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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807077103321

Titolo

Earth science and applications from space : a midterm assessment of NASA's implementation of the Decadal Survey / / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2012

ISBN

0-309-25705-0

1-283-63617-4

0-309-25703-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 p.)

Disciplina

550.72073

Soggetti

Earth sciences - Remote sensing

Earth sciences - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on the Assessment of NASA's Earth Science Program, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 The Decadal Survey Vision""; ""2 Assessing Progress Toward the Decadal Vision""; ""3 Challenges to Implementation of Decadal Survey Priorities""; ""4 Opportunities to Improve Alignment with Decadal Survey Priorities""; ""5 Looking Ahead: Beyond 2020""; ""6 Conclusions""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Programmatic Decision Strategies and Rules from the Earth Science and Applications from Space 2007 Decadal Survey""

""Appendix C: Applications of NASA's Earth Science Program""""Appendix D: NOAA Satellite Programs""; ""Appendix E: NASA's Responses to the 2007 Decadal Survey and Its April 2011 Status Update""; ""Appendix F: Committee and Staff Biographical Information""; ""Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations""