Author: Margaret S. BishopPublisher:
ISBN: 9780675026659
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Focus on Earth Science Program: Earth's matter and origin
Author: Margaret S. BishopPublisher:
ISBN: 9780675026659
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Focus on Earth Science
Author: Berry SutherlandPublisher:
ISBN: 9780675077552
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Focus on Earth Science
Author: Margaret S. BishopPublisher:
ISBN: 9780675025126
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Focus on Earth Science
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780675077569
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Focus on Earth Science Program: The environment
Author: Margaret S. BishopPublisher:
ISBN: 9780675026697
Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Focus on Earth Science Program: The universe
Author: Margaret S. BishopPublisher:
ISBN: 9780675026642
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
New Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309219248
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The 2001 National Research Council (NRC) report Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science (BROES) described how basic research in the Earth sciences serves five national imperatives: (1) discovery, use, and conservation of natural resources; (2) characterization and mitigation of natural hazards; (3) geotechnical support of commercial and infrastructure development; (4) stewardship of the environment; and (5) terrestrial surveillance for global security and national defense. This perspective is even more pressing today, and will persist into the future, with ever-growing emphasis. Today's world-with headlines dominated by issues involving fossil fuel and water resources, earthquake and tsunami disasters claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damages, profound environmental changes associated with the evolving climate system, and nuclear weapons proliferation and testing-has many urgent societal issues that need to be informed by sound understanding of the Earth sciences. A national strategy to sustain basic research and training of expertise across the full spectrum of the Earth sciences is motivated by these national imperatives. New Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences identifies new and emerging research opportunities in the Earth sciences over the next decade, including surface and deep Earth processes and interdisciplinary research with fields such as ocean and atmospheric sciences, biology, engineering, computer science, and social and behavioral sciences. The report also identifies key instrumentation and facilities needed to support these new and emerging research opportunities. The report describes opportunities for increased cooperation in these new and emerging areas between EAR and other government agency programs, industry, and international programs, and suggests new ways that EAR can help train the next generation of Earth scientists, support young investigators, and increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the field.
Focus on Earth Science
Author: Dale T. HesserPublisher:
ISBN: 9780675026710
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030907133X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science identifies areas of high-priority research within the purview of the Earth Science Division of the National Science Foundation, assesses cross-disciplinary connections, and discusses the linkages between basic research and societal needs. Opportunities in Earth science have been opened up by major improvements in techniques for reading the geological record of terrestrial change, capabilities for observing active processes in the present-day Earth, and computational technologies for realistic simulations of dynamic geosystems. This book examines six specific areas in which the opportunities for basic research are especially compelling, including integrative studies of the near-surface environment (the "Critical Zone"); geobiology; Earth and planetary materials; investigations of the continents; studies of Earth's deep interior; and planetary science. It concludes with a discussion of mechanisms for exploiting these research opportunities, including EarthScope, natural laboratories, and partnerships.
Origin and Evolution of Earth
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309117178
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Questions about the origin and nature of Earth and the life on it have long preoccupied human thought and the scientific endeavor. Deciphering the planet's history and processes could improve the ability to predict catastrophes like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, to manage Earth's resources, and to anticipate changes in climate and geologic processes. At the request of the U.S. Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and U.S. Geological Survey, the National Research Council assembled a committee to propose and explore grand questions in geological and planetary science. This book captures, in a series of questions, the essential scientific challenges that constitute the frontier of Earth science at the start of the 21st century.