The Ocean's Role in Global Change
Progress of Major Research Programs
Seiten
1994
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-05043-2 (ISBN)
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-05043-2 (ISBN)
Provides summaries on the progress of the major oceanographic research programs. This book looks at programs that study processes that occur over periods ranging from days to hundreds of years - the contemporary system, and those that seek to understand long-term variations ranging from thousands to millions of years - the geological perspective.
What role does the ocean play in global climate change? Although not fully understood, there is general agreement that it is significant. Therefore, the scientific community has initiated large-scale research programs based on studies of the ocean and its relation to global climate and climate-related processes. This volume provides brief summaries and reports on the progress of the major oceanographic research programs. It looks at both programs that study processes that occur over periods ranging from days to hundreds of years—the contemporary system—and those that seek to understand long-term variations ranging from thousands to millions of years—the geological perspective.
Table of Contents
FRONT MATTER
INTRODUCTION
THE CONTEMPORARY SYSTEM
THE GEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
CROSSCUTTING ISSUES
CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX I - LIST OF ACRONYMS
APPENDIX II - PARAMETERS OF IMPORTANCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE OCEAN'S ROLE IN GLOBAL CHANGE
APPENDIX III - BIBLIOGRAPHY, PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, AND ADDRESSES
What role does the ocean play in global climate change? Although not fully understood, there is general agreement that it is significant. Therefore, the scientific community has initiated large-scale research programs based on studies of the ocean and its relation to global climate and climate-related processes. This volume provides brief summaries and reports on the progress of the major oceanographic research programs. It looks at both programs that study processes that occur over periods ranging from days to hundreds of years—the contemporary system—and those that seek to understand long-term variations ranging from thousands to millions of years—the geological perspective.
Table of Contents
FRONT MATTER
INTRODUCTION
THE CONTEMPORARY SYSTEM
THE GEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
CROSSCUTTING ISSUES
CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX I - LIST OF ACRONYMS
APPENDIX II - PARAMETERS OF IMPORTANCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE OCEAN'S ROLE IN GLOBAL CHANGE
APPENDIX III - BIBLIOGRAPHY, PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, AND ADDRESSES
Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council
1 FRONT MATTER; 2 INTRODUCTION; 3 THE CONTEMPORARY SYSTEM; 4 THE GEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; 5 CROSSCUTTING ISSUES; 6 CONCLUSIONS; 7 APPENDIX I - LIST OF ACRONYMS; 8 APPENDIX II - PARAMETERS OF IMPORTANCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE OCEAN'S ROLE IN GLOBAL CHANGE; 9 APPENDIX III - BIBLIOGRAPHY, PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, AND ADDRESSES
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.1994 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Washington |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-309-05043-X / 030905043X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-309-05043-2 / 9780309050432 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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