TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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ABSTRACT 1 



1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 



2.0 PRESENT EFFORTS AND TECHNOLOGY 2 



2.1 Background 2 



2.2 The Polar Region Environment 3 



2.3 NOS Efforts 5 



2.3.1. Tide Stations 5 



2.3.2. Bench Marks 6 



2.3.3. Dinkum Sands Project 7 



2.4 Canadian Efforts 8 



2.5 Other Countries Efforts 9 



2.5.1. Japan 9 



2.5.2. U.S.S.R. 10 



2.5.3. New Zealand 10 



2.6 Recent and Applicable Meetings and Workshops 10 



2.7 Organizations Interested in the Polars Regions 13 



3.0 WHAT NOAA/NOS COULD DO IN THE NEAR-TERM 14 



3.1 Prudhoe Bay Saltwater Treatment Plant 14 



3.2 Thermal Bench Marks 15 



4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMENDATIONS 16 



4.1 Conclusions 



4.2 Recommendations for Future Study and Work 17 



Appendix A. REFERENCES A1 



Appendix B. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY B1 



