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Continuity of NASA Earth Observations from Space - A Value Framework (Paperback)
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Continuity of NASA Earth Observations from Space - A Value Framework (Paperback)
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NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) conducts a wide range of
satellite and suborbital missions to observe Earth's land surface
and interior, biosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans as part
of a program to improve understanding of Earth as an integrated
system. Earth observations provide the foundation for critical
scientific advances and environmental data products derived from
these observations are used in resource management and for an
extraordinary range of societal applications including weather
forecasts, climate projections, sea level change, water management,
disease early warning, agricultural production, and the response to
natural disasters. As the complexity of societal infrastructure and
its vulnerability to environmental disruption increases, the
demands for deeper scientific insights and more actionable
information continue to rise. To serve these demands, NASA's ESD is
challenged with optimizing the partitioning of its finite resources
among measurements intended for exploring new science frontiers,
carefully characterizing long-term changes in the Earth system, and
supporting ongoing societal applications. This challenge is most
acute in the decisions the Division makes between supporting
measurement continuity of data streams that are critical components
of Earth science research programs and the development of new
measurement capabilities. This report seeks to establish a more
quantitative understanding of the need for measurement continuity
and the consequences of measurement gaps. Continuity of NASA's
Earth's Observations presents a framework to assist NASA's ESD in
their determinations of when a measurement or dataset should be
collected for durations longer than the typical lifetimes of single
satellite missions. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1
Introduction 2 Measurement Continuity 3 A Decision Framework for
NASA Earth Science Continuity Measurements 4 Applying the Framework
to Continuity Measurements Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Task
Appendix B: Quality Metric Examples Using Current Climate Data
Records Appendix C: Full Framework Example: Narrowing Uncertainty
in Climate Sensitivity Appendix D: Full Framework Example:
Determining Sea Level Rise and Its Acceleration Appendix E: Full
Framework Example: Determining the Change in Ocean Heat Storage
Appendix F: Full Framework Example: Determining Ice Sheet Mass
Balance Appendix G: Full Framework Example: Global Land Carbon
Sinks Appendix H: Committee and Staff Biographical Information
Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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