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Earth Science and Applications from Space - A Midterm Assessment of NASA's Implementation of the Decadal Survey (Paperback)
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Earth Science and Applications from Space - A Midterm Assessment of NASA's Implementation of the Decadal Survey (Paperback)
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Understanding the effects of natural and human-induced changes on
the global environment and their implications requires a foundation
of integrated observations of land, sea, air and space, on which to
build credible information products, forecast models, and other
tools for making informed decisions. The 2007 National Research
Council report on decadal survey called for a renewal of the
national commitment to a program of Earth observations in which
attention to securing practical benefits for humankind plays an
equal role with the quest to acquire new knowledge about the Earth
system. NASA responded favorably and aggressively to this survey,
embracing its overall recommendations for Earth observations,
missions, technology investments, and priorities for the underlying
science. As a result, the science and applications communities have
made significant progress over the past 5 years. However, the
Committee on Assessment of NASA's Earth Science Program found that
the survey vision is being realized at a far slower pace than was
recommended, principally because the required budget was not
achieved. Exacerbating the budget shortfalls, NASA Earth science
programs experienced launch failures and delays and the cost of
implementing missions increased substantially as a result of
changes in mission scope, increases in launch vehicle costs and/or
the lack of availability of a medium-class launch vehicle,
under-estimation of costs by the decadal survey, and unfunded
programmatic changes that were required by Congress and the Office
of Management and Budget. In addition, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has made significant reductions
in scope to its future Earth environmental observing satellites as
it contends with budget shortfalls. Earth Science and Applications
from Space: A Midterm Assessment of NASA's Implementation of the
Decadal Survey recommends a number of steps to better manage
existing programs and to implement future programs that will be
recommended by the next decadal survey. The report also highlights
the urgent need for the Executive Branch to develop and implement
an overarching multiagency national strategy for Earth observations
from space, a key recommendation of the 2007 decadal survey that
remains unfulfilled. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 The
Decadal Survey Vision 2 Assessing Progress Toward the Decadal
Vision 3 Challenges to Implementation of Decadal Survey Priorities
4 Opportunities to Improve Alignment with Decadal Survey Priorities
5 Looking Ahead: Beyond 2020 6 Conclusions Appendixes Appendix A:
Statement of Task Appendix B: Programmatic Decision Strategies and
Rules from the Earth Science and Applications from Space 2007
Decadal Survey Appendix C: Applications of NASA's Earth Science
Program Appendix D: NOAA Satellite Programs Appendix E: NASA's
Responses to the 2007 Decadal Survey and Its April 2011 Status
Update Appendix F: Committee and Staff Biographical Information
Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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