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1031540
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b785910
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National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future.
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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.
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Washington, DC :: National Academies Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xxiii, 428 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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| ISBN
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0309667143
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: 9780309667142
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0309103878
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0309140900
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9780309103879
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9780309140904
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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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.
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"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."--
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Artificial satellites in earth sciences-- United States.
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Artificial satellites in remote sensing.
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Earth sciences-- Research-- United States.
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Environmental monitoring-- Remote sensing.
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Environmental sciences-- Remote sensing.
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Global environmental change-- Remote sensing.
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Artificial satellites in earth sciences.
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Artificial satellites in remote sensing.
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Earth sciences-- Research.
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Environmental monitoring-- Remote sensing.
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Environmental sciences-- Remote sensing.
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SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- General.
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SCIENCE-- Physics-- Geophysics.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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550.72/073
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| LC Classification
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QE33.2.R4N35 2007eb
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