This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field's progress. Many of the individuals who participated in the exciting discoveries in biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, and marine geology and geophysics describe in the book how the discoveries were made possible by combinations of insightful individuals, new technology, and in some cases, serendipity.In addition to describing the advance of ocean science, the book examines the institutional structures and technology that made the advances possible and presents visions of the field's future. This book is the first-ever documentation of the history of NSFs Division of Ocean Sciences, how the structure of the division evolved to its present form, and the individuals who have been responsible for ocean sciences at NSF as rotators and career staff over the past 50 years.
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Biological SciencesTable of contents
- COVER PAGE
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- KEYNOTE LECTURE
- LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENTS OF OCEAN SCIENCES
- CREATING INSTITUTIONS TO MAKE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES POSSIBLE
- LARGE AND SMALL SCIENCE PROGRAMS: A DELICATE BALANCE
- OCEAN SCIENCES TODAY AND TOMORROW
- APPENDICES
- Appendix A— Symposium Program
- Agenda
- Landmark Achievements of Ocean Sciences
- Creating Institutions to Make Scientific Discoveries Possible
- Large and Small Science Programs: A Delicate Balance
- Ocean Sciences Today and Tomorrow
- Appendix B— Symposium Participants
- Appendix C— Poster Session
- Introduction
- Appendix D— NSF Division of Ocean Sciences: Senior Science Staff, Rotators, IPAs, and Visiting Scientists
- Appendix E— Support of Ocean Sciences at NSF from 1966 to 1999
- Appendix F— Organizational Charts
- Appendix G— NRC Project Oversight
- Ocean Studies Board
- Appendix H— Acronyms
- INDEX
- THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
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