Future science opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean /

"Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean remains one of the world's last frontiers. Covering nearly 14 million km² (an area approximately 1.4 times the size of the United States), Antarctica is the coldest, driest, highest, and windiest continent on Earth. While it is challenging to...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Future Science Opportunities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, National Research Council (U.S.). Polar Research Board
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2011], ©2011.
Temas:
Global environmental change.
Changement global (Environnement)
SCIENCE > Study & Teaching.
Global environmental change
Research > Government policy
Antarctica > Research > Government policy > United States.
Antarctic Ocean > Government policy > Research > United States.
Antarctica > Climatic factors.
Antarctic Ocean > Climatic factors.
Antarctique > Recherche > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Austral, Océan > Politique gouvernementale > Recherche > États-Unis.
Antarctique > Facteurs climatiques.
Austral, Océan > Facteurs climatiques.
United States
Antarctic Ocean
Antarctica
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Fundamental questions of global change
  • Fundamental questions of scientific discovery
  • Opportunities to enhance research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
  • Future directions in Antarctic and Southern Ocean science.

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