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PAPERBACK price:$21.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Midterm Assessment of NASA's Implementation of the Decadal Survey Other Related Titles Review of NASA's Solid-Earth Science Strategy (2004) Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix A National Priorities in Solid-Earth Science ." Review of NASA's Solid-Earth Science Strategy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004. Please select a format: Page 33   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendixes Page 33 Front Matter (R1-R12) Executive Summary (1-4) 1 Introduction (5-8) 2 Analysis of SESWG Recommendations (9-30) 3 Conclusions (31-32) Appendix A National Priorities in Solid-Earth Science (33-38) Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (39-42) Acronyms and Abbreviations (43-44)

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Review of NASA’s Solid-Earth Science Strategy Appendix A National Priorities in Solid-Earth Science Agency Geoscience Programs and Priorities DOEa Characterization of oil and gas reservoirs and geothermal systems Contaminant transport in aquifers Chemical cycles of greenhouse gases and carbon sequestration Advanced computation for the description and prediction of physical systems and processes EPAb Pollution and suspended sediment in water Remediation and treatment of the land surface, including soil contamination Science (including geoscience) aimed at monitoring and regulation NASAc Prediction and mitigation of natural hazards Climate change NOAAd National reference for latitude, longitude, height, velocity, and gravity National data centers for climate (including paleoclimate) and geophysics (including solid-earth and marine geophysics) Climate change NSFe Structure and composition of the solid earth Evolution of the deep earth Tectonics Continental dynamics Interactions between the planetary interior and exterior Biogeochemical cycles Dynamics at the interfaces of various earth systems Hydrologic sciences Geology, paleontology, petrology, and geochemistry Biocomplexity in the environment Smithsonianf Formation and evolution of the earth and similar planets USDAg Geologic component of the biosphere (ecosystems and watersheds) Soil geography, surveys, and assessments

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Review of NASA’s Solid-Earth Science Strategy Agency Geoscience Programs and Priorities USGSh Geologic hazards Energy and mineral resources Climate change Geologic framework of ecosystems Geology and human health Land surface response Geologic controls of ground and surface water Integration of earth- and life-science data CCSPi Biogeochemical cycles and carbon sequestration Geochemical tracers in water Geological records of paleoclimate Climate system (including a geological component) models EarthScopej Continental structure and evolution Pacific-North American plate boundary system Fault systems and seismic hazards Magmatic systems and volcanic hazards Earth’s interior NOTE: CCSP = Climate Change Science Program; DOE = Department of Energy; EPA = Environmental Protection Agency; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NOAA = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture; USGS = U.S. Geological Survey. a Department of Energy, The Department of Energy Strategic Plan, Washington, D.C., 36 pp., 2003, <http://strategicplan.doe.gov/full.pdf>; Department of Energy, Science Portfolio: Strategic Plan of the Office of Science, Washington, D.C., 75 pp., 1999, <http://www.er.doe.gov/production/bes/stratpln.pdf>. b Environmental Protection Agency, 2003-2008 EPA Strategic Plan: Direction for the Future, Prepublication Copy, Washington, D.C., 276 pp., 2003, <http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/plan/2003sp.pdf>; Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development Strategic Plan, EPA/600/R-01/003, Washington, D.C., 35 pp., 2001, <www.epa.gov/ORD/SP>; Environmental Protection Agency, Research Strategy, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, Research Triangle Park, N.C., 62 pp., 2002, <http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/pubs/docs/resdocs/EMAP_Research_Strategy.pdf>. c National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Earth Science Enterprise Strategy, Washington, D.C., 74 pp., 2003, <http://earth.nasa.gov>. d National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New Priorities for the 21st Century: NOAA’s Strategic Plan for FY 2003-FY 2008 and Beyond, Washington, D.C., 19 pp., 2003, <http://www.osp.noaa.gov/pdfs/FinalMarch31st.pdf>; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Research Strategic Plan for FY 2003-FY 2008 and Beyond: Understanding Threats to Society and the Environment from the Bottom of the Ocean to the Surface of the Sun, Washington, D.C., 23 pp., 2003, <http://www.spo.noaa.gov/pdfs/FinalMarch31st.pdf>; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Priorities for the 21st Century: A Strategic Plan for NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service for FY 2003-2008 and Beyond, 12 pp., 2003, <http://www.osp.noaa.gov/pdfs/LO%20Strat%20Plans%202003%20Final/1_NESDIS%20Strategic%20Plan%20Oct2.pdf>; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NGS Vision, Mission and Goals, 4 pp., 2000, <http://geodesy.noaa.gov/INFO/NGSStratPlan98.html>. e National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation Strategic Plan FY 2003-2008, Alexandria, Va., 34 pp., 2003, <http://www.nsf.gov/od/stratplan_03-08/draft-stratplan-FY2003-2008.pdf>; National Science Foundation, NSF Geosciences Beyond 2000: Understanding and Predicting Earth’s Environment and Habitability, Summary, Alexandria, Va., 26 pp., 2000, <http://www.geo.nsf.gov/adgeo/geo2000/geo_2000_full_report.htm>. f Smithsonian Institution, Building a Smithsonian for the Future: Smithsonian Institution Strategic Plan 2004-2008, Washington, D.C., 26 pp., 2003, <http://www.si.edu/opanda/stgplan/StratPlan.031903.pdf>. g U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Strategic Plan, 2003 Update, Washington, D.C., 38 pp., 2003, <http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/spa/2003-NRCS_Plan.pdf>; U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Forest Service Strategic Plan (2000 Revision). Integrity and Accountability: A Framework for Natural Resource Management, Washington, D.C., 73 pp., 2000,

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Review of NASA’s Solid-Earth Science Strategy <http://www2.srs.fs.fed.us/strategicplan/sp2000.pdf>; U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Strategic Plan for FY 2002-2007, Washington, D.C., 37 pp., 2002, <http://www.usda.gov/ocfo/pm/sp2002.htm>. h Bohlen, S.R., R.B. Halley, S.H. Hickman, S.Y. Johnson, J.B. Lowenstern, D.R. Muhs, G.S. Plumlee, G.A. Thompson, D.L. Trauger, and M.L. Zoback, Geology for a Changing World: A Science Strategy for the Geologic Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, 2000-2010, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1172, Reston, Va., 59 pp., 1998, <http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1172/>; U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division Strategic Science Plan, 1996, <http://biology.usgs.gov/science/strategicplan.html>; U.S. Geological Survey, Strategic Directions for the Water Resources Division, 1998-2008, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 99-249, Reston, Va., 19 pp., 1999, <http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/of/ofr99-249/pdf/ofr99-249.pdf>; U.S. Geological Survey, Strategic Plan for the National Mapping Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, <http://mapping.usgs.gov/misc/strategic.html>; U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey Strategic Plan: 2000-2005, Reston, Va., 20 pp., 2000, <http://www.usgs.gov/stratplan/stratplan_rev.pdf>. i Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, Washington, D.C., 202 pp., 2003, <http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/stratplan2003/final/ccspstratplan2003-all.pdf>. j EarthScope Working Group, EarthScope: A New View into Earth, Project Plan, 36 pp., 2001, <http://www.earthscope.org/assets/es_proj_plan_hi.pdf>.

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