Origin and evolution of Earth research questions for a changing planet

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Grand Research Questions in the Solid-Earth Sciences. (Added Author). National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. (Added Author). National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies. (Added Author).

Summary: "Questions about the origin and nature of Earth and the life on it have long preoccupied human thought and the scientific endeavor. Deciphering the planet's history and processes could improve the ability to predict catastrophes like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, to manage Earth's resources, and to anticipate changes in climate and geologic processes. At the request of the U.S. Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and U.S. Geological Survey, the National Research Council assembled a committee to propose and explore grand questions in geological and planetary science. This book captures, in a series of questions, the essential scientific challenges that constitute the frontier of Earth science at the start of the 21st century."--Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 9780309117180 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0309117186 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780309117173 (bk.)
ISBN: 0309117178 (bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xi, 137 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User CatBulkString:may.13 CatBulkString:may.17.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Origins -- Earth's interior -- A habitable planet -- Hazards and resources.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.