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3 GOOS IN THE UNITED STATES
Pages 29-36

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... The United States, because of its strong ocean science legacy, is in a unique position to shape International GOOS structure and implementation.
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... . a clear overall strategy document and specific plans for implementing specific aspects of GOOS, a coordinated budget process for the cooperating agencies, and a strong reporting mechanism into the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
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From page 31...
... GOOS Interagency Project Office should help support international planning for GOOS, in particular to expedite the development of interim designs for the GOOS modules. Relationship to the Integrated Global Observing Strategy The recently proposed Integrated Global ObseIving Strategy (IGOS)
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From page 32...
... Planningfor the Global Ocean Observing System pointed out that although implementation of GOOS will require a significant research and development effort, many activities already under way through single-agency or multi-agency activities need only modest expansion to begin to realize their potential benefits. Cooperation among academic, government, and commercial entities may provide the impetus and resources needed to make these activities operational components of GOOS.
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From page 33...
... GOOS initiatives (from U.S. GOOS Project Office)
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From page 34...
... The discussion focused on the United States, but the conclusions were intended to be applicable to international deliberations as well. A presentation of the results of the workshop will be given at an international Coastal GOOS workshop being held in Miami, February 24-28, 1997.
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... Coastal Monitoring Task Force did a rational job of making preliminary site selections for the Sustain Healthy Coasts theme. However, all of the potential sites selected represent estuaries, bays, or other largely sheltered water bodies.
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... . Agencies responsible for GOOS in the United States should consider expanding present postdoctoral programs to offer training in federal agencies or the private sector in support of the development of GOOS to a larger number of qualified applicants.
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  • global ocean
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  • project office
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  • interagency project

  • coastal module
  • marine navigation
  • safe marine
  • navigation theme
  • toxic algal

  • algal blooms
  • services module
  • sustain healthy
  • marine services
  • healthy coasts

  • climate observing
  • hoto module
  • international goos
  • integrated global
  • observing strategy

  • coastal hazards
  • formal mechanism
  • technology council
  • global observing
  • goos modules

  • coasts theme
  • module includes
  • earth summit
  • monitoring task
  • ocean science


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