BOOK REVIEW | Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach

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Book Information

Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach
National Research Council, Ocean Studies Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, 165 pages, National Academy Press, ISBN 0-309-06564-X

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Reviewer

Daniel S. Schwartz | University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

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First Paragraph

Periodically, the ocean sciences community undertakes a serious contemplation of past accomplishments and future efforts and research directions. These reviews have produced a few landmark publications that have provided both useful insight and, occasionally, inspiration for our national marine scientific endeavor. Collectively, they leave a legacy that reveals the evolution of consensus, organization, and method during the ongoing maturing of this relatively young science. Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach is one such document.

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Full Review

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Citation

Schwartz, D.S. 2000. Review of Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach, by the National Research Council. Oceanography 13(1):71, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.58.

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