HR: 08:15h
AN: OS41A-02    [PDF]
TI: NOAA Ocean Exploration 2003: A Scientific Overview
AU: * Hammond, S R
EM: Stephen.R.Hammond@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA PMEL, 2115 SE OSU Drive, Newport, OR 97365 United States
AB: A little over three years ago, a panel of leading ocean scientists, explorers, and educators developed a national strategy for ocean exploration. Their report, "Discovering Earth's Final Frontier: A U.S. Strategy for Ocean Exploration," opened the door to a new way of thinking about ocean exploration and inspired the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to embark on a mission to expand knowledge and appreciation of the ocean. This year, in collaboration with over 100 partners including university, international, federal, state and tribal science agencies, private research and outreach organizations, civic groups, aquariums and museums, NOAA engaged in major multidisciplinary expeditions and multiple projects around the world aimed at mapping the ocean in new ways, understanding ocean interactions, developing sensors and tools, and reaching out in new ways to stakeholders to communicate findings. Expeditions and projects undertaken this year continued to build on inaugural work in 2001 and 2002 and continue to set a precedent for high quality discovery-based ocean research and exploration. This presentation will focus on expedition highlights and future program directions.
UR: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
DE: 4200 OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL
DE: 4223 Descriptive and regional oceanography
DE: 4299 General or miscellaneous
SC: Ocean Sciences [OS]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting