Exploration of the seas : voyage into the unknown / Committee on Exploration of the Seas, Ocean Studies Board, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on Exploration of the Seas Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Exploration of the Seas.

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oceanography--Research--United States.

Oceanography.

Underwater exploration.

Marine resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unqualified natural resources and riches. Is it fitting that, on the 200th anniversary of that expedition, the United States, together with international partners, should embark on another journey of exploration in a vastly more extensive region of remarkable potential for discovery. Although the oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet (TM)s surface, much of the ocean has been investigated in only a cursory sense, and many areas have not been investigated at all. Exploration of the Seas assesses the feasibility and potential value of implementing a major, coordinated, international program of ocean exploration and discovery. The study committee surveys national and international ocean programs and strategies for cooperation between governments, institutions, and ocean scientists and explorers, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in these activities. Based primarily on existing documents, the committee summarizes priority areas for ocean research and exploration and examines existing plans for advancing ocean exploration and knowledge.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Justification for a New Ocean Exploration Program

3 Promising Areas for Ocean Exploration

4 International Organization and Management of an Ocean Exploration Program

5 Domestic Organization and Management of an Ocean Exploration Program

6 Ocean Research Technologies

7 Outreach, Education, and Capacity Building

8 Supporting an Ocean Exploration Program

References

Appendixes

A Committee and Staff Biographies

B Acronyms

C International Global Ocean Exploration Workshop: Agenda and Participants

D Report on the International Global Ocean Exploration Workshop

E International Ship Listing

F International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Listing.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610179770

9780309166805

0309166802

9781280179778

1280179775

9780309509381

0309509386

OCLC:

60365108