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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earth sciences--Research--United States.

Earth sciences.

Global environmental change--Research--United States.

Global environmental change.

Earth Science Enterprise Program (U.S.)--Planning.

Earth Science Enterprise Program (U.S.).

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Planning.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 12, 2016).

OCLC:

859838243