Atmospheric Science At Nasa

Author : Erik M. Conway
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421401638

Get Book

Atmospheric Science at NASA by Erik M. Conway Pdf

Honorable Mention, 2008 ASLI Choice Awards. Atmospheric Science Librarians International This book offers an informed and revealing account of NASA’s involvement in the scientific understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere. Since the nineteenth century, scientists have attempted to understand the complex processes of the Earth’s atmosphere and the weather created within it. This effort has evolved with the development of new technologies—from the first instrument-equipped weather balloons to multibillion-dollar meteorological satellite and planetary science programs. Erik M. Conway chronicles the history of atmospheric science at NASA, tracing the story from its beginnings in 1958, the International Geophysical Year, through to the present, focusing on NASA’s programs and research in meteorology, stratospheric ozone depletion, and planetary climates and global warming. But the story is not only a scientific one. NASA’s researchers operated within an often politically contentious environment. Although environmental issues garnered strong public and political support in the 1970s, the following decades saw increased opposition to environmentalism as a threat to free market capitalism. Atmospheric Science at NASA critically examines this politically controversial science, dissecting the often convoluted roles, motives, and relationships of the various institutional actors involved—among them NASA, congressional appropriation committees, government weather and climate bureaus, and the military.

Author : Joseph K. Alexander
Publisher : National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Communications NASA History Division
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCSD:31822042620328

Get Book

Science Advice to NASA by Joseph K. Alexander Pdf

This book documents highlights of NASA's interactions with outside scientific advisors over the agency's full lifetime and draws lessons from that history for research managers, decision makers, and scientists.The book is divided into three parts--the first two being focused on history and the third on synthesis and analysis. Part 1 briefly examines early forerunner activities at NACA and in the decade leading up to NASA's formation, and it then considers NASA's use of outside advice during its first three decades. Part 2 picks up the story in 1988 and follows it up to 2016. Part 3 examines a sampling of case studies, discusses recurring characteristics of notably successful advisory activities, and provides a glimpse at what past experience might imply for the future of scientific advice at NASA. The last two chapters provide big-picture summaries of themes that have emerged from earlier discussions.

Author : Asif A. Siddiqi
Publisher : National Aeronautis & Space Administration
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Planets
ISBN : UCSD:31822044013563

Get Book

Beyond Earth by Asif A. Siddiqi Pdf

This is a completely updated and revised version of a monograph published in 2002 by the NASA History Office under the original title Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes, 1958-2000. This new edition not only adds all events in robotic deep space exploration after 2000 and up to the end of 2016, but it also completely corrects and updates all accounts of missions from 1958 to 2000--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Ozone layer
ISBN : UCSD:31822026004424

Get Book

Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. P. Szuszczewicz,Joseph H. Bredekamp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Atmosphere
ISBN : NASA:31769000651987

Get Book

Visualization Techniques in Space and Atmospheric Sciences by E. P. Szuszczewicz,Joseph H. Bredekamp Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309096720

Get Book

Earth Science and Applications from Space by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future Pdf

The Earth is a dynamic planet whose changes and variations affect our communications, energy, health, food, housing, and transportation infrastructure. Understanding these changes requires a range of observations acquired from a variety of land-, sea-, air-, and space-based platforms. To assist NASA, NOAA, and the USGS develop these tools, the NRC was asked by these agencies to carry out a decadal strategy survey of Earth science and applications from space. In particular, the study is to develop the key scientific questions on which to focus Earth and environmental observations in the period 2005-2015, and a prioritized list of space programs, missions, and supporting activities to address these questions. This interim report outlines a key element of the studyâ€"the rationale for tying Earth observations to societal needâ€"and identifies urgent near-term actions needed to achieve this goal. A final report, due in late 2006, will provide the list of recommended space missions, programs, and supporting.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee to Review NASA's Solid-Earth Science Strategy
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309165716

Get Book

Review of NASA's Solid-Earth Science Strategy by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee to Review NASA's Solid-Earth Science Strategy Pdf

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.

Author : Robert J. Gurney,James L. Foster,Claire L. Parkinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1993-11-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 052143467X

Get Book

Atlas of Satellite Observations Related to Global Change by Robert J. Gurney,James L. Foster,Claire L. Parkinson Pdf

Global environmental change is one of the most pressing international issues of the next century. There is a need to monitor the Earth's vital signs, from atmospheric ozone to tropical deforestation to sea level change. Models used to predict global changes have not yet fully used global observational data sets. Satellite data sets will be vital in addressing global change issues, in determining natural variability and monitoring global and regional changes. This timely volume provides an illustration of the variety of satellite-derived global data sets now available, their uses, advantages and limitations, and the range of variation that has already been observed with these data. A team of distinguished contributors provide a highly illustrated and accessible account suitable for the general scientific reader.

