National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
2023 shattered global climate records as the warmest year in the modern record, bringing with it devastating impacts on human and natural systems. Methane emissions, about 60 of which come from human activities, are a major contributor to global wa...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Scien
Addressing climate change is essential and possible, and it offers a host of benefits - from better public health to new economic opportunities. The United States has a historic opportunity to lead the way in decarbonization by transforming its curr...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, Board
Steel is a common component of U.S. infrastructure, but that steel can corrode when buried in soil, rock, or fill. Steel corrosion is estimated to cost the United States 3-4 percent of its gross domestic product every year, and it can lead to infras...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Board on Mathematical Sciences and An
The Earth system - the atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic, and biologic cycles that circulate energy, water, nutrients, and other trace substances - is a large, complex, multiscale system in space and time that involves human and natural system inter...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division on Earth and Life Studies-
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has played a key role over the past several decades in advancing understanding of Earths systems by funding research on atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, geologic, polar, ecosystem, social, and engineering-relate...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Space Studies Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Futu
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other U.S. science research agencies operate a fleet of research aircraft and other airborne platforms that offer diverse capabilities. To inform NASAs future investments in airborne plat...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Ocean Studie
Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delivering water, treating waste, and preventing an...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on the Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space
We live on a dynamic Earth shaped by both natural processes and the impacts of humans on their environment. It is in our collective interest to observe and understand our planet, and to predict future behavior to the extent possible, in order to eff...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Committee on the Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Di
Following a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, that revealed shortcomings in the nations ability to effectively alert populations at risk, Congress passed the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act in 2006. Today, ne...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on Implementation of a Sustained Land Imaging Program
A title that deals with a committee that was specifically tasked with several objectives including identifying stakeholders and their data needs and providing recommendations to facilitate the transition from NASAs research-based series of satellit...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Assessm
Increasing renewable energy development, both within the United States and abroad, has rekindled interest in the potential for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) resources to contribute to electricity generation. This title focuses on the committees ove...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels
A committee commissioned by the NRC explores the potential for new generations of advanced technology vehicles, fuels, and fueling infrastructure to advance the U.S. goals of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum use from the...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on the Effects of Solar Variability on Earth's Climate
On September 8-9, 2011, experts in solar physics, climate models, paleoclimatology, and atmospheric science assembled at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado for a workshop to consider the Suns variability over t...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Committee on the Assessment of NASA's Earth Science Program
Understanding the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the global environment and their implications requires a foundation of integrated observations of land, sea, air and space, on which to build credible information products, forecast m...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on Assessing Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research
This work studies the US program known as the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and other options for current and future satellite ocean color measurements. The study considers sensor specifications, mission operation scenarios, calibr...Loe edasi...
Committee on Assessment of Impediments to Interagency Cooperation on Space and Earth Science Missions, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2011, Hardback, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309383226)
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Through an examination of case studies, agency briefings, and existing reports, and drawing on personal knowledge and direct experience, the Committee on Assessment of Impediments to Interagency Cooperation on Space and Earth Science Missions f...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Transportation Research Board, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Committee for the Review of NASA's Aviation Safety-Related Programs
Advancing the state of aviation safety is a central mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Congress requested this review of NASAs aviation safety-related research programs, seeking an assessment of whether the program...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Committee on Earth Studies, Space Studies Board, Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, Board on Mat
Great advances have been made in our understanding of the climate system over the past few decades, and remotely sensed data have played a key role in supporting many of these advances. Improvements in satellites and in computational and data-handli...Loe edasi...
Many economic models exist to estimate the cost and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Some approaches incorporate rich technological detail, others emphasize the aggregate behavior of the economy and en...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Panel on Options to Ensure the Climate Record from the NPOESS and GOES-R Spacecraft
In 2000, the nations next-generation National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program anticipated purchasing six satellites for 6.5 billion, with a first launch in 2008. This book includes sessions on the measure...Loe edasi...
