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1 online resource (xiv, 105 pages) : color illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) conducts a wide range of satellite and suborbital missions to observe Earth's land surface and interior, biosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans as part of a program to improve understanding of Earth as an integrated system. Earth observations provide the foundation for critical scientific advances and environmental data products derived from these observations are used in resource management and for an extraordinary range of societal applications including weather forecasts, climate projections, sea level change, water management, disease early warning, agricultural production, and the response to natural disasters. As the complexity of societal infrastructure and its vulnerability to environmental disruption increases, the demands for deeper scientific insights and more actionable information continue to rise. To serve these demands, NASA's ESD is challenged with optimizing the partitioning of its finite resources among measurements intended for exploring new science frontiers, carefully characterizing long-term changes in the Earth system, and supporting ongoing societal applications. This challenge is most acute in the decisions the Division makes between supporting measurement continuity of data streams that are critical components of Earth science research programs and the development of new measurement capabilities"--Publisher's description. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Measurement continuity -- A decision framework for NASA earth science continuity measurements -- Applying the framework to continuity measurements. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Earth sciences -- Research -- United States -- Congresses.
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Earth sciences -- Research. |
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United States. |
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Space Studies Board.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on a Framework for Analyzing the Needs for Continuity of NASA-Sustained Remote Sensing Observations of the Earth from Space. Continuity of NASA earth observations from space. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015] 0309377439 (OCoLC)930010408 |
| ISBN |
9780309377447 (electronic book) |
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0309377447 (electronic book) |
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9780309377430 |
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0309377439 |
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