Viewing page 184 of 218
This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
[[image - logo]] EarthQuest Winter 1988 A Program for Global Change Earth System Science A Closer View [[image]] Final report of the NASA Advisory Council's Earth System Sciences Committee, chaired by Francis Bretherton. Published January 1988(208 pgs). EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE: A Closer View surveys the scientific questions, modeling efforts, trends in technology, and observing and information systems critical to the study of global change. Recommendations for a comprehensive, coordinated research program are made to NASA, NOAA, NSF, and other federal agencies. The report will be of major interest to researchers in atmospheric science, terrestrial and marine biology, geology, geophysics, glaciology, hydrology, information science, oceanography, soils science, solar-terrestrial studies, and systems modeling. [[right margin]] EarthQuest Issued quarterly by the Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies (OIES) of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA. To submit ideas for news items or the calendar of events, contact Laura Lee McCauley (303/497-1683). Editor: Laura Lee McCauley Copy editor: Lucy Warner Artwork, design, and production: InterNetwork, Inc. Contributors: Dixon Butler, John Eddy, Jay Fein, Marvin Geller, Michael Luther, Timothy Miller, John Perry, Gregory Withee UCAR is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. [[/right margin]] To receive a free copy, return this coupon to: UCAR/Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies PO Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA [[image]] Name [[blank line]] Affiliation [[blank line]] Address [[blank line]] General Field of Research [[blank line]] [[left margin]] CONTENTS 1 Remote Sensing 3 Recommended Schedule of U.S. Space Missions 4 The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission 5 The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Program 6 The Earth Observing System 8 Eos Instruments 10 Rice University's Earth Systems Institute 11 New Interagency Working Group on Data Management for Global Change 12 Interagency Committee on Earth Sciences 13 NOAA Panel Holds First Meeting 13 NAS/NRC Committee on Global Change 14 Reagan-Gorbachev Summit 14 Letter to the Editor--T.F. Malone 15 Second Annual Workshop in Earth System Science 15 Calendar 1988 [[/left margin]] Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies University Corporation for Atmospheric Research P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA Nonprofit Organization U.S POSTAGE PAID Boulder, Colorado Permit No. 558 Z Sally Ride Special Assist. for Strategic Plan. Mail [[highlighted]]Code A[[/highlighted]] NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546
