Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Environment and Resources
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Atmospheric Effects of Aviation
Aviation is an integral part of the global transportation network, and the number of flights worldwide is expected to grow rapidly in the coming decades. Yet, the effects that …
International Network of Global Fiducial Stations
The advent of highly precise space-based geodetic techniques has led to the application of these techniques to the solution of global earth and ocean problems. Now under …
Review of the Department of Energy Classification
With the end of the Cold War, the Department of Energy is engaged in a review of its policies regarding the classification of information. In 1994, the Secretary of Energy …
Investigating Groundwater Systems on Regional and National Scales
Groundwater is a basic resource for humans and natural ecosystems and is one of the nation's most important natural resources. Groundwater is pumped from wells to supply drinking …
Issues in Potable Reuse
A small but growing number of municipalities are augmenting their drinking water supplies with highly treated wastewater. But some professionals in the field argue that only the …
Seismological Research Requirements for a Comprehensive Test-Ban Monitoring System
Negotiators from more than 35 countries are attempting to formulate a nuclear test-ban treaty and delineate a system from monitoring compliance. This book covers: (1) the desirable …
Assigning Economic Value to Natural Resources
There has been a lot of discussion among policymakers, particularly within the Clinton Administration, about how to make U.S. economic indicators, such as GNP, more accurately …
Safe Water From Every Tap
Small communities violate federal requirements for safe drinking water as much as three times more often than cities. Yet these communities often cannot afford to improve their …
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, …
50 Years of Ocean Discovery
This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field's progress. Many …
Illuminating the Hidden Planet
Colorado River Ecology and Dam Management
This book contains 11 papers that review the extant information about the Colorado River from an ecosystem perspective and serve as the basis for discussion of the use of …