Setting a New Course for U.S. Coastal Ocean Science: Final Report of theSubcommittee on U.S. Coastal Ocean Science. Phase 1. Inventory of Federal Programs. Phase 2. The Strategic Framework

摘要

The report inventories Federal coastal ocean science efforts for 1991-1993 andoutlines a framework for improving predictive capabilities for coastal ocean systems that link terrestrial and marine physical processes, biogeochemical cycles, and the interactions of living resources. Such a scientific predictive capability is requied to integrate protection and use of the coastal zone and coastal ocean resources. The research priorities outlined in the SUSCOS Final Report reflect the development of a consensus among Federal science agencies, the university community, and natural resource managers as to national needs.