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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460840103321

Titolo

Continuity of NASA earth observations from space : a value framework / / National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-309-37744-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (118 p.)

Disciplina

550.72

Soggetti

Earth sciences - Research - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on a Framework for Analyzing the Needs for Continuity of NASA-Sustained Remote Sensing Observations of the Earth from Space : Space Studies Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences"--Cover.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter; Preface; Acknowledgment of Reviewers; Contents; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Measurement Continuity; 3 A Decision Framework for NASA Earth Science Continuity Measurements; 4 Applying the Framework to Continuity Measurements; Appendixes; Appendix A: Statement of Task; Appendix B: Quality Metric Examples Using Current Climate Data Records; Appendix C: Full Framework Example: Narrowing Uncertainty in Climate Sensitivity; Appendix D: Full Framework Example: Determining Sea Level Rise and Its Acceleration; Appendix E: Full Framework Example: Determining the Change in Ocean Heat Storage

Appendix F: Full Framework Example: Determining Ice Sheet Mass BalanceAppendix G: Full Framework Example: Global Land Carbon Sinks; Appendix H: Committee and Staff Biographical Information; Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations