Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science

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.

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Discusses the link between basic research and societal needs, and how improvements in technology have provided opportunities for observing the processes of present-day Earth. This text examines six main areas in which the opportunities for research are especially complelling.

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• Authors: Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Board On Earth Sciences And Resources, Environment Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Commission on Geosciences Environment an, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, Committee on Basic Research Opportunitie, Committee on Basic Research Opportunities in the Earth Sciences, Division On Earth And Life Studies, National Academy Of Sciences, National Research Council
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2001
• EAN: 9780309071338
• ISBN: 978-0-309-07133-8
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 277 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering