Author: National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2018-11-18
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781731274250
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A broad overview is made of global earth system modeling in the Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE) era for the multidisciplinary audience encompassed by the Global Change Research Program (GCRP). Time scales of global system fluctuation and change are described in Section 2. Section 3 provides a rubric for modeling the global earth system, as presently understood. The ability of models to predict the future state of the global earth system and the extent to which their predictions are reliable are covered in Sections 4 and 5. The 'engineering' use of global system models (and predictions) is covered in Section 6. Section 7 covers aspects of an increasing need for improved transform algorithms and better methods to assimilate this information into global models. Future monitoring and data requirements are detailed in Section 8. Section 9 covers the NASA-initiated concept 'Mission to Planet Earth, ' which employs space and ground based measurement systems to provide the scientific basis for understanding global change. Section 10 concludes this review with general remarks concerning the state of global system modeling and observing technology and the need for future research. Unninayar, Sushel and Bergman, Kenneth H. Unspecified Center CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MISSION TO PLANET EARTH; ATMOSPHERIC MODELS; EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE); EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (EOS); EARTH RADIATION BUDGET; OCEAN MODELS..
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1988-02-01
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 0309038901
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 432
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Achim Sydow
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 138
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The focus of the SCS Mission Earth activity is the identification & dissemination of the unique benefits of computer-based global models & world simulations to a fully international constituency as the prime tool for use in planning, implementing & monitoring a sustainable future for the planet. Mission Earth '98 concentrates on the promotion of an exchange of concepts, methods & technologies among scientists committed to the modeling & simulation of the different components of the Earth system. The proceedings consist of sessions on Atmospheric & Oceanic Process Modeling, Earth Information & Monitoring Systems, Air Quality Management & Transboundary Air Pollution Modelling, Land & Biological Process Modeling, & Traffic & Emission Modelling.
Author: Frank Northen Magill
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 472
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Survey makes accessible the core knowledge of the sciences to curious readers with no special preparation. Within the 377 articles here, 141 cover the major subfields of physical geology, 26 treat areas of economic geology, from essential minerals and other earth resources to the variety of ways man harnesses geothermal, wind, ocean, solar, and nuclear power. Thirty articles examine a range of issues in geochemistry. Geophysics is given full coverage in 35 articles. The planet's history, as well as its impact on the development of life and various early life forms, is explored in 22 articles on fossils, ice ages, dinosaurs, mass extinctions, and evolution. Water is examined in all its forms and sources in 27 articles. There are 36 articles on the solar system, eight on major mountain ranges, soils are done in eight, the atmosphere in 18. Averaging seven pages, articles begin with ready-reference matter and a list of principal terms. A summary section forms the major part of each article, providing a description of either the phenomenon or the methodology. "Context," the concluding section of each essay, presents the conclusions, applications, and implications derived from investigation of the topic. Finally, an annotated, selected bibliography directs the reader to sources that are accessible to the nonspecialist. Cross-references lists articles that offer additional information on the same or a related topic.