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Polar Icebreakers in a Changing World:

An Assessment of U.S. Needs

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Size: 134 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2007

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Committee on the Assessment of U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Roles and Future Needs, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
Summary for Congress	1-4	(skim)
Summary	5-12	(skim)
1 Introduction	13-18	(skim)
2 U.S. Strategic Interests and Missions in the Polar Regions	19-28	(skim)
3 Arctic Environmental Change and Potential Challenges	29-38	(skim)
4 Polar Science's Key Role in Earth System Science	39-46	(skim)
5 U.S. Coast Guard Roles and Missions	47-52	(skim)
6 U.S Polar Icebreaker Fleet	53-64	(skim)
7 Icebreaking Environments and Challenges to U.S. Fleet	65-74	(skim)
8 Analysis of Alternatives for USAP Resupply	75-78	(skim)
9 Analysis of U.S. Current and Future Polar Icebreaking Needs	79-82	(skim)
10 Options for Acquiring New Polar Icebreaking Services	83-94	(skim)
11 Findings and Recommendations	95-102	(skim)
References	103-106	(skim)
Appendix A: Statement of Task	107-108	(skim)
Appendix B: Summary from Interim Report	109-112	(skim)
Appendix C: U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaking Authority and Policy	113-116	(skim)
Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	117-120	(skim)
Appendix E: Acronyms	121-122	(skim)

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