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      The Arctic in the Anthropocene: Emerging Research Questions

      Committee on Emerging Research Questions in the Arctic,Polar Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Once ice-bound, difficult to access, and largely ignored by the rest of the world, the Arctic is now front and center in the midst of many important questions facing the…

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      Satellite Observations of the Earth’s Environment: Accelerating the Transition of Research to Operations

      Committee on NASA-NOAA Transition from Research to Operations,National Research Council

      This report examines the NASA-NOAA research-to-operations transition process and provides recommendations for improvements that will lead to more rapid and efficient interagency transitions.

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      Tsunami Warning and Preparedness: An Assessment of the U.S. Tsunami Program and the Nation’s Preparedness Efforts

      Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation's Tsunami Preparedness,National Research Council

      This study was supported by the University of Alaska Fairbanks under contract number UAF-08-0050, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under contract number DG133W08SE4972, and the National Academy of Sciences…

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      Shaping the Future: Biology and Human Values

      Steve Olson,Board on Biology,Commission on Life Sciences,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Drawing on research in a number of fields, this volume talks about the breakthroughs and social questions emerging from biology in contemporary times. It also highlights the research being done…

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      The Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems

      Committee on the Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems,Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life,National Research Council

      The search for life in the solar system and beyond has been governed by a model based on what we know about life on Earth (terran life). This book explores…

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      Countering the Threat of Improvised Explosive Devices: Basic Research Opportunities, Abbreviated Version

      Committee on Defeating Improvised Explosive Devices: Basic Research to Interrupt the IED Delivery Chain,National Research Council

      Attacks in London, Madrid, Bali, Oklahoma City and other places indicate that improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are among the weapons of choice of terrorists throughout the world. The book suggests…

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      Identification of Research Needs Relating to Potential Biological or Adverse Health Effects of Wireless Communication

      Committee on Identification of Research Needs Relating to Potential Biological or Adverse Health Effects of Wireless Communications Devices,National Research Council

      The US Food and Drug Administration asked the National Research Council to organize a workshop to identify research needs and gaps in knowledge in the areas of dosimetry and exposure…

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      Utilization of Operational Environmental Satellite Data: Ensuring Readiness for 2010 and Beyond

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

      The system of satellites in place to provide environmental data-data to monitor events such as forest fires and floods; to make weather predictions; and to assess crops, transportation impacts, fisheries…

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      The Sun to the Earth, and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics

      Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      While various accomplishments have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and the space environments of Earth and other solar system bodies, they have also…

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      America’s Climate Choices

      Committee on America's Climate Choices,National Research Council

      Accompanying CD-ROM includes the four panel reports along with Reports in Brief and promotional videos.

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      Iodotrifluoromethane: Toxicity Review

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Iodotrifluoromethane

      The US military considers using a compound called iodotrifluoromethane (CF3I) for fire suppression to replace previously-used compounds that are phased out because they deplete the ozone layer. This report reviews…

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      Risk and Decisions About Disposition of Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste

      National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The US Department of Energy (DOE) manages sites across the nation that focus on research, design, and production of nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors for defense applications. This report addresses…

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      Applications of Social Network Analysis for Building Community Disaster Resilience: Workshop Summary

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      In response to a request by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Research Council formed an ad hoc committee to organize a two-day workshop to discuss the use of…

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      Review of Goals and Plans for NASA’s Space and Earth Sciences

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Panel on Review of NASA Science Strategy Roadmaps

      Provides a review of six science strategy roadmaps: robotic and human exploration of Mars; solar system exploration; universe exploration; search for earth-like planets; earth science and applications from space; and…

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      Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

      Commitee on Ecological Impacts of Climate Change,National Research Council

      The world’s climate is changing, and it will continue to change throughout the 21st century and beyond. Rising temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and other changes are already affecting many aspects…

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      Desalination: A National Perspective

      Committee on Advancing Desalination Technology,National Research Council

      Assesses desalination technologies, and factors such as cost and implementation challenges. This book describes long-term goals for advancing desalination technology, estimates the funding necessary to support the proposed research agenda…

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      Plans and Practices for Groundwater Protection at the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Interim Status Report

      Committee for the Technical Assessment of Environmental Programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Discharges of wastes from activities associated with the federal governmentaEURO ™s Los Alamos site in northern New Mexico began during the Manhattan Project in 1943. Now designated the Los Alamos…

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      Plans and Practices for Groundwater Protection at the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Final Report

