Arctic 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 Resources

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 83 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 551.4607091632
• Soggetto topico: Oceanography - Research - Arctic Ocean; Oceanography - Research - Arctic regions; Research - Arctic Ocean; Research - Arctic regions
• Soggetto geografico: Arctic Ocean Research; Arctic regions Research
• Note generali: Includes biographies of Committee members.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-78).
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""
• Titolo autorizzato: Arctic Ocean research and supporting facilities
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910829044003321
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