Title 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

Published Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 428 pages) : illustrations (some color) 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 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."-- From publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record 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. SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General. SCIENCE -- Physics -- Geophysics. Artificial satellites in earth sciences Artificial satellites in remote sensing Earth sciences -- Research Environmental monitoring -- Remote sensing Environmental sciences -- Remote sensing United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2007936350 ISBN 9780309667142 0309667143

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