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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A National Priorities in Solid-Earth Science ." National Research Council. 2004. Review of NASA's Solid-Earth Science Strategy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11084.
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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

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A National Priorities in Solid-Earth Science ." National Research Council. 2004. Review of NASA's Solid-Earth Science Strategy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11084.
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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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<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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The report reviews NASA's solid-earth science strategy, placing particular emphasis on observational strategies for measuring surface deformation, high-resolution topography, surface properties, and the variability of the earth’s magnetic and gravity fields. The report found that NASA is uniquely positioned to implement these observational strategies and that a number of agency programs would benefit from the resulting data. In particular, the report strongly endorses the near-term launch of a satellite dedicated to L-band InSAR measurements of the land surface, which is a key component of the U.S. Geological Survey’s hazards mitigation program and the multi-agency EarthScope program.

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