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1 online resource (184 pages) |
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Global Ocean Science -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Global Ocean Science -- Executive Summary -- IMPACT OF MAJOR OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS ON OCEAN SCIENCE -- Scientific Understanding and Education -- Technology and Facilities -- Collegiality -- SCIENTIFIC AND GENERIC GAPS -- STRUCTURING PROGRAMS TO MAXIMIZE SCIENCE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT -- IMPROVING SCIENCE BY ENHANCING COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION -- LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE -- 1 Introduction -- FOCUS OF THIS STUDY -- THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH |
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Identification of Data and Information RequiredCollection of Relevant Data and Information -- Scope of This Report -- 2 The Role of Major Oceanographic Programs -- THE INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF OCEAN EXPLORATION -- THE GROWTH OF MAJOR OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS -- Value for Decision Making -- OCEAN SCIENCES AT NSF -- Focus Initiatives of NSF/OCE -- The U.S. Global Change Research Program -- THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND OCEANOGRAPHY -- The Present Challenge -- 3 Enhancing Coordination and Information Sharing |
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DEVELOPMENT OF LONG- AND SHORT-TERM RESEARCH GOALSCOORDINATION OF MAJOR FIELD PROGRAMS -- COORDINATION OF SYNTHESIS ACTIVITIES -- LESSONS FROM EXISTING PROGRAMS -- 4 Accomplishments, Impacts, and Legacies -- THE ROLE OF MAJOR OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE OCEANS -- Data as Legacy -- Scientific Accomplishments -- Community Perception of Accomplishments -- TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT -- Technology Development -- Facilities -- The Research Fleet -- Community Perceptions of Technology Development -- IMPACT ON EDUCATION |
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Educational FacilitiesMajor Oceanographic Programs in the Classroom -- Impact on Graduate Education -- COLLEGIALITY IN THE OCEANOGRAPHIC ACADEMIC COMMUNITY -- Funding Stresses -- International Cooperation -- 5 Gaps and Follow-On Activities -- GAPS WITHIN AND AMONG PROGRAMS -- Program Contingency Plans -- Combined Process Studies -- Continuation of Time Series -- The Transition of Data Collection into Sustained Observations -- INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED GAPS -- The Research Fleet -- Modeling, Synthesis and Data Assimilation -- Data Management |
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Other Infrastructure ComponentsPOTENTIAL FOLLOW-ON ACTIVITIES -- ADDRESSING GAPS -- 6 Program Planning, Structure, and Organization -- NATURE OF MAJOR OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAMS: A COMPARISON -- The Present Programs Involving NSF -- International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) Programs -- Office of Naval Research Programs -- FUTURE PROGRAM INITIATION -- STRUCTURE OF FUTURE MAJOR PROGRAMS -- Role of Scientific Steering Committee -- Program Size -- Program Length -- Synergy Between Models and Observations |
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""Coordination with Long Lead Time and Mission Agencies, and Ship Scheduling"" |
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Print version record |
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Oceanography -- Research -- International cooperation.
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Oceanography -- Research -- Government policy -- United States
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Oceanography -- Research -- Government policy.
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Oceanography -- Research -- International cooperation.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309593434 |
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0309593433 |
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