Polar icebreakers in a changing world [electronic resource] : 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.

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Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2007.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of U.S. Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Roles and Future Needs
Subjects:
United States. > Coast Guard > Ice breaking operations.
Icebreakers (Ships) > United States.
Ice breaking operations > Polar regions.
Format: Electronic eBook
Polar icebreakers in a changing world an assessment of U.S. needs /
Table of Contents:
  • 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 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.

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