Earth science and applications from space : national imperatives for the next decade and beyond /

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Corporate author / creator:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future.
Imprint:	Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 428 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	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.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11213115

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ISBN:	9780309667142 0309667143 0309103878 9780309103879 0309140900 9780309140904
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	"Natural and human-induced changes in Earth's interior, land surface, biosphere, atmosphere, and oceans affect all aspects of life. Understanding these changes requires a range of observations acquired from land-, sea-, air-, and space-based platforms. To assist NASA, NOAA, and USGS in developing these tools, the NRC was asked to carry out a 'decadal strategy' survey of Earth science and applications from space that would develop the key scientific questions on which to focus Earth and environmental observations in the period 2005-2015 and beyond, and present a prioritized list of space programs, missions, and supporting activities to address these questions. This report presents a vision for the Earth science program; an analysis of the existing Earth Observing System and recommendations to help restore its capabilities; an assessment of and recommendations for new observations and missions for the next decade; an examination of and recommendations for effective application of those observations; and an analysis of how best to sustain that observation and applications system."--
Other form:	Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future. Earth science and applications from space. Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2007 0309103878

Table of Contents:

Earth science : scientific discovery and societal applications
The next decade of earth observations from space
From satellite observations to earth information
Summaries of recommended missions
Earth science applications and societal benefits
Human health and security
Land-use change, ecosystem dynamics, and biodiversity
Solid-earth hazards, natural resources, and dynamics
Climate variability and change
Weather science and applications
Water resources and the global hydrologic cycle.

Earth science and applications from space : national imperatives for the next decade and beyond /

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