Enabling ocean research in the 21st century : implementation of a network of ocean observatories / / Committee on the Implementation of a Seafloor Observatory Network for Oceanographic Research, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.46/072
• Soggetto topico: Oceanographic research stations; Ocean bottom
• 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 Lessons from Existing Ocean Observatories -- 3 Status of Planning for Proposed Research-Oriented Ocean Observatories -- 4 Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories for Research -- 5 Related Facility Needs for an Ocean Observatories Network -- 6 Relationship of the Ocean Observatories Initiative to Other Observatory Efforts -- 7 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix B Acronym List -- Appendix C Observatory Workshops and Workshop Reports -- Appendix D Ocean Observation Programs Mentioned in This Report -- Appendix E Time-Series Group Global Observatory Sites -- Color Plates.
• Titolo autorizzato: Enabling ocean research in the 21st century
• ISBN: 0-309-16714-0; 1-280-17950-3; 9786610179503; 0-309-52645-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817377803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II