Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science
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Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science

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eBook - ePub

Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science

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About this book

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 Earths deep interior; and planetary science. It concludes with a discussion of mechanisms for exploiting these research opportunities, including EarthScope, natural laboratories, and partnerships.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2001
eBook ISBN
9780309171502
Edition
0
Topic
Physical Sciences

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
  3. COMMITTEE ON BASIC RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EARTH SCIENCES
  4. BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES AND RESOURCES
  5. COMMISSION ON GEOSCIENCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND RESOURCES
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Preface
  8. Contents
  9. Executive Summary
  10. 1 Basic Earth Science and Society
  11. 2 Science Opportunities
  12. 3 Findings and Recommendations
  13. Appendixes
  14. Acronyms