Toward an Earth Science Enterprise federation
Subtitle: results from a workshop
By: Steering Committee for a Workshop on an Earth Science Enterprise Federation, Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.
Contributors: Karl, Thomas.; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.; National Academy of Sciences (U.S.); National Research Council (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Earth Science Enterprise Program (U.S.) -- Management -- Congresses.; Earth sciences -- Research -- United States -- Management -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Results from a workshop toward an Earth Science Enterprise federation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 19)
Bottom on cover title: National Research Council.
Copyright: National Academy of Sciences.
"Steering Committee ... Thomas R. Karl, National Climatic Data Center"--P. iii
"Following individuals ... review of this report, ... Kenneth D. Davidson, National Climatic Data Center, .... responsibility for the final content of this report rests solely with the authoring committee and the NRC"--P. viii.
"Goal of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) is to enhance understanding ... at a variety of temporal and spatial scales.  At the heart ... is the Earth Observing System .... federation concept is a reversal of NASA's traditional data management approach, because it places power and authority at the lowest level possible."--P. 1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration to National Academy of Sciences. NCC5-202