• ISBN13: 9780792364405
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Springer
• Publisher Imprint: Springer
• Publication Date: May 31, 2000
• Pages: 623
• Original Price: EUR 49.99
• Language: English
• Edition: Softcover Repri
• Item Weight: 1016 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Earth Sciences / Oceanography

Following a decision by the Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB) in July 1996 the then chainnan, Geoffrey Holland, wrote a letter of invitation to a meeting to plan a "Symposium on the Freshwater Balance of the Arctic". The meeting was held in Ottawa on November 12-13 1996 and was attended by representatives of various organisations, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as individual scientists. Results of this meeting included: - Co-sponsorship with AOSB by the Scientific Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR), the Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS) and the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX). - A decision to apply for funding as a Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Scientific Affairs Division. - That expenses would be covered in part by funds available through an existing NSF grant to the SCOR Executive offices in Baltimore, MD. - The appointment of myself to be Chairman/Manager for the Symposium. - Provision of a recommended list of Scientific Advisors to assist the Chainnan in selecting key speakers.