
Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science
National Academies Press
Published on 1. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-0-309-07133-8 (ISBN)
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 a /Critical Zonea ); geobiology; Earth and planetary materials; investigations of the continents; studies of Eartha (TM)s deep interior; and planetary science. It concludes with a discussion of mechanisms for exploiting these research opportunities, including EarthScope, natural laboratories, and partnerships.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-309-07133-8 (9780309071338)
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National Research Council | Commission on Geosciences | Environment
Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science
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Persons
Committee on Basic Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council
Content
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Basic Earth Science and Society; 4 2. Science Opportunities; 5 3. Findings and Recommendations; 6 Appendix A: Earth Science Programs; 7 Appendix B: Community Input; 8 Acronyms