03783nam 22005173 450 991086196740332120221202162741.00-309-22532-9(MiAaPQ)EBC6953647(Au-PeEL)EBL6953647(CKB)21513291000041(BIP)081784977(EXLCZ)992151329100004120220417d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNext generation earth systems science at the National Science FoundationWashington, D.C. :National Academies Press,2022.©2022.1 online resource (137 pages)Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Next Generation Earth Systems Science at the National Science Foundation Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press,c2022 9780309224468 Intro -- FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 NSF's Role in Next Generation Earth Systems Science -- 3 Key Characteristics Needed for Next Generation Earth Systems Science at NSF -- 4 Implementing Next Generation Earth Systems Science at NSF -- Appendix A: Summary of Outreach Efforts -- Appendix B: Committee Biosketches -- Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations.The National Science Foundation (NSF) has played a key role over the past several decades in advancing understanding of Earth's systems by funding research on atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, geologic, polar, ecosystem, social, and engineering-related processes. Today, however, those systems are being driven like never before by human technologies and activities. Our understanding has struggled to keep pace with the rapidity and magnitude of human-driven changes, their impacts on human and ecosystem sustainability and resilience, and the effectiveness of different pathways to address those challenges.Given the urgency of understanding human-driven changes, NSF will need to sustain and expand its efforts to achieve greater impact. The time is ripe to create a next-generation Earth systems science initiative that emphasizes research on complex interconnections and feedbacks between natural and social processes. This will require NSF to place an increased emphasis on research inspired by real-world problems while maintaining their strong legacy of curiosity driven research across many disciplines ? as well as enhance the participation of social, engineering, and data scientists, and strengthen efforts to include diverse perspectives in research.Earth SciencesScienceNational Academies of Sciences Engineering, and Medicine1596851Affairs Policy and Global1655080Sciences Division on Engineering and Physical1651736Education Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and1731314Studies Division on Earth and Life1731720Foundation Committee on Advancing a Systems Approach to Studying the Earth: A Strategy for the National Science1741468Policy and Global Affairs,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Advancing a Systems Approach to Studying the Earth: A Strategy for the National Science Foundation,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910861967403321Next generation earth systems science at the National Science Foundation4167502UNINA