TY - BOOK ED - National Research Council (U.S.). TI - Arctic Ocean research and supporting facilities: national needs and goals SN - 0309571235 AV - GC59.99 .A73 1995eb U1 - 551.4607091632 22 PY - 1995/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academy Press KW - Oceanography KW - Research KW - Arctic Ocean KW - Arctic regions KW - Océanographie KW - Recherche KW - Arctique, Océan KW - Arctique KW - SCIENCE KW - Earth Sciences KW - bisacsh KW - NATURE KW - Ecosystems & Habitats KW - Oceans & Seas KW - fast KW - Arctic Regions KW - Electronic books KW - Computer network resources N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-78); ""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"" UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=123695 ER -