Oceanic Explorations

Author : Stuart Bedford,Christophe Sand,Sean P. Connaughton
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921313332

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Oceanic Explorations by Stuart Bedford,Christophe Sand,Sean P. Connaughton Pdf

Lapita comprises an archaeological horizon that is fundamental to the understanding of human colonisation and settlement of the Pacific as it is associated with the arrival of the common ancestors of the Polynesians and many Austronesian-speaking Melanesians more than 3000 years ago. While Lapita archaeology has captured the imagination and sustained the focus of archaeologists for more than 50 years, more recent discoveries have inspired renewed interpretations and assessments. Oceanic Explorations reports on a number of these latest discoveries and includes papers which reassess the Lapita phenomenon in light of this new data. They reflect on a broad range of interrelated themes including Lapita chronology, patterns of settlement, migration, interaction and exchange, ritual behaviour, sampling strategies and ceramic analyses, all of which relate to aspects highlighting both advances and continuing impediments associated with Lapita research.

Author : William Leighton Jordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0027072793

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Remarks on Recent Oceanic Explorations by the British Government, and the Supposed Discovery of the Law of Oceanic Circulation by Dr. W. B. Carpenter by William Leighton Jordan Pdf

Author : William Leighton Jordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000603467

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Remarks on the Recent Oceanic Explorations and the Current-creating Action of Vis-inertiæ in the Ocean by William Leighton Jordan Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Exploration of the Seas
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309089272

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Exploration of the Seas by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Exploration of the Seas Pdf

In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unqualified natural resources and riches. Is it fitting that, on the 200th anniversary of that expedition, the United States, together with international partners, should embark on another journey of exploration in a vastly more extensive region of remarkable potential for discovery. Although the oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet's surface, much of the ocean has been investigated in only a cursory sense, and many areas have not been investigated at all. Exploration of the Seas assesses the feasibility and potential value of implementing a major, coordinated, international program of ocean exploration and discovery. The study committee surveys national and international ocean programs and strategies for cooperation between governments, institutions, and ocean scientists and explorers, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in these activities. Based primarily on existing documents, the committee summarizes priority areas for ocean research and exploration and examines existing plans for advancing ocean exploration and knowledge.

Author : Dr Margaret Deacon,Margaret Deacon,Tony Rice,Colin Summerhayes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134574025

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Understanding the Oceans by Dr Margaret Deacon,Margaret Deacon,Tony Rice,Colin Summerhayes Pdf

Understanding the Oceans brings together an internationally distinguished group of authors to explore the enormous advances in marine science made since the voyage of HMS Challenger a century ago. The book draws inspiration from the seminal contributions stemming from that voyage, and individual chapters show how succeeding generations of scientists have been influenced by its findings. Covering the whole spectrum of the marine sciences, the book has been written and edited very much with the non-specialist reader in mind. Marine scientists, whether students or researchers, will welcome this authoritative comprehensive overview of their subject and its history; other scientists will find the book to be an accessible and informative introduction to marine science and its historical roots.

Author : United States. President's Panel on Ocean Exploration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Marine resources conservation
ISBN : UVA:35007003321720

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Discovering Earth's Final Frontier by United States. President's Panel on Ocean Exploration Pdf

Author : Robert D. Ballard,Malcolm McConnell
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Ocean travel
ISBN : UCSD:31822032365249

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Adventures in Ocean Exploration by Robert D. Ballard,Malcolm McConnell Pdf

Jason Project year 4.

Author : Charles E.M. Pearce,F. M. Pearce
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048138265

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Oceanic Migration by Charles E.M. Pearce,F. M. Pearce Pdf

Oceanic Migration studies the prehistoric peopling of the Pacific. It uses science and mathematics to expand the research base of Pacific prehistory and casts new light on this final human expansion. It explores the fundamental roles of oceanography and of global climate change in determining the paths, sequence, timing and range of Spice Island-based maritime migrations ranging across a quarter of the globe. The book is of interest to Pacific prehistorians, oceanographers and American anthropologists concerned with the diffusionist debate. For oceanographers it presents the new idea of the role of the West Pacific Warm Pool and of three of its four major currents in determining the evolution of voyaging in two oceans. For diffusionists it provides new chronological and technological contexts in which the issue of diffusionism needs to be reconsidered. For prehistorians it creates a paradigmatic shift by establishing a new time depth and mechanism for Polynesian exploration, offers a new view of voyaging and exploration strategies and of economic imperatives and adds a new dimension to the debate on Polynesian origins.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Exploration of the Seas
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309182652

