Review Of The Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Plan

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Review of the National Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309301558

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Review of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Review of the National Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan Pdf

The world's ocean has already experienced a 30% rise in acidity since the industrial revolution, with acidity expected to rise 100 to 150% over preindustrial levels by the end of this century. Potential consequences to marine life and also to economic activities that depend on a healthy marine ecosystem are difficult to assess and predict, but potentially devastating. To address this knowledge gap, Congress passed the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act in 2009, which, among other things, required that an interagency working group create a "Strategic Plan for Federal Research and Monitoring of Ocean Acidification." Review of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan reviews the strategic plan on the basis of how well it fulfills program elements laid out in the FOARAM Act and follows the advice provided to the working group in the NRC's 2010 report, Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean. This report concludes that, overall, the plan is strong and provides a comprehensive framework for improving our understanding of ocean acidification. Potential improvements include a better defined strategy for implementing program goals, stronger integration of the seven broad scientific themes laid out in the FOARAM Act, and better mechanisms for coordination among federal agencies and with other U.S. and international efforts to address ocean acidification.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Review of the National Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309301527

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Review of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Review of the National Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan Pdf

The world's ocean has already experienced a 30% rise in acidity since the industrial revolution, with acidity expected to rise 100 to 150% over preindustrial levels by the end of this century. Potential consequences to marine life and also to economic activities that depend on a healthy marine ecosystem are difficult to assess and predict, but potentially devastating. To address this knowledge gap, Congress passed the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act in 2009, which, among other things, required that an interagency working group create a "Strategic Plan for Federal Research and Monitoring of Ocean Acidification." Review of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan reviews the strategic plan on the basis of how well it fulfills program elements laid out in the FOARAM Act and follows the advice provided to the working group in the NRC's 2010 report, Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean. This report concludes that, overall, the plan is strong and provides a comprehensive framework for improving our understanding of ocean acidification. Potential improvements include a better defined strategy for implementing program goals, stronger integration of the seven broad scientific themes laid out in the FOARAM Act, and better mechanisms for coordination among federal agencies and with other U.S. and international efforts to address ocean acidification.

Author : Executive Office Executive Office of the President
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1503164365

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Federally Funded Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Activates and Progress in a Strategic Research Plan by Executive Office Executive Office of the President Pdf

This book is the second biennial summary and progress report requested by the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (FOARAM Act). The FOARAM Act specifies that the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST) shall transmit a biennial report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives that includes: (A.) a summary of Federally funded ocean acidification research and monitoring activities, including the budget for each of these activities; and (B.) an analysis of the progress made toward achieving the goals and priorities for the interagency research plan developed by the Subcommittee under section 12405. This book summarizes Federal activities related to ocean acidification for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Activities are classified as having either a primary focus on ocean acidification or being "contributing" activities, in that they were designed for other purposes but clearly provide information useful for understanding ocean acidification.

Author : Elisabeth Irvine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 1634820606

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Ocean Acidification Strategic Research and Monitoring Plan by Elisabeth Irvine Pdf

Ocean acidification is the process whereby seawater becomes less alkaline (or more acidic). It is a concern to Congress because of the potential harm ocean acidification may cause to marine resources, and resource dependent industries and communities. The chemistry of the Earth's oceans is changing as increasing amounts of anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere dissolves into the water. The intent of this book is to guide research and monitoring investments that will improve our understanding of ocean acidification and its potential impacts on marine species and ecosystems. It will further the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine organisms and the resources and services provided by the ecosystems in which they live.

Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Interagency coordination
ISBN : OCLC:892963401

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Ocean Acidification by United States. Government Accountability Office Pdf

Increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and oceans are resulting in chemical changes referred to as ocean acidification. These changes may pose risks for some marine species and ecosystems, as well as for the coastal communities that rely on them for food and commerce. FOARAM requires various federal entities to take specific actions related to ocean acidification. GAO was asked to review federal efforts to address ocean acidification. This report discusses (1) the scientific understanding of the effects of ocean acidification; (2) the extent to which federal agencies have implemented FOARAM; and (3) additional actions, if any, that could be taken to advance the federal response to ocean acidification. To address these issues, GAO reviewed six summary reports on ocean acidification, other scientific studies, and agency documents, and interviewed key agency officials. GAO recommends the appropriate entities within the Executive Office of the President take steps to improve the federal response to ocean acidification, including estimating the funding that would be needed to implement the research and monitoring plan and designating the entity responsible for coordinating the next steps in the federal response.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000065525944

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The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Development of an Integrated Science Strategy for Ocean Acidification Monitoring
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309161558

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Ocean Acidification by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Development of an Integrated Science Strategy for Ocean Acidification Monitoring Pdf

The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean decreases the pH of the water and leads to a suite of chemical changes collectively known as ocean acidification. The long term consequences of ocean acidification are not known, but are expected to result in changes to many ecosystems and the services they provide to society. Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean reviews the current state of knowledge, explores gaps in understanding, and identifies several key findings. Like climate change, ocean acidification is a growing global problem that will intensify with continued CO2 emissions and has the potential to change marine ecosystems and affect benefits to society. The federal government has taken positive initial steps by developing a national ocean acidification program, but more information is needed to fully understand and address the threat that ocean acidification may pose to marine ecosystems and the services they provide. In addition, a global observation network of chemical and biological sensors is needed to monitor changes in ocean conditions attributable to acidification.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee to Review the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology's Research Priorities Plan
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309110631

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A Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee to Review the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology's Research Priorities Plan Pdf

Ocean research offers countless benefits, from improving fisheries management to discovering new drugs to enabling early detection of tsunamis and hurricanes. At the request of the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST), the National Research Council convened a committee to review the draft and final versions of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy described in Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade, which represents the first coordinated national ocean research planning effort involving all federal agencies that support ocean science. The plan presents an ambitious vision for ocean research that will be of great benefit to the ocean sciences community and the nation. This book contains both sets of findings (i.e., the committee's review of the JSOST's draft plan [A Review of the Draft Ocean Research Priorities Plan: Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States] and the review of the final plan). This book recommends that JSOST employ a variety of outreach mechanisms to continue to engage nonfederal partners in ocean research planning efforts, such as establishing external committees to provide scientific and technical advice and to review progress on implementation of the research plan.

Author : The Expert Panel on Canadian Ocean Science
Publisher : Council of CanadianAcademies
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781926558677

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Ocean Science in Canada: Meeting the Challenge, Seizing the Opportunity by The Expert Panel on Canadian Ocean Science Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2538 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105219940611

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309305327

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Climate Intervention by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts Pdf

The signals are everywhere that our planet is experiencing significant climate change. It is clear that we need to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from our atmosphere if we want to avoid greatly increased risk of damage from climate change. Aggressively pursuing a program of emissions abatement or mitigation will show results over a timescale of many decades. How do we actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make a bigger difference more quickly? As one of a two-book report, this volume of Climate Intervention discusses CDR, the carbon dioxide removal of greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere and sequestration of it in perpetuity. Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration introduces possible CDR approaches and then discusses them in depth. Land management practices, such as low-till agriculture, reforestation and afforestation, ocean iron fertilization, and land-and-ocean-based accelerated weathering, could amplify the rates of processes that are already occurring as part of the natural carbon cycle. Other CDR approaches, such as bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration, direct air capture and sequestration, and traditional carbon capture and sequestration, seek to capture CO2 from the atmosphere and dispose of it by pumping it underground at high pressure. This book looks at the pros and cons of these options and estimates possible rates of removal and total amounts that might be removed via these methods. With whatever portfolio of technologies the transition is achieved, eliminating the carbon dioxide emissions from the global energy and transportation systems will pose an enormous technical, economic, and social challenge that will likely take decades of concerted effort to achieve. Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration will help to better understand the potential cost and performance of CDR strategies to inform debate and decision making as we work to stabilize and reduce atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.

Author : United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Marine pollution
ISBN : UIUC:30112105128794

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Federal Plan for Ocean Pollution Research, Development, and Monitoring by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pdf

Author : United States. National Marine Pollution Program Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Marine pollution
ISBN : MINN:31951P00909006V

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National Marine Pollution Program Plan, Federal Plan for Ocean Pollution Research, Development & Monitoring by United States. National Marine Pollution Program Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07
Category : Delegated legislation
ISBN : UCR:31210024839340

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Federal Register by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Debates and debating
ISBN : MINN:31951D03800055M

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Resolved, the United States Federal Government Should Substantially Increase Its Non-military Exploration And/or Development of the Earth's Oceans by Anonim Pdf