Author : Gavin Schmidt,Joshua Wolfe
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 0393331253

Get Book

Climate Change by Gavin Schmidt,Joshua Wolfe Pdf

Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA, and photographer Wolfe seek to advance public education about human-induced climate change in a combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living. With contributions by 16 scientists, engineers, writers, activists, and photographers, Schmidt and Wolfe address a host of observable changes, from the melting of ice and permafrost at the poles to the rising of sea levels in cities such as Venice and Miami ... -- Excerpt, Booklist

Author : Edward P. Szuszczewicz
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 133474761X

Get Book

Visualization Techniques in Space and Atmospheric Sciences (Classic Reprint) by Edward P. Szuszczewicz Pdf

Excerpt from Visualization Techniques in Space and Atmospheric Sciences The individual contributions are based on papers presented at a special session ofthe spring 1993 meeting ofthe American Geophysical Union (agu). The session. Advanced Data Handling and Visualization Tools for Space and Atmospheric Sciences, was a first for agu in terms of its content and its use of on-line demonstrations of tools. Technologies, and scientific insights. The need for interactivity, speed, user-friendliness, and extensibility is a unifying theme that the reader will find addressed throughout the papers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Large Strategic NASA Science Missions: Science Value and Role in a Balanced Portfolio
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309463836

Get Book

Powering Science by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Large Strategic NASA Science Missions: Science Value and Role in a Balanced Portfolio Pdf

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) currently operates over five dozen missions, with approximately two dozen additional missions in development. These missions span the scientific fields associated with SMD's four divisionsâ€"Astrophysics, Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Planetary Sciences. Because a single mission can consist of multiple spacecraft, NASA-SMD is responsible for nearly 100 operational spacecraft. The most high profile of these are the large strategic missions, often referred to as "flagships." Large strategic missions are essential to maintaining the global leadership of the United States in space exploration and in science because only the United States has the budget, technology, and trained personnel in multiple scientific fields to conduct missions that attract a range of international partners. This report examines the role of large, strategic missions within a balanced program across NASA-SMD space and Earth sciences programs. It considers the role and scientific productivity of such missions in advancing science, technology and the long-term health of the field, and provides guidance that NASA can use to help set the priority of larger missions within a properly balanced program containing a range of mission classes.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309103878

Get Book

Earth Science and Applications from Space by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future Pdf

Natural and human-induced changes in Earth's interior, land surface, biosphere, atmosphere, and oceans affect all aspects of life. Understanding these changes requires a range of observations acquired from land-, sea-, air-, and space-based platforms. To assist NASA, NOAA, and USGS in developing these tools, the NRC was asked to carry out a "decadal strategy" survey of Earth science and applications from space that would develop the key scientific questions on which to focus Earth and environmental observations in the period 2005-2015 and beyond, and present a prioritized list of space programs, missions, and supporting activities to address these questions. This report presents a vision for the Earth science program; an analysis of the existing Earth Observing System and recommendations to help restore its capabilities; an assessment of and recommendations for new observations and missions for the next decade; an examination of and recommendations for effective application of those observations; and an analysis of how best to sustain that observation and applications system.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on a Framework for Analyzing the Needs for Continuity of NASA-Sustained Remote Sensing Observations of the Earth from Space
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309377461

Get Book

Continuity of NASA Earth Observations from Space by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on a Framework for Analyzing the Needs for Continuity of NASA-Sustained Remote Sensing Observations of the Earth from Space Pdf

NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) conducts a wide range of satellite and suborbital missions to observe Earth's land surface and interior, biosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans as part of a program to improve understanding of Earth as an integrated system. Earth observations provide the foundation for critical scientific advances and environmental data products derived from these observations are used in resource management and for an extraordinary range of societal applications including weather forecasts, climate projections, sea level change, water management, disease early warning, agricultural production, and the response to natural disasters. As the complexity of societal infrastructure and its vulnerability to environmental disruption increases, the demands for deeper scientific insights and more actionable information continue to rise. To serve these demands, NASA's ESD is challenged with optimizing the partitioning of its finite resources among measurements intended for exploring new science frontiers, carefully characterizing long-term changes in the Earth system, and supporting ongoing societal applications. This challenge is most acute in the decisions the Division makes between supporting measurement continuity of data streams that are critical components of Earth science research programs and the development of new measurement capabilities. This report seeks to establish a more quantitative understanding of the need for measurement continuity and the consequences of measurement gaps. Continuity of NASA's Earth's Observations presents a framework to assist NASA's ESD in their determinations of when a measurement or dataset should be collected for durations longer than the typical lifetimes of single satellite missions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Atmospheric chemistry
ISBN : IND:30000050375983

Get Book

EOS Science Plan by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Earth
ISBN : UCR:31210023569419

Get Book

Crustal Dynamics Data Information System by Anonim Pdf