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Main Title Earth science and applications from space : national imperatives for the next decade and beyond /
CORP Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future.
Publisher National Academies Press,
Year Published 2007
OCLC Number 153580978
ISBN 0309103878; 9780309103879
Subjects 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
Internet Access
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National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11820.html
National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/books/0309103878/html/
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ELBM  QE33.2.R4N35 2007 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/24/2017
Collation xxiii, 428 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Notes
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.