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50 Years of Ocean Discovery: National Science Foundation 1950-2000 (2000)
Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources (CGER)
Ocean Studies Board (OSB)

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50 Years of Ocean Discovery: National Science Foundation 1950—2000

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
2101 Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20418

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor.

Library of Congress Catalog Number 99-67879

International Standard Book Number 0-309-06398-1

Additional copies of this report are available from:
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Copyright 2000 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Front Matter (R1-R6)
Keynote Lecture The Emergence of the National Science Foundation as a Supporter of Ocean Sciences in the United States (1-8)
Landmark Achievements of Ocean Sciences Achievements in Biological Oceanography (9-21)
Achievements in Chemical Oceanography (22-43)
Achievements in Physical Oceanography (44-50)
Achievements in Marine Geology and Geophysics (51-64)
Deep Submergence: The Beginnings of Alvin as a Tool of Basic Research (65-66)
The History of Woods Hole's Deep Submergence Program (67-84)
Creating Institutions to Make Scientific Discoveries Possible A Chronology of the Early Development of Ocean Sciences at NSF (85-92)
Ocean Sciences at the National Sciences Foundation: Early Revolution (93-95)
Ocean Sciences at the National Sciences Foundation: An Administrative History (96-106)
Two Years of Turbulence Leading to a Quarter Century of Cooperation: The Birth of UNOLS (107-116)
Scientific Ocean Drilling, from AMSOC to COMPOST (117-127)
Technology Development for Ocean Sciences at NSF (128-134)
Large and Small Science Programs: A Delicate Balance The Great Importance of Small Science Programs (135-140)
The Role of NSF in Big Ocean Science: 1950 to 1980 (141-148)
Major Physical Oceanography Programs at NSF: IDOE Through Global Change (149-151)
Major International Programs in Ocean Sciences: Ocean Chemistry (152-162)
Ocean Sciences Today and Tomorrow The Future of Physical Oceanography (163-168)
The Future of Ocean Chemistry in the United States (169-171)
The Future of Marine Geology and Geophysics: A Summary (172-183)
Out Far and In Deep: Shifting Perspectives in Ocean Ecology (184-191)
Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach (192-194)
Education in Oceanography: History, Purpose, and Prognosis (195-200)
Evolving Institutional Arrangements for U.S. Ocean Sciences (201-206)
NSF's Commitment to the Deep (207-209)
Fifty Years of Ocean Discovery (210-211)
Argo to ARGO (212-213)
The Importance of Ocean Sciences to Society (214-216)
Appendix A: Symposium Program (217-222)
Appendix B: Symposium Participants (223-232)
Appendix C: Poster Session (233-234)
Appendix D: NSF Division of Ocean Sciences: Senior Science Staff, Rotators, IPAs, and Visiting Sciences (235-246)
Appendix E: Support of Ocean Sciences at NSF from 1966 to 1999 (247-249)
Appendix F: Organizational Charts (250-257)
Appendix G: NRC Project Oversight (258-258)
Appendix H: Acronyms (259-262)
Index (263-270)
Supplementary Pictures (271-278)