https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.7 2026-04-15T10:53:30.610Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/projects/6ed3aaf2-e198-408e-8338-c7822d2fc49e IDOE The term International Decade of Ocean Exploration can beinterpreted very broadly.... A broad statement of the basic objectivesof the Decade was developed as follows: To achieve more comprehensiveknowledge of ocean characteristics and their changes and more profoundunderstanding of oceanic processes for the purpose of more effectiveutilization of the ocean and its resources. In An Ocean Quest - TheInternational Decade of Ocean Exploration (1969) National Academy ofSciences, Washington DC. p. 2.For more information, link to'http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/history/history_oe.html'