• Front Matter R1-R16

• Executive Summary 1-12

• 1 Introduction 13-27

• 2 Lessons from Existing Ocean Observatories 28-36

• 3 Status of Planning for Proposed Research-Oriented Ocean Observatories 37-71

• 4 Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories for Research 72-137

• 5 Related Facility Needs for an Ocean Observatories Network 138-156

• 6 Relationship of the Ocean Observatories Initiative to Other Observatory Efforts 157-167

• 7 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations 168-184

• References 185-188

• Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies 189-193

• Appendix B: Acronym List and Glossary 194-205

• Appendix C: Observatory Workshops and Workshop Reports, and Selected Reports/Documents on Ocean Observatory Science 206-210

• Appendix D: Ocean Observation Programs Mentioned in This Report 211-215

• Appendix E: Time-series Group Global Observatory Sites 216-220

• Color Plates 221-228

" 2 Lessons from Existing Ocean Observatories ." Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2003 .

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