interaction -- Gas and Frost in Sediments -- Slope Stability -- Physical and Biological Research -- Remote Sensing -- Research Activities -- 3 Present and Potential Uses of the Seabed -- OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND OFFSHORE STRUCTURES -- Background -- Scope of Development -- Development Constraints -- Seafloor Gradients -- Seafloor Geologic Processes -- Knowledge -- Engineering Properties of Sediments -- Production Siting and Facilities -- Summary -- MINERAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT -- Background.Scope of Development -- Development Constraints -- Resource Estimation -- Reconnaissance and Exploration -- Recovery Technology -- Environmental Impact Assessment -- Leasing Policy and Regulation -- Use Conficts -- Summary -- WASTE DISPOSAL -- Background -- Scope of Development -- Development Constraints -- Understanding Fates and Effects -- Isolating Contaminated Materials -- Jensen Criteria Limits -- State of Connecticut Classification -- Regulation -- U.S. Regulations -- International Agreements -- Siting -- Public Perception -- Summary -- CABLES AND MILITARY USES -- Background -- Cables -- Military Uses -- Scope of Development -- Cables -- Military Uses -- Constraints to Development -- Geophysical Constraints -- Use Conflicts -- Summary -- BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES -- Background -- Scope of Development -- Development Constraints -- Summary -- OCEAN ENERGY RESOURCES -- Background -- Scope of Development -- Development Constraints -- Summary -- CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES -- Background -- Scope of Development -- Development Constraints -- Summary -- 4 Technology and Data Acquisition -- SURVEYING AND MAPPING -- Background -- Mapping Technologies -- Profiling Systems -- Direct Sampling -- Navigation/Positioning Systems -- Mapping Programs -- Government Agencies -- Industry -- Academia -- Mapping Strategy -- Reconnaissance Mapping -- Task-Specific Mapping -- Limitations and Constraints -- Effectiveness of Profiling Systems -- Data Archiving, Processing and Interpretation -- Direct Sampling Problems -- Development Costs and Limited Markets -- Survey Cost Effectiveness -- Summary -- SEABED GEOTECHNICAL DATA -- Background -- Deployment Systems -- Sampling Systems -- In Situ Testing Systems -- Laboratory Testing -- Experimental Model Testing Systems -- Technology Limitations/Needs -- Summary -- EEZ SEABED MONITORING -- Reference Monitoring.Process-Oriented Monitoring -- Use-Related Monitoring -- Waste Disposal -- Oil and Gas -- Minerals -- Military -- Monitoring Needs -- Pollutant Detection -- Biological Assessments -- Sampling Strategies -- Frontier Environment Considerations -- Technology Advances -- Nontechnical Problem Resolution -- Summary -- DATA MANAGEMENT -- 5 The Challenges of EEZ Use -- A FRAMEWORK FOR SITE EVALUATION -- Geology -- Geotechnical Properties -- Oceanography -- Biology -- TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS FOR THE SEABED -- Mapping and Surveying -- Geotechnical Data -- Monitoring -- SUMMARY -- 6 Coordination and Planning -- REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS -- The Complexities of the EEZ -- Multiple-Use Conflicts -- The Regulatory Framework -- Oil and Gas Regulation -- Hard Minerals -- Fisheries -- Federal Licensing of Ports and Offshore Facilities -- Existing Planning and Coordination Processes -- PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE -- Balancing Different Interests -- COORDINATION AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS -- A National Policy for the EEZ -- Optimizing Research Investments and Capability -- Coordinating Mechanisms -- SUMMARY -- 7 Conclusions and Recommendations -- COORDINATION AND PLANNING -- Recommendations -- SPECIFIC USES -- Recommendations -- RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- Recommendations -- ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING -- Recommendation -- PROTECTION OF UNIQUE AREAS -- Recommendation -- References -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Appendix A Presidential EEZ Proclamation -- Appendix B Committee Biographies -- Appendix C Participants of the Workshop on Uses and Technology for the Exclusive Economic Zone Seabed, Keystone, Colorado.The establishment of the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in 1983 presents the nation with an opportunity and a challenge to wisely use its diverse resources. This book assesses the state of knowledge of seafloor properties and processes as they relate to utilization of the US EEZ seabed.Ocean bottomUnited StatesSubmarine topographyOcean bottomSubmarine topography.551.4608National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Seabed Utilization in the Exclusive Economic Zone.National Research Council (U.S.).Marine Board.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970543503321Our seabed frontier4351308UNINA