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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 …
Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data--A Critical National Resource
The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel was asked to assess the value of the NEXRAD data for answering key atmospheric and hydrological science questions (see …
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 …
New Strategies for America's Watersheds
Emergence of a toxic organism like pfisteria in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay has focused public attention on potential hazards in our water. More importantly, it has reminded …
Review of Recommendations for Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
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 …
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 …
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
Improving Operations and Long-Term Safety of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
The National Research Council convened a committee of experts to advise the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the operation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a geologic …