Arctic Ocean research and supporting facilities : national needs and goals / Committee on the Arctic Research Vessel, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Arctic Research Vessel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oceanography--Research--Arctic Ocean.

Oceanography.

Oceanography--Research--Arctic regions.

Research--Arctic Ocean.

Research.

Research--Arctic regions.

Arctic Ocean--Research.

Arctic Ocean.

Arctic regions--Research.

Arctic regions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 83 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""ARCTIC OCEAN RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING FACILITIES: NATIONAL NEEDS AND GOALS""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""SCIENTIFIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES IN OCEANIC REGIONS OF THE ARCTIC""; ""NATIONAL FACILITIES NEEDED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS""; ""SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH VESSELS""; ""RESOURCE PROJECTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS""; ""MANAGEMENT OPTIONS""; ""1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""THE ARCTIC""; ""U.S. INTERESTS IN THE ARCTIC""; ""BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY""; ""ORGANIZATION OF REPORT""; ""2 SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH""; ""MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS""

""Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology"" ""The Arctic Mid-ocean Ridge""; ""Tectonic Evolution of the Amerasia Basin""; ""Sediment Dynamics on Continental Shelves and Slopes, Cross-Shelf Transport, and Shelf-to-Basin Transport""; ""Facilities Requirements""; ""PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND SEA ICE""; ""Circulation, Mixing, and Water Mass Transformations""; ""Surface Energy Balance, Atmospheric Radiation, and Clouds""; ""Freshwater and Ice Balance""; ""Facilities Requirements""; ""CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY""; ""Biogeochemical Cycles""; ""Water Mass Formation and Circulation""; ""Pollutants""

""Paleoceanography and Paleoclimate"" ""Facilities Requirements""; ""BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES""; ""Origins and Fates of Organic Carbon""; ""Fish, Birds, and Mammals""; ""Facilities Requirements""; ""SUMMARY OF DISCIPLINARY PREFERENCES FOR RESEARCH PLATFORMS""; ""3 ARCTIC RESEARCH PLATFORMS""; ""U.S. ICEBREAKERS""; ""Experiences of Scientists on Recent Icebreaker Cruises""; ""SUBMARINES IN THE ARCTIC""; ""U.S. Nuclear Submarines (SSNs)""; ""Air-Independent Propulsion""; ""ALTERNATIVES TO U.S. SHIPS AND SUBMARINES""; ""Satellites""; ""Aircraft and Remotely Piloted Vehicles""; ""Non-U.S. Vessels""

""Ice Camps"" ""Helicopters""; ""Hovercraft""; ""Buoys, Drifters, and Arrays""; ""Remotely Operated Vehicles""; ""Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles""; ""4 STRATEGIES TO MEET ARCTIC RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""UNOLS PLANNING FOR ARCTIC FACILITIES""; ""PROGRAM COSTS""; ""STRATEGIES FOR ACQUISITION AND CONFIGURATION OF THE U.S. ICEBREAKER FLEET""; ""ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALY'S OPERATION FOR SCIENCE""; ""5 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""SCIENTIFIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES IN OCEANIC REGIONS OF THE ARCTIC""; ""NATIONAL FACILITIES NEEDED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS""

""SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ARCTIC RESEARCH VESSELS""""RESOURCE PROJECTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS""; ""MANAGEMENT OPTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A""; ""APPENDIX B Biographies of Committee Members""

Notes:

Includes biographies of Committee members.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-78).

OCLC:

567836010