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AMAP Assessment 2013: Arctic Ocean Acidification (open access)

AMAP Assessment 2013: Arctic Ocean Acidification

Report documenting the findings and recommendations of the first comprehensive assessment of Arctic Ocean acidification (AOA) conducted by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). It is organized into five major sections: Introduction (background information), Acidification in the Arctic Ocean, Biological responses to ocean acidification, Portential economic and social impacts of ocean acidification on Arctic fisheries, and Conclusions and further work. It also includes references and a glossary.
Date: 2013
Creator: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Estimates Fiscal Year 2013 (open access)

Budget Estimates Fiscal Year 2013

Budget submitted to congress for FY2013 by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Date: 2013
Creator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S)
System: The UNT Digital Library
MAG-Plan 2012 Economic Impact Model for the Gulf of Mexico-Updated and Revised Data (open access)

MAG-Plan 2012 Economic Impact Model for the Gulf of Mexico-Updated and Revised Data

This study is to update data that reflects new development in technology, add new costs, add onshore distribution data from offshore oil and gas activities, and methodology to estimate the different level of granularity.
Date: March 2013
Creator: Kaplan, Maureen F.; Kauffman, Sara & Marsden, Christina
System: The UNT Digital Library
The President's Malaria Initiative: Seventh Annual Report to Congress (open access)

The President's Malaria Initiative: Seventh Annual Report to Congress

A report about combating malaria in Africa. It offers statistics and methods used for fighting malaria.
Date: May 2013
Creator: United State. Agency for International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Short-term Movement, Home Range, and Behavior of Red Snapper around Petroleum Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, as Determined by High Resolution Acoustic Telemetry (open access)

Short-term Movement, Home Range, and Behavior of Red Snapper around Petroleum Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, as Determined by High Resolution Acoustic Telemetry

This is a study on the movements and possible management of red snapper around and among oil and gas well of the coast.
Date: October 2013
Creator: McDonough, Mike & Cowan, James, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archaeological Analysis of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (open access)

Archaeological Analysis of Submerged Sites on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf

This is a study on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM's) investigation of six shipwrecks on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico in order to verify the shipwrecks existed and provide information on them.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Evans, Amanda M.; Keith, Matthew E.; Voisin, Erin E.; Hesp, Patrick A.; Cook, Gregory D.; Allison, Mead A. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling (open access)

Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling

This is a report on the developed atmospheric boundary layer environmental observations program on offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The report provides information on the project objectives, deployment of instruments, data availability, data processing, data formats, preliminary data analyses, and recommendations.
Date: July 2013
Creator: MacDonald, Clinton P.; Ray, Alison E.; Roberts, Paul T.; Knoderer, Charley A.; Bariteau, Ludovic & Fairall, Chris W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corals on Oil and Gas Platforms Near the Flower Garden Banks: Population Characteristics, Recruitment, and Genetic Affinity. (open access)

Corals on Oil and Gas Platforms Near the Flower Garden Banks: Population Characteristics, Recruitment, and Genetic Affinity.

This is a study of adult coral communities, molecular genetics and coral settlements.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Sammarco, Paul W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico

Report on the purpose of mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) and the economic impacts of rig construction in the United States.
Date: March 2013
Creator: Kaiser, Mark J.; Snyder, Brian & Pulsipher, Allan G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Agency for International Development, Annual Progress Report: 2013 (open access)

U.S. Agency for International Development, Annual Progress Report: 2013

Annual progress report pertaining to mortality regarding children who are under 5 years of age. The focus of the report is on sub-Sahara Africa and Southeast Asia. Other emphasis is placed on AIDS and other infectious diseases.
Date: 2013
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Platform Recruited Reef Fish Phase 2: Do Platforms Provide Habitat that Increases the Survival of Reef Fishes? (open access)

Platform Recruited Reef Fish Phase 2: Do Platforms Provide Habitat that Increases the Survival of Reef Fishes?