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Exploration of the Seas by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Exploration of the Seas Pdf

Seventy percent of our blue planet is covered by oceans. Although progress has been made in understanding the role of oceans in climate change, locating energy reserves, revealing new life forms, and describing the flow of carbon through these systems, it may be time to catapult our understanding to new levels by undertaking an interdisciplinary, international, global ocean exploration program. The interim report outlines the committee's vision for a future international global ocean exploration program; this vision will be fully described, together with detailed recommendations for technological needs and capabilities, funding levels, and management structures to ensure a productive and successful ocean exploration program.

Author : Michael D. Max,Arthur H. Johnson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319433851

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Exploration and Production of Oceanic Natural Gas Hydrate by Michael D. Max,Arthur H. Johnson Pdf

This book describes aspects of the natural gas hydrate (NGH) system that offer opportunities for the innovative application of existing technology and development of new technology that could dramatically lower the cost of NGH exploration and production. It is written for energy industry professsionals and those concerned with energy choices and efficiencies at a university graduate level. The NGH resource is compared with physical, environmental, and commercial aspects of other gas resources. The authors' theme is that natural gas can provide for base and peak load energy demands during the transition to and possibly within a renewable energy future. This is possibly the most useful book discussing fossil fuels that will be a reference for environmentalists and energy policy institutions, and for the environmental and energy community.

Author : Helen M Rozwadowski
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674266889

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Fathoming the Ocean by Helen M Rozwadowski Pdf

“[An] amiable, in-depth examination of the most critical era for the development of modern oceanography” (Publishers Weekly). In a history at once scientific and cultural, Helen Rozwadowski shows us how the Western imagination awoke to the ocean's possibilities?in maritime novels, in the popular hobby of marine biology, in the youthful sport of yachting, and in the laying of a trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. The ocean emerged as important new territory, and scientific interests intersected with those of merchant-industrialists and politicians. Rozwadowski documents the popular crazes that coincided with these interests?from children's sailor suits to the home aquarium and the surge in ocean travel. She describes how, beginning in the 1860s, oceanography moved from yachts onto the decks of oceangoing vessels, and landlubber naturalists found themselves navigating the routines of a working ship's physical and social structures. Fathoming the Ocean offers a rare and engaging look into our fascination with the deep sea and into the origins of oceanography?origins still visible in a science that focuses the efforts of physicists, chemists, geologists, biologists, and engineers on the common enterprise of understanding a vast, three-dimensional, alien space. “Rozwadowski greatly expands our own understanding, all while telling a story that is original, wide-ranging, and illuminating.” —Margaret Deacon, Southampton Oceanography Centre, author of Science and the Sea: The Origins of Oceanography “Required reading for anyone wanting to understand how the oceans have come to play the role that they do in Western knowledge.” —Eric L. Mills, Dalhousie University and author of Biological Oceanography: An Early History, 1870-1960 “Chronicles the birth of deep-sea oceanography, from early observations by Benjamin Franklin to the voyage of HMS Challenger in the 1870s. [Rozwadowski] weaves a rich narrative from the world of renowned as well as lesser-known oceanographers.” —Nature

Author : Judith Denkinger,Luis Vinueza
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319027692

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The Galapagos Marine Reserve by Judith Denkinger,Luis Vinueza Pdf

This book focuses on how marine systems respond to natural and anthropogenic perturbations (ENSO, overfishing, pollution, tourism, invasive species, climate-change). Authors explain in their chapters how this information can guide management and conservation actions to help orient and better manage, restore and sustain the ecosystems services and goods that are derived from the ocean, while considering the complex issues that affect the delicate nature of the Islands. This book will contribute to a new understanding of the Galapagos Islands and marine ecosystems.​

Author : National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : International Decade of Ocean Exploration, 1970-1980
ISBN : UCSD:31822013510318

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International Decade of Ocean Exploration by National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Robert D. Ballard,Will Hively
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691175621

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The Eternal Darkness by Robert D. Ballard,Will Hively Pdf

"Featuring a new preface by the author."

Author : National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Ocean Sciences
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : International Decade of Ocean Exploration, 1970-1980
ISBN : IND:32000006164869

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Report of the Decade by National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Ocean Sciences Pdf