Mission to Planet Earth:

Space Science in the Twenty-First Century -- Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

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Size: 138 pages, 8 1/2 x 11

Publication Year:1988

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Task Group on Earth Sciences, Space Science Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xvi
1. Design and Implications of a Research Mission to Planet Earth	1-15	(skim)
2. Earth Sciences--Status of Understanding	16-51	(skim)
3. The Earth as a System--A Global Perspective for Future Planning	52-72	(skim)
4. Current and Planned Earth Observing Satellite Missions: 1986 to 1995	73-86	(skim)
5. Elements of the Mission to Planet Earth	87-105	(skim)
6. Science Policy Considerations and Recommendations	106-112	(skim)
Appendix A: EOS Instrument Descriptions	113-122	(skim)

Mission to Planet Earth:

Space Science in the Twenty-First Century -- Imperatives for the Decades 1995 to 2015

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