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And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started
THE SYSTEM
THE SYSTEM
Our Challenge: To optimize the benets and mitigate the risks of living on a planet driven by two basic energy sources
INTERNAL ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Dublin, Ireland July 11, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
IMPORTANCE
-2.5
2.5
-.05
.05
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.81/full
URGENCY
>1 billion people are undernourished in the world today -World Food Programme, 2010
Dublin, Ireland July 11, 2012
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WORLD POPULATION
10
7.5
Billions
5.0
2.5
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Data Source: UN Population Division, The 2006 Revision Population Database Medium Variant http://esa.un.org/unpp/index.asp
2040 World
2050
Most Developed
Least Developed
GLOBAL POPULATION
Data Source: SEDAC
Friday, July 13, 2012
Arctic HMMV Stoergga Nordic Sea Station PAPA Irminger Sea NEPTUNE VENUS Pioneer Array
Porcupine Ligurian OBSEA E. Sicily CYCOFOS Black sea Ulleong-Do DONET LORI I STEWS
NEMOSN-1 Hellenic
MACHO
Cabled Seaoor Observatories - Installed Cabled Seaoor Observatories - Planned Ocean Observatories Initiative Uncabled Global and Coastal Southern Moorings Ocean
Argentine Basin
Regional Association
UNESCO E.U./U.S. Baltic Sea Conference, Klaipeda, Lithuania, May 24, 2006 Rick Spinrad: Take one of your gliders, modify it, and y it across the Atlantic, inspiring students along the way.
500 km
5,500 km
Increase Duration Ruggedize for Storms Corrosion & Biofouling Global Roadmap
RU27s 221-day 7,400 km Underwater Flight Tuckerton, New Jersey to Baiona, Spain
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Ralph Rayner & Rick Spinrad: Build a Global Glider Fleet and Coordinate the First Robotic Circumnavigation. Revisit the Historic Track of the HMS Challenger And inspire a global network of students along the way. 128,000 km = = 16 gliders x 8,000 km/glider
Our Planet is Changing: Population is Growing Energy Demand is Increasing Ocean impacts Climate & Weather New Interactive Technologies enable a New Era of Integrated Ocean Exploration: Cables - At-Sea Telepresence Gliders - At-Sea Omnipresence Cyberspace - Global Collaboration Our Students will Live this Change: Broaden Opportunities Globalize Science & Discovery Promote Cultural Interactions