Ocean sciences progressed rapidly in the 20th Century,especially during its secondhalf era.The critical function of the oceans in the earth system has been increasingly un-derstood.At the same time,the important role ...Ocean sciences progressed rapidly in the 20th Century,especially during its secondhalf era.The critical function of the oceans in the earth system has been increasingly un-derstood.At the same time,the important role of the oceans in the sustainable develop-ment of our society has also been well recognized.Considering the potential problems fac-ing China in relation to climate,environment and resources,it is suggested that special at-tention should be paid to three areas in ocean science research in the early 21st Century.One is the role of the oceans in the climate variability at the seasonal,inter-annual and in-ter-decadal time scales.The other is the response of the coastal systems and marine e-cosystems to both natural environment variability and anthropogenic activities,includingthe global change.The third is on studies related to deep sea resources and paleo-environ-ments.In addition,it is also necessary to modernize ocean research vessels and to set upan ocean center devoted to deep sea research.展开更多
文摘Ocean sciences progressed rapidly in the 20th Century,especially during its secondhalf era.The critical function of the oceans in the earth system has been increasingly un-derstood.At the same time,the important role of the oceans in the sustainable develop-ment of our society has also been well recognized.Considering the potential problems fac-ing China in relation to climate,environment and resources,it is suggested that special at-tention should be paid to three areas in ocean science research in the early 21st Century.One is the role of the oceans in the climate variability at the seasonal,inter-annual and in-ter-decadal time scales.The other is the response of the coastal systems and marine e-cosystems to both natural environment variability and anthropogenic activities,includingthe global change.The third is on studies related to deep sea resources and paleo-environ-ments.In addition,it is also necessary to modernize ocean research vessels and to set upan ocean center devoted to deep sea research.
