Call number:
AWI P6-19-92115
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
27 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
0-85665-1354
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0-85665-135-4
Language:
English
Note:
Contents:
PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND. -
ANTARCTICA - THE REGION AND ITS GLOBAL IMPORTANCE. -
ANTARCTICA - THE SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE. -
ANTARCTICA - THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT. -
ANTARCTICA - ITS SCIENCE AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE. -
ANTARCTICA - SOME IMPORTANT BENEFITS FROM RESEARCH. -
PART 2: STRATEGY FOR BAS SCIENCE. -
INTRODUCTION. -
SCIENCE THEMES. -
Pattern and Change in the Physical Environment of Antarctica. -
Atmospheric Dynamics in the Antarctic. -
Ice and Atmosphere Chemistry. -
Dynamics of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. -
Evolution of Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic Palaeoenvironments. -
Southern Ocean Palaeo-Oceanography and Palaeoclimate. -
Geological Evolution of West Antarctica. -
West Antarctic Crustal Development and Plate Tectonic Evolution. -
Subduction-related Processes. -
Dynamics of Antarctic Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems. -
Survival Strategies. -
Ecosystems and Conservation. -
Structure and Dynamics of the Southern Ocean Ecosystem. -
Pelagic Ecosystem Studies. -
Higher Predators. -
Ecological and Physiological Adaptations. -
Physics of Solar Terrestrial Phenomena from Antarctica. -
Radio Wave Generation and Propagation. -
Energy Flow and Dissipation within Geospace. -
Humans In Isolated Polar Communities. -
Antarctic Geographic Information and Mapping. -
LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS. -
TIMEFRAME OF ACTIVITIES. -
PART 3: STRATEGY FOR NERC SCIENCE PROGRAMMES OTHER THAN BAS. -
INTRODUCTION. -
NERC STRATEGY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. -
Earth Sciences. -
Marine Sciences. -
Terrestrial and Freshwater Sciences. -
Atmospheric Sciences. -
THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS AND THE ANTARCTIC SPECIAL TOPIC. -
LOGISTICS. -
PRIVATE SECTOR/INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION. -
PART 4: CONCLUSION.
Location:
AWI Reading room
Branch Library:
AWI Library
