Annual report of the Coastal Research Center of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Citable URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1912/8964Location
Georges BankDOI
10.1575/1912/8964Keyword
Coasts; Coastal researchAbstract
Coastal research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was the
subject of a special series of seminars and discussions in 1978-1979
which led to the identification of three important issues:
(1) The need for more formal multidisciplinary interactions in order
to effectively tackle some key research problems;
(2) The need for facilities for experimentation; and
(3) The need for unrestricted funds to initiate new
multidisciplinary research ventures or to act as the "glue"
binding together ongoing research projects.
The Coastal Research Center was established in late 1979 with the
charge of meeting these needs and initiating and carrying out projects in
coastal research. Work within the Center is carried out by scientists
and students from the scientific departments, visiting scientists, and
post-doctoral investigators. A Planning Committee advises the Center
Director in areas of research projects, budgets, and experimental
facilities.
Three specific projects were chosen for initial emphasis:
(1) Georges Bank;
(2) Assimilative Capacity;
(3) Instrumentation.
Planned new facilities for coastal research include an experimental
laboratory which is now under construction, a 100-meter flume, a
greenhouse, and an addition to the existing Environmental Systems
Laboratory.
Suggested Citation
Technical Report: Farrington, John W., "Annual report of the Coastal Research Center of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution", 1982-01, DOI:10.1575/1912/8964, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/8964Related items
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