Rep16 - Contents

## North Pacific Climate Change and Carrying Capacity (CCCC) Science Plan

### U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics

### Report Number 16

### December 1996

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## Table of Contents

PREFACE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

- Physical Oceanographic Setting
- Study Regions
- Central Scientific Issues
- Coordination with On-going Programs

RESEARCH PLANS

- Subarctic Pacific Program
  - Program Rationale
  - Key Species
  - Coordination with Other Programs
  - Monitoring Studies
  - Retrospective Studies
  - Modeling Studies
  - Process Studies

- Bering Sea Program
  - Program Rationale
  - Physical Environment
  - Project Definition
  - Key Species
  - Retrospective Studies
  - Modeling
  - Monitoring
  - Technology
  - Process-Oriented Studies

IMPLEMENTATION

- Data Assimilation and Dissemination
- Project Management
- Coordination with Other Programs

REFERENCES

APPENDIX 1 -- PARTICIPANTS

This is a report of a U.S. GLOBEC Workshop on North Pacific Climate Change and Carrying Capacity held in Seattle, WA, USA, at the Battelle Conference Center from 31 January - 2 February 1996. Hal Batchelder and Anne Hollowed acted as rapporteurs and summarized the discussions that occurred in the Subarctic Pacific and Bering Sea working groups, respectively. Anne Hollowed chaired the meeting and compiled and edited this report.

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