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Polar icebreakers in a changing world : an assessment of U.S. needs
- Title
- Polar icebreakers in a changing world : an assessment of U.S. needs / Committee on the Assessment of U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Roles and Future Needs, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies; Marine Board, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the National Academies.
- Author
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Roles and Future Needs.
- Publication
- Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2007], ©2007.
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- Description
- xii, 122 pages : color illustrations, maps (chiefly color); 28 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-105).
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available via the Internet.
- Contents
- Introduction -- U.S. strategic interests and missions in the polar regions -- Arctic environmental change and potential challenges -- Polar science's key role in earth system science -- U.S. Coast Guard roles and missions -- U.S. polar icebreaker fleet -- Icebreaking environments and challenges to the U.S. fleet -- Analysis of alternatives for USAP resupply -- Analysis of U.S. current and future polar icebreaking needs -- Options for acquiring new polar icebreaking services -- Findings and recommendations.
- ISBN
- 0309103215
- 9780309103213
- LCCN
- 2007275707
- OCLC
- 85812606
- ocm85812606
- SCSB-5317749
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries