Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond

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.
Authored by the National Research Council. Published by the National Academies Press.
About this resource
Organization
NRC
Year
2007
Topics
Observations