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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777450603321

Titolo

Review of NASA's earth science enterprise research strategy for 2000-2010 / / National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : [National Academies Press], , 2000

©2000

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (40 p.)

Disciplina

550.72

Soggetti

Earth sciences - Research - United States

Global environmental change - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Review of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise Research Strategy for 2000-2010; Copyright; COMMITTEE TO REVIEW NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE ENTERPRISE SCIENCE PLAN; Preface; Contents; I. INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; CHARGE AND APPROACH; THE ESE RESEARCH STRATEGY; RELATIONSHIP OF THE ESE TO THE U.S. GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM; II. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; III. THE PRIMARY SCIENCE ISSUES; IV. THE DETAILED SCIENCE QUESTIONS; QUESTIONS RELATED TO EARTH SYSTEM VARIABILITY AND TRENDS; QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL CHANGE; QUESTIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENTS

Ultimate Earth System Science Challenge2. SCIENCE IMPERATIVES AND QUESTIONS; 3. OBSERVATION STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS; Consistency of systematic observations; Transition to operational agencies; More Agile Research Missions; Advanced Technology; 4. DATA SYSTEMS; 5. EARTH SYSTEM MODELS; NOTES; LIST OF REFERENCES; NASA Document: "Applying Science and Implementation Priorities to Candidate Exploratory Mission Concepts"46