50 Years of Ocean Discovery:

National Science Foundation 1950-2000

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Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-vi
Keynote Lecture The Emergence of the National Science Foundation as a Supporter of Ocean Sciences in the United States	1-8	(skim)
Landmark Achievements of Ocean Sciences Achievements in Biological Oceanography	9-21	(skim)
Achievements in Chemical Oceanography	22-43	(skim)
Achievements in Physical Oceanography	44-50	(skim)
Achievements in Marine Geology and Geophysics	51-64	(skim)
Deep Submergence: The Beginnings of Alvin as a Tool of Basic Research	65-66	(skim)
The History of Woods Hole's Deep Submergence Program	67-84	(skim)
Creating Institutions to Make Scientific Discoveries Possible A Chronology of the Early Development of Ocean Sciences at NSF	85-92	(skim)
Ocean Sciences at the National Sciences Foundation: Early Revolution	93-95	(skim)
Ocean Sciences at the National Sciences Foundation: An Administrative History	96-106	(skim)
Two Years of Turbulence Leading to a Quarter Century of Cooperation: The Birth of UNOLS	107-116	(skim)
Scientific Ocean Drilling, from AMSOC to COMPOST	117-127	(skim)
Technology Development for Ocean Sciences at NSF	128-134	(skim)
Large and Small Science Programs: A Delicate Balance The Great Importance of Small Science Programs	135-140	(skim)
The Role of NSF in Big Ocean Science: 1950 to 1980	141-148	(skim)
Major Physical Oceanography Programs at NSF: IDOE Through Global Change	149-151	(skim)
Major International Programs in Ocean Sciences: Ocean Chemistry	152-162	(skim)
Ocean Sciences Today and Tomorrow The Future of Physical Oceanography	163-168	(skim)
The Future of Ocean Chemistry in the United States	169-171	(skim)
The Future of Marine Geology and Geophysics: A Summary	172-183	(skim)
Out Far and In Deep: Shifting Perspectives in Ocean Ecology	184-191	(skim)
Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach	192-194	(skim)
Education in Oceanography: History, Purpose, and Prognosis	195-200	(skim)
Evolving Institutional Arrangements for U.S. Ocean Sciences	201-206	(skim)
NSF's Commitment to the Deep	207-209	(skim)
Fifty Years of Ocean Discovery	210-211	(skim)
Argo to ARGO	212-213	(skim)
The Importance of Ocean Sciences to Society	214-216	(skim)
Appendix A: Symposium Program	217-222	(skim)
Appendix B: Symposium Participants	223-232	(skim)
Appendix C: Poster Session	233-234	(skim)
Appendix D: NSF Division of Ocean Sciences: Senior Science Staff, Rotators, IPAs, and Visiting Sciences	235-246	(skim)
Appendix E: Support of Ocean Sciences at NSF from 1966 to 1999	247-249	(skim)
Appendix F: Organizational Charts	250-257	(skim)
Appendix G: NRC Project Oversight	258-258	(skim)
Appendix H: Acronyms	259-262	(skim)
Index	263-270	(skim)
Supplementary Pictures	271-278	(skim)

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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 NSF s 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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