An Oceanic Quest: The International Decade of Ocean Exploration.

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/25564

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National Research Council. 1969. An Oceanic Quest: The International Decade of Ocean Exploration.. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25564.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25564

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-vi
Prologue	1-1
Distinguishing Features of the Decade	2-5
Uses of the Ocean	6-7
Objectives of United States Participation in the Decade	8-8
Organization of the Report	9-9
Summary and Major Recommendations	10-11
Relation Between Ocean Uses and Decade Programs Mineral Resources Living Resources Waste Disposal Ocean Transportation	12-16
Summary List of Disciplinary Programs Geology Biology Physics Geochemistry	17-21
Geographical Regions of General Interest	22-23
Summary of Recommendations on Implementation	24-33
Beneath the Sea	34-40
Potential Mineral Resources	41-46
International Cooperative Study of Eastern Atlantic Continental Margins	47-55
Small Ocean Basins	56-57
Deep Drilling	58-58
Plate Tectonics	59-64
Deep Ocean Exploration	65-66
Boundary Definition	67-68
The Vital Stuff	69-73
Fisheries Studies	74-75
A National Goal	76-80
An International Goal	81-86
Biological Studies	87-91
Two Fluids	92-93
The Peculiar Importance of Forecasting the State of the Ocean Surface Layer	94-97
Working Toward a Global Forecasting Model	98-101
Preliminary Forecast Experiments for the Decade	102-107
Permanent Ocean Stations	108-110
Pilot Studies of New Methods of Measurement	111-115
The Deep Ocean	116-118
Source and Sink	119-120
Geochemical Ocean Section Study	121-122
Transport Processes	123-125
Ways and Means	126-126
Adequacy of Funds	127-130
Enhanced National Capabilities	131-131
Facilities Buildings Platforms Special Installations Associated Equipment	132-134
Improved Technology Navigation Platforms Living Resource Location and Extraction Survey Methods Data Management Standards	135-150
National Program Management Planning	151-155
Coordination	156-156
Review	157-157
Associated Social Studies	158-159
Mutual Assistance	160-161
Freedom of Scientific Research	162-163
Coordination Tasks	164-165
Existing Organizations	166-167
Relation To Other Programs	168-169

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