CORE: Ocean observations--it's time to act! From: Sea Technology | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: Watkins, James D | Copyright Compass Publications, Inc. Jan 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

This past year brought a significant level of attention to the progress made over the last 50 years in ocean science and technology. Advances in our capability to predict El Nino, discovery of hydrothermal vents and life deep beneath the ocean floor, and countless other discoveries were highlighted in congressional hearings, at a National Ocean Conference, and in the recent celebration of 50 years of the National Science Foundation. Groups of federal and non-federal experts examined the natio...

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