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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817886003321

Titolo

Earth science and applications from space : national imperatives for the next decade and beyond / / Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-09350-5

9786611093501

0-309-66714-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (454 p.)

Disciplina

550.72/073

Soggetti

Earth sciences - Research - United States

Environmental sciences - Remote sensing

Artificial satellites in earth sciences - United States

Global environmental change - Remote sensing

Environmental monitoring - Remote sensing

Artificial satellites in remote sensing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- In Memory of Athony Hollingsworth -- Executive Summary -- Part I: An Integrated Strategy for Earth Science and Applications from Space -- 1 Earth Science: Scientific Discovery and Societal Applications -- 2 The Next Decade of Earth Observations from Space -- 3 From Satellite Observations to Earth Information -- Part II: Mission Summaries -- 4 Summaries of Recommended Missions -- Part III: Reports from the Decadal Survey Panels -- 5 Earth Science Applications and Societal Benefits -- 6 Human Health and Security -- 7 Land-Use Change, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Biodiversity -- 8 Solid-Earth Hazards, Natural Resources, and Dynamics -- 9 Climate Variability and Change -- 10 Weather Science and Applications -- 11 Water Resources and the Global Hydrologic Cycle -- Appendixes -- A Statement of Task -- B



Biographical Information for Committee Members and Staff -- C Blending Earth Observations and Models-The Successful Paradigm of Weather Forecasting -- D Request for Information from Community -- E List of Responses to Request for Information -- F Acronyms and Abbreviations.