Description |
1 online resource (xii, 140 pages) : illustrations (some color), map, color charts |
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Consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
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Consensus study report.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-129). |
Contents |
Front Matter -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Priority I : Changing Antarctic Ice Sheets -- 3. Priority II : Using Genomics to Understand How Antarctic Biota Evolve and Adapt -- 4. Priority III : How Did the Universe Begin? -- 5. Broad-Based Investigator-Driven Antarctic Research -- 6. Cross-Cutting Research-Wide Issues -- References -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- Appendix B: Community Input Participants. |
Summary |
The Antarctic's unique environment and position on the globe make it a prime location to gain insights into how Earth and the universe operate. This report assesses National Science Foundation (NSF) progress in addressing three priority research areas identified in a 2015 National Academies report: (1) understanding the linkages between ice sheets and sea-level rise, including both a focus on current rates of ice sheet change and studies of past major ice sheet retreat episodes; (2) understanding biological adaptations to the extreme and changing Antarctic environment; and (3) establishing a next-generation cosmic microwave background (CMB) program, partly located in Antarctica, to study the origins of the universe. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Global environmental change.
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Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica.
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Research -- Antarctica.
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Global environmental change. |
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Research. |
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Scientific expeditions. |
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Antarctica. |
Added Author |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), Committee on a Mid-Term Assessment of NSF Progress on the 2015 Strategic Vision for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Polar Research Board, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies, issuing body.
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Other Form: |
Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Mid-Term Assessment of Progress on the 2015 Strategic Vision for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2022 9780309268073 |
ISBN |
9780309268141 (electronic book) |
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0309268141 (electronic book) |
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9780309268073 (paperback) |
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0309268079 (paperback) |
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