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      Enhancing Access to NEXRAD Data–A Critical National Resource

      Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      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 the tasking…

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      The GEWEX Global Water Vapor Project (GVaP)–U.S. Opportunities

      Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Panel,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Water vapor plays a vital role in shaping weather and climate on Earth. Hence, monitoring water vapor is critical if we are to explain and predict the behavior of the…

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      Four-Dimensional Model Assimilation of Data: A Strategy for the Earth System Sciences

      Panel on Model-Assimilated Data Sets for Atmospheric and Oceanic Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores and evaluates the development, multiple applications, and usefulness of four-dimensional (space and time) model assimilations of data in the atmospheric and oceanographic sciences, and projects their applicability to the…

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      Decade-to-Century-Scale Climate Variability and Change: A Science Strategy

      Panel on Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Society today may be more vulnerable to global-scale, long-term, and climate change. This book articulates the scientific issues that must be addressed to advance us efficiently toward that understanding and…

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      An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental Management, with an Example from the Hanford Site Tanks

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Technologies for Cleanup of High-Level Waste in Tanks in the DOE Weapons Complex

      Describes an approach for identifying technology development needs that is both systematic and transparent to enhance the cleanup and remediation of the tank contents and their sites.

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      From Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction: Crossing the Valley of Death

      Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This workshop report examines the capability of the forecast system to efficiently transfer weather and climate research findings into improved operational forecast capabilities. It looks in particular at the Environmental…

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      The Community Development Quota Program in Alaska

      Committee to Review the Community Development Quota Program,National Research Council

      Reviews the performance of the Community Development Quotas (CDQ) programs that were formed as a result of the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. The CDQ program is a method of…

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      Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments

      Committee to Review Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The collapse of cod, flounder, and haddock fish stocks has caused widespread concern among managers and fishers in the United States and Canada. Congress mandated that a scientific review of…

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      Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska

      Committee to Review Alaskan Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Information,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews the adequacy of information for managing the environmental and human effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf. This work examines how the Alaskan OCS and…

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      Groundwater and Soil Cleanup: Improving Management of Persistent Contaminants

      Committee on Technologies for Cleanup of Subsurface Contaminants in the DOE Weapons Complex,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents a review of technologies for cleaning up contaminants in groundwater and soil. This book focuses on three classes of contaminants that have proven very difficult to treat once released…

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      Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply: Assessing the New York City Strategy

      Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Recommends that New York City place its highest priority on pathogenic microorganisms in the watershed and direct its resources toward improving methods for detecting pathogens and understanding pathogen transport and…

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      Adequacy of Climate Observing Systems

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Climate Research Committee

      The 1997 Conference on the World Climate Research Programme to the Third Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concluded that the global capacity…

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      Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter

      Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Part of a four book series, this title offers a conceptual framework for an integrated national program of particulate-matter research. It identifies the 10 critical research needs linked to key…

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      Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter

      Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Second in a four-part series requested by Congress, this book describes the plans of the committee to monitor the progress of the research on particulate matter conducted by the US…

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      Review of Recommendations for Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis: Guidance on Uncertainty and Use of Experts

      Panel on Seismic Hazard Evaluation,Committee on Seismology,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies

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      Colorado River Ecology and Dam Management: Proceedings of a Symposium May 24-25, 1990 Santa Fe, New Mexico

      Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Contains 11 papers that review the information about the Colorado River from an ecosystem perspective and serve as the basis for discussion of the use of ecosystem/earth science information for…

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      Use of Reclaimed Water and Sludge in Food Crop Production

      National Research Council,Committee on the Use of Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluents and Sludge in the Production of Crops for Human Consumption

      This book reviews the practice of reclaiming treated municipal wastewater for agricultural irrigation and using sewage sludge as a soil amendment and fertilizer in the United States. It describes and…

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      New Directions in Water Resources Planning for the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers

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      Analyzes the US Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts in water-related ecological restoration. The work also assesses the impacts of federal legislation on the Corps’ planning and projects, and makes recommendations…

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      Ground Water Vulnerability Assessment: Predicting Relative Contamination Potential Under Conditions of Uncertainty

      Committee for Assessing Ground Water Vulnerability,National Research Council,Water Science and Technology Board,National Academy of Sciences

      Offers: three laws of ground water vulnerability; six case studies of vulnerability assessment; guidance for selecting vulnerability assessments and using the results; reviews of the strengths and limitations of assessment…

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      A Review of the Department of Energy Classification: Policy and Practice

      Committee on Declassification of Information for the Department of Energy Environmental Remediation and Related Programs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      With the end of the Cold War, the Department of Energy is engaged in a review of its policies regarding the classification of information. This book recommends fundamental principles to…

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      Issues in Potable Reuse: The Viability of Augmenting Drinking Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water

      Committee to Evaluate the Viability of Augmenting Potable Water Supplies with Reclaimed Water,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discusses how to assess toxicity, reduce the input of contaminants, evaluate treatment options, and manage the byproducts of disinfection. This book also discusses microbial contaminants, including waterborne pathogens. It covers…

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      Material Fluxes on the Surface of the Earth

      Panel on Global Surficial Geofluxes,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers a historical perspective on geofluxes. It discusses the cycles of materials on the earth’s surface, from weathering processes to the…

