Oceanography in the Next Decade: Building New Partnerships - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Commission On Geosciences, Environment And Resources; Ocean Studies Board

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0309047943 ISBN 13 : 9780309047944

Editeur : National Academies Press, 1993

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309047943
• ISBN 13: 9780309047944
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible