The ocean's role in global change : progress of major research programs
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The ocean's role in global change : progress of major research programs
National Academy Press, 1994
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Board chairman: William Merrell, Jr
"Work was sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Global Programs through the National Science Foundation grant no. OCE-9313563-R"--T.p. verso
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What role does the ocean play in global climate change? Although not fully understood, there is general agreement that it is significant. Therefore, the scientific community has initiated large-scale research programs based on studies of the ocean and its relation to global climate and climate-related processes. This volume provides brief summaries and reports on the progress of the major oceanographic research programs. It looks at both programs that study processes that occur over periods ranging from days to hundreds of years?the contemporary system?and those that seek to understand long-term variations ranging from thousands to millions of years?the geological perspective.
Table of Contents
FRONT MATTER
INTRODUCTION
THE CONTEMPORARY SYSTEM
THE GEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
CROSSCUTTING ISSUES
CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX I - LIST OF ACRONYMS
APPENDIX II - PARAMETERS OF IMPORTANCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE
OCEAN'S ROLE IN GLOBAL CHANGE
APPENDIX III - BIBLIOGRAPHY, PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, AND ADDRESSES
Table of Contents
- 1 FRONT MATTER
- 2 INTRODUCTION
- 3 THE CONTEMPORARY SYSTEM
- 4 THE GEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
- 5 CROSSCUTTING ISSUES
- 6 CONCLUSIONS
- 7 APPENDIX I - LIST OF ACRONYMS
- 8 APPENDIX II - PARAMETERS OF IMPORTANCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE OCEAN'S ROLE IN GLOBAL CHANGE
- 9 APPENDIX III - BIBLIOGRAPHY, PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, AND ADDRESSES
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