This is a study to find out if offshore platforms provide habitat for overfished species such as Red Snapper.
Date: November 2013
Creator: Sluis, Michelle Zapp & Cowan, James H., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
USAID Health-Related Research and Development Progress Report: 2013 (open access)

USAID Health-Related Research and Development Progress Report: 2013

Annual progress report describing programs and funding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) health-related research and development.
Date: December 2013
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Strong Beginnings to Youth Resilience: Pathways Out of Adversity (open access)

From Strong Beginnings to Youth Resilience: Pathways Out of Adversity

A report that explains ways to help children who grow up in adversity, deprivation, or anger so that they may grow up as resilient youths and productive adults.
Date: August 2013
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
USAID Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs Annual Report: 2013 (open access)

USAID Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs Annual Report: 2013

Annual report detailing USAID's biodiversity conservation and forestry programs, including results and funding, for the fiscal year 2012.
Date: September 2013
Creator: United States. Agency International Development.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Coral Distribution and Abundance on Active Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and Decommissioned Rigs-to-Reefs Platforms (open access)

Deepwater Coral Distribution and Abundance on Active Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms and Decommissioned Rigs-to-Reefs Platforms

This is a study on the oil industries offshore equipment offers substratum base for coral to spawn and grow.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Sammarco, Paul W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2013 (open access)

Our Changing Planet: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2013

Annual report of the U.S. Global Change Research Program documenting activities and research, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 2013.
Date: 2013
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program (2009-2013)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment: Summary for Policymakers (open access)

Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment: Summary for Policymakers

Executive summary of the 2013 Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment, including an update on the state of ocean acidification in the Arctic and how that acidification is impacting on the Arctic marine environment. It outlines each of the ten key findings in from the main report as well as the three recommendations to the Arctic Council.
Date: 2013
Creator: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Background Report for the Global Mercury Assessment 2013 (open access)

Technical Background Report for the Global Mercury Assessment 2013

Report detailing the technical background to the Global Mercury Assessment 2013 - Source, Emissions, Releases, and Environmental Transport (summary for policy-makers), in response to a decision of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report was developed in collaboration with the Artic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) and constitutes a contribution to the work of AMAP and the Arctic Council.
Date: 2013
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
US Climate Variability & Predictability Program Science Plan (open access)

US Climate Variability & Predictability Program Science Plan

This report discusses the strategic scientific plan for the United States Climate Variability & Predictability Program.
Date: December 2013
Creator: U.S. Climate Variability & Predictability Program. Scientific Steering Committee.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Identification of Arctic Marine Areas of Heightened Ecological and Cultural Significance: Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) IIc (open access)

Identification of Arctic Marine Areas of Heightened Ecological and Cultural Significance: Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) IIc

This document reports on the work of the Arctic States to identify Arctic areas of ecological and cultural significance and where possible implement steps to protect these areas from the impacts of marine shipping.
Date: 2013
Creator: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna. Sustainable Development Working Group
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis (open access)

Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis

Report summarizing climate change issues in 2013, with an emphasis on physical science. It includes a summary of issues to assist policymakers, a technical summary, and a list of frequently-asked questions.
Date: 2013
Creator: Stocker, Thomas F.; Qin, Dahe; Plattner, Gian-Kasper; Tignor, Melinda M. B.; Allen, Simon K.; Boschung, Judith et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2013 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations Joint Communique (open access)

2013 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations Joint Communique

Joint AUSMIN communique between the United States and Australia that celebrates the long-term partnership and outlines current matters of security and defense, economics, advancement of human rights, and the promotion of peace both regionally and globally.
Date: November 20, 2013
Creator: Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual report to Congress : military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China 2013 (open access)

Annual report to Congress : military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China 2013

2013 annual report on the state of the People's Republic of China's military: its technology, capacity, relationships, goals, and strategy.
Date: 2013
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic Strategy (open access)

Arctic Strategy

Report detailing the Department of Defense's strategy for maintaining stability and protecting United States interests in the Arctic region as receding ice enables increased human access.
Date: November 2013
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library