Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science: xiii - Softcover

National Research Council; Commission On Geosciences, Environment, And Resources; Board On Earth Sciences And Resources; Committee On Basic Research Opportunities In The Earth Sciences

Softcover

ISBN 10: 030907133X ISBN 13: 9780309071338

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2001

Synopsis

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 a /Critical Zonea ); geobiology; Earth and planetary materials; investigations of the continents; studies of Eartha (TM)s 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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Committee on Basic Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030907133X
• ISBN 13: 9780309071338
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168