      Committee for the Technical Assessment of Environmental Programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Manhattan Project during WWII led to construction of the world’s first atomic weapon at a site near Los Alamos, New Mexico, in 1943. Now designated as the Los Alamos…

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      Scientific Review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special Use Permit

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on the Evaluation of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special Use Permit DEIS and Peer Review

      In May 2012, the National Park Service (NPS) asked the National Research Council to conduct a scientific review of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate the effects of…

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      Critical Aspects of EPA’s IRIS Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic: Interim Report

      Committee on Inorganic Arsenic,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program develops toxicologic assessments of environmental contaminants. This title evaluates critical scientific issues in assessing cancer and noncancer effects…

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      Global Change and Extreme Hydrology: Testing Conventional Wisdom

      Committee on Hydrologic Science,National Research Council

      Climate theory dictates that core elements of the climate system, including precipitation, evapotranspiration, and reservoirs of atmospheric and soil moisture, should change as the climate warms, both in their means…

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      Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences

      This report assesses whether the Smithsonian Institution should continue to receive direct federal appropriations for its scientific research programs or if this funding should be transferred to a peer-reviewed program…

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      Emerging Animal Diseases: Global Markets, Global Safety: Workshop Summary

      Recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe and Japan set off alarm bells in the United States and other nations, prompting a flurry of…

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      Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information: A Workshop Summary

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate

      The report explores how best to communicate weather and climate information by presenting five case studies, selected to illustrate a range of time scales and issues, from the forecasting of…

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      Environmental Data Management at NOAA: Archiving, Stewardship, and Access

      Committee on Archiving and Accessing,National Research Council

      The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects, manages, and disseminates a wide range of climate, weather, ecosystem and other environmental data that are used by scientists, engineers, resource managers…

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      Controlling Cost Growth of NASA Earth and Space Science Missions

      Committee on Cost Growth in NASA Earth and Space Science Missions,National Research Council

      Cost and schedule growth is a problem experienced by many types of projects in many fields of endeavor. Based on prior studies of cost growth in NASA and Department of…

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      Review of EPA Homeland Security Efforts: Safe Buildings Program Research Implementation Plan

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology,Committee on Safe Buildings Program

      The report examines the Environmental Protection Agency’s three-year plan for a comprehensive response to a chemical or biological attack on a civilian or public sector facility. The report states that…

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      Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,Committee on Sea Level Rise in California, Oregon, and Washington

      Tide gages show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As…

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      Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety of U.S. Nuclear Plants

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board,Committee on Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants

      The March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami sparked a humanitarian disaster in northeastern Japan. They were responsible for more than 15,900 deaths and 2,600 missing persons as…

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      Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science

      Committee on the National Needs for Research in Veterinary Science,National Research Council

      Identifies questions and issues that veterinary research can help to address, and discusses the scientific expertise and infrastructure needed to meet the most critical research needs. This report finds that…

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      Science for Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Science for EPA's Future

      In anticipation of future environmental science and engineering challenges and technologic advances, EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the overall capabilities of the agency to develop, obtain…

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      Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information: Summary of a Forum

      Board on Life Sciences,Robert Pool, Ph.D.,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      On August 16, 2000, the Board on Life Sciences held a forum on Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information. The purpose of the forum…

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      Professional Societies and Ecologically Based Pest Management: Proceedings of a Workshop

      Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council’s (NRC) Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources invited professional societies associated with agriculture and ecology to participate in a two-day workshop to explore leadership and a…

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      The United States Antarctic Research Report to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

      Polar Research Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Many nations conduct research and engage in other scientific activities on Antarctica. Each year the US National Committee for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research compiles a book that includes…

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      Approaches for Ecosystem Services Valuation for the Gulf of Mexico After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Interim Report

      Committee on the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico,National Research Council

      On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform drilling the Macondo well in Mississippi Canyon Block 252 (DWH) exploded, killing 11 workers and injuring another 17. The DWH oil spill…

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      An Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

      Committee on the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico,Ocean Studies Board,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      Discusses the benefits and challenges associated with using an ecosystem services approach to damage assessment, describing potential impacts of response technologies, exploring the role of resilience, and offering suggestions for…

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      Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network

      Committee on Designing an Arctic Observing Network,Polar Research Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Observable changes with regional and global implications, such as warming temperatures and reduced sea ice, are taking place across the Arctic. However, the record of Arctic observations suffers from incomplete…

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      Understanding Interventions That Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council

      Minority groups are severely underrepresented in the scientific workforce. To encourage minorