A Strategic Vision for Nsf Investments in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research

by Division on Earth and Life Studies, Polar Research Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, et al.

Antarctic and Southern Ocean scientific research has produced a wide array of important and exciting scientific advances. Spanning oceanography to tectonics, microbiology to astrophysics, the extreme Antarctic environment provides unique opportunities to expand our knowledge about how our planet works and even the very origins of the universe. Research on the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic ice sheets is becoming increasingly urgent not only for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309373670
• ISBN13: 9780309373678
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.9"