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      Coastal Meteorology: A Review of the State of the Science

      Panel on Coastal Meteorology,Committee on Meteorological Analysis, Prediction, and Research,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,National Research Council

      The research community engaged in studies of coastal meteorology over the years has made significant advancements in describing and predicting atmospheric properties along coasts. This book reviews this progress and…

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      Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources: An Evaluation of the Department of the Interior’s 1989 Assessment Procedures

      Committee on Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      When the US Department of the Interior released its 1989 estimates of how much undiscovered oil and gas remain in the United States, a controversy ensued. Some members of the…

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      International Network of Global Fiducial Stations: Science and Implementation Issues

      Panel on a Global Network of Fiducial Sites,Committee on Geodesy,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,National Research Council

      Discusses the science rationale behind the concept of an extensive global network of fiducial sites. This book identifies geophysical problems that cannot be solved without a global approach and cites…

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      Protecting Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas

      Committee on Haze In National Parks and Wilderness Areas,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes an understanding of the nature and extent of haze in various regions of the United States. This book addresses the scientific and legal framework of efforts to protect and…

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      Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

      Ecology Panel,Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the studies done by the Environmental Studies Program of the Minerals Management Service to provide information to predict and manage the environmental effects of outer continental shelf oil and…

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      Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

      Socioeconomics Panel,Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The third of four volumes from the Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Environmental Studies Program (ESP). This book presents the findings of the panel’s investigation of the…

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      Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications

      Committee for Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council

      Examines why noninvasive characterization is important and how improved methods can be developed and disseminated. This volume makes recommendations for linking characterization and cost savings, provides information on topics such…

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      Building Ocean Science Partnerships: The United States and Mexico Working Together

      AMC-NRC Joint Working Group on Ocean Sciences,Academia Mexicana de Ciencias,Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes potential ocean science projects for cooperative research between scientists from the United States and Mexico, focused on the Pacific Coast of California and Baja California, the Gulf of California…

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      Assessing the Tmdl Approach to Water Quality Management

      Water Science and Technology Board, Committee to Assess the Scientific Basis of the Total Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Pollution Reduction, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources

      Over the last 30 years, water quality management in the United States has been driven by the control of point sources of pollution and the use of effluent-based water quality…

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      Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Science, Technology, and Public Policy

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Committee on Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Science, Technology, and Public Policy

      Outlines a national strategy for aquatic restoration, with practical recommendations, and features case studies of aquatic restoration activities around the country. This volume examines the prospects for repairing the damage…

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      Hydrologic Sciences: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

      Proceedings of the 1997 Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture and Symposium on the Hydrologic Sciences,Water Science and Technology Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Hydrologic science, dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and properties of water on Earth, is key to understanding and resolving many environmental issues. This volume stresses many needs for furtherance of…

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      Groundwater at Yucca Mountain: How High Can it Rise?

      S. Arrison Thomas

      Discusses the suitability of Yucca Mountain, 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, as the site for permanent underground disposal of high-level radioactive waste from the nation’s civilian nuclear power plants…

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      Causes and Effects of Stratospheric Ozone Reduction: An Update

      Committee on Chemistry and Physics of Ozone Depletion,Committee on Biological Effects of Increased Solar Ultraviolet Radiation,Environmental Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Haze in the Grand Canyon: An Evaluation of the Winter Haze Intensive Tracer Experiment

      Committee on Haze In National Parks and Wilderness Areas,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,National Research Council,R.A. Duce

      Presents working principles for assessing the relative importance of anthropogenic emission sources that contribute to haze in US national parks and wilderness areas. This book examines topics, such as methods…

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      Fostering Industry-Initiated Environmental Protection Efforts

      Committee on Industrial Competitiveness and Environmental Protection,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

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      Toward Sustainability: Soil and Water Research Priorities for Developing Countries

      Committee On International Soil and Water Research and Development,Water Science and Technology Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Science & Technology for International Development,Office of International Affairs

      Explores research priorities to support sustainable agriculture. This book identifies six areas that could offer great rewards: addressing institutional constraints on resource conservation, enhancing soil biological processes, managing soil properties…

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      Mexico City’s Water Supply: Improving the Outlook for Sustainability

      The Joint Academies Committee on the Mexico City Water Supply,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,National Research Council,Academia Nacional de la Investigacion Cientifica, A.C.,. Academia Nacional de Ingenieria, A.C.

      Addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the…

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      The Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory’s Thyroid Function Study: A Radiological Risk and Ethical Analysis

      Committee on the Evaluation of 1950s Air Force Human Health Testing in Alaska Using Radioactive Iodine-131,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources,Commission on Life Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      In 1956 and 1957, the US Air Force’s former Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory conducted a study of the role of the thyroid in human acclimatization to cold. This book evaluates the…

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      Research to Protect, Restore and Manage the Environment

      Committee on Environmental Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research.

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      Field Testing Genetically Modified Organisms: Framework for Decisions

      Committee on Scientific Evaluation of the Introduction of Genetically Modified Microorganisms and Plants into the Environment,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an examination of the issues surrounding testing genetically modified organisms in the laboratory or the field and a practical framework for making decisions about organism release. This volume covers…

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