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... The ESE ciraft document does not clearly and compellingly articulate the Earth Science Enterprise's rationale, scope, relationships, and programmatic approaches. To transform the ESE draft document and the strategy that it embodies into a coherent anal effective plan, the committee recommends that the draft document be revised to address the following issues: · Absence of an obvious logical structure, which makes the draft document difficult to read and to interpret.
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... This logical structure is not evident in the ESE draft document. To demonstrate the alignment of the ESE program with the NASA Strategic Plan, the committee recommends that the ESE draft document be revised so that it (~)
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... The committee is concerned that ESE's ability to achieve broad Earth science objectives may be compromised because no single organization is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the many partners. In light of this concern the committee recommends that ESE describe how it wait take the steps necessary to ensure that all important scientific components are identified, and that NASA work with other relevant agencies to ensure that the specific roles of partner organizations are defined and activities properly coordinated.
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... The committee recommends that the ESE revised document summarize the context and constraints established by the NASA Strategic Plan and that it provide specific references to existing or developing subsidiary ESE documents. ESE assured the committee that these documents exist but did not make them available to the committee.
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