Oceanography in the next decade : building new partnerships

Author(s)

• National Research Council (U.S.). Ocean Studies Board

Bibliographic Information

Oceanography in the next decade : building new partnerships

Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

National Academy Press, 1992

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Oceanography has moved into the spotlight of urgent social concern, because of the oceans' impact on issues such as global climate change, biodiversity, and even national security. This new volume points to improved partnerships between ocean scientists, federal agencies, and the oceanographic institutions as the key to understanding the oceans and their effects on our lives. Oceanography in the Next Decade outlines pressing marine research problems and offers recommendations for how they may be solved, with detailed discussions of: How oceanographic research is currently conducted. Recent discoveries and research needs in four subdisciplines?physical, chemical, geological, and biological. Coastal oceanography, which is important because of growing coastal populations. The infrastructure of oceanography, with a wealth of information about human, equipment, and financial resources. A blueprint for more productive partnerships between academic oceanographers and federal agencies. This comprehensive look at challenges and opportunities in oceanography will be important to researchers, faculty, and students in the field as well as federal policymakers, research administrators, and environmental professionals. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Toward New Partnerships in Ocean Sciences 3 Future Directions in Ocean Sciences 4 Human, Physical, and Fiscal Resources References I. How the Study Was Conducted II. Abbreviations and Acronyms III. Recent Workshop and Other Reports Relevant to Discussion in 'Directions in Biological Oceanography' IV. Oceanography Manpower Assessment Questionaire: Academic Form V. Oceanography Manpower Assessment Questionaire: Federal Laboratory Form VI. Institutional Respondents to Manpower Survey VII. Federal Respondents to Manpower Survey Index Supplementary Photo Plates

Table of Contents

• 1 Front Matter
• 2 Summary
• 3 1 Introduction
• 4 2 Toward New Partnerships in Ocean Sciences
• 5 3 Future Directions in Ocean Sciences
• 6 4 Human, Physical, and Fiscal Resources
• 7 References
• 8 I. How the Study Was Conducted
• 9 II. Abbreviations and Acronyms
• 10 III. Recent Workshop and Other Reports Relevant to Discussion in 'Directions in Biological Oceanography'
• 11 IV. Oceanography Manpower Assessment Questionaire: Academic Form
• 12 V. Oceanography Manpower Assessment Questionaire: Federal Laboratory Form
• 13 VI. Institutional Respondents to Manpower Survey
• 14 VII. Federal Respondents to Manpower Survey
• 15 Index
• 16 Supplementary Photo Plates

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Details

• NCID: BA21593403
• ISBN:
  • 0309047943
• LCCN: 92034458
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 202 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GC11.2
  • DC20 : 551.46
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Oceanography