Insights in Earth Science
Author | : Clair Russell Ossian |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2000-08-01 |
Genre | : Earth sciences |
ISBN | : 9780787272531 |
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Author | : Clair Russell Ossian |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2000-08-01 |
Genre | : Earth sciences |
ISBN | : 9780787272531 |
Author | : DiSpezio Diaz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 680 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Earth sciences |
ISBN | : 9780201445992 |
Author | : Clair Russell Ossian |
Publisher | : Kendall Hunt |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2003-11-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780787290948 |
Author | : Clair Ossian |
Publisher | : Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780757553011 |
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309219248 |
The 2001 National Research Council (NRC) report Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science (BROES) described how basic research in the Earth sciences serves five national imperatives: (1) discovery, use, and conservation of natural resources; (2) characterization and mitigation of natural hazards; (3) geotechnical support of commercial and infrastructure development; (4) stewardship of the environment; and (5) terrestrial surveillance for global security and national defense. This perspective is even more pressing today, and will persist into the future, with ever-growing emphasis. Today's world-with headlines dominated by issues involving fossil fuel and water resources, earthquake and tsunami disasters claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damages, profound environmental changes associated with the evolving climate system, and nuclear weapons proliferation and testing-has many urgent societal issues that need to be informed by sound understanding of the Earth sciences. A national strategy to sustain basic research and training of expertise across the full spectrum of the Earth sciences is motivated by these national imperatives. New Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences identifies new and emerging research opportunities in the Earth sciences over the next decade, including surface and deep Earth processes and interdisciplinary research with fields such as ocean and atmospheric sciences, biology, engineering, computer science, and social and behavioral sciences. The report also identifies key instrumentation and facilities needed to support these new and emerging research opportunities. The report describes opportunities for increased cooperation in these new and emerging areas between EAR and other government agency programs, industry, and international programs, and suggests new ways that EAR can help train the next generation of Earth scientists, support young investigators, and increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the field.
Author | : J. Baird Callicott |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520085604 |
Although environmental crisis is global in scope, contemporary environmental ethics is centered predominantly in Western philosophy and religion. EARTH'S INSIGHTS widens the scope to include the ecological teachings embedded in non-Western world views. Conservationist J. Baird Callicott asks how the world's diverse environmental philosophies can be brought together to benefit the whole?
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 653 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Earth sciences |
ISBN | : |
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2001-02-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 030907133X |
Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science identifies areas of high-priority research within the purview of the Earth Science Division of the National Science Foundation, assesses cross-disciplinary connections, and discusses the linkages between basic research and societal needs. Opportunities in Earth science have been opened up by major improvements in techniques for reading the geological record of terrestrial change, capabilities for observing active processes in the present-day Earth, and computational technologies for realistic simulations of dynamic geosystems. This book examines six specific areas in which the opportunities for basic research are especially compelling, including integrative studies of the near-surface environment (the "Critical Zone"); geobiology; Earth and planetary materials; investigations of the continents; studies of Earth's deep interior; and planetary science. It concludes with a discussion of mechanisms for exploiting these research opportunities, including EarthScope, natural laboratories, and partnerships.
Author | : Travis Hudson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1089 |
Release | : 2016-09-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1315506599 |
For many students with no science background, environmental geology may be one of the only science courses they ever take. Living With Earth: An Introduction to Environmental Geology is ideal for those students, fostering a better understanding of how they interact with Earth and how their actions can affect Earth's environmental health. The informal, reader-friendly presentation is organized around a few unifying perspectives: how the various Earth systems interact with one another; how Earth affects people (creating hazards but also providing essential resources); and how people affect Earth. Greater emphasis is placed on environment and sustainability than on geology, unlike other texts on the subject. Essential scientific foundations are presented - but the ultimate goal is to connect students proactively to their role as stakeholders in Earth's future.
Author | : Lee-Lueng Fu |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 463 |
Release | : 2000-11-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0080516580 |
The new level of precision and global coverage provided by satellite altimetry is rapidly advancing studies of ocean circulation. It allows for new insights into marine geodesy, ice sheet movements, plate tectonics, and for the first time provides high-resolution bathymetry for previously unmapped regions of our watery planet and crucial information on the large-scale ocean features on intra-season to interannual time scales. Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences has integrated the expertise of the leading international researchers to demonstrate the techniques, missions, and accuracy of satellite altimetry, including altimeter measurements, orbit determination, and ocean circulation models. Satellite altimetry is helping to advance studies of ocean circulation, tides, sea level, surface waves and allowing new insights into marine geodesy. Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences provides high resolution bathymetry for previously unmapped regions of our watery planet. Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences is for a very broad spectrum of academics, graduate students, and researchers in geophysics, oceanography, and the space and earth sciences. International agencies that fund satellite-based research will also appreciate the handy reference on the applications of satellite altimetry.