Role of Oceans in Global Climate Change: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session ... March 8, 1994, 4. sējumsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1994 - 69 lappuses |
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50. lappuse - We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, remembered gate When the last of earth left to discover Is that which was the beginning; heard, half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea.
66. lappuse - ... plays a critical and significant role in climate change because of their ability to store, move, and release heat, and are a major influence on climate. Would you agree with the conclusion in the National Research Council report (on page 7) that we must understand the role of the ocean and sea ice in climate change, particularly changes in atmospheric gases like carbon dioxide, in order to make predictions and minimize adverse effects on humankind"?
7. lappuse - ... community and with the perspective of one who was a longtime grateful user of the products of basic research in ocean and marine science during my 40 years in the Navy, I understand the essential importance of this work for the future health and well being of the United States as well as the rest of the world. Unfortunately, policymakers at all levels of government, as well as the public at large, do not necessarily share this view. In fact, in an era when government investment in any activity...
50. lappuse - At the source of the longest river The voice of the hidden waterfall And the children in the apple-tree Not known, because not looked for But heard, half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea.
66. lappuse - The United States could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 40 percent of the 1990 levels at low cost, or perhaps some net savings, if proper policies were implemented.
33. lappuse - UCAR includes virtually all US universities with Ph.D. programs in the atmospheric, oceanic and related sciences. UCAR operates the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation and...
9. lappuse - The board also recommends that academic institutions, individually or through consortia, take a greater responsibility for the health of the field, including nationally important programs.
27. lappuse - Major programs such as the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) and the Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) programs are well underway.
29. lappuse - ... Towill, Vice-Chairperson Deputy Director, Office of State Planning Mr. Keith Ahue Deputy Director, Department of Land and Natural Resources Mr. Calvin M. Tsuda Deputy Director for Harbors Department of Transportation Dr. Bruce S. Anderson Deputy Director for Environmental Programs Department of Health Dr. C. Barry Raleigh Dean, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii at Manoa Mr. Terry G. O'Halloran President, The Ocean Recreation Council of Hawaii (recreational...
31. lappuse - ... will say that we will try to be liberal with your five minutes, because this is very important, and we want to hear from you. When all three of you have completed your testimony, we will begin with questions. Each Member will have five minutes to question the panel. Doctor, we will begin with you. STATEMENT OF DR. RICHARD A. ANTHES, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (UCAR); CO-CHAIR, COMMITTEE ON EARTH SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS FROM SPACE, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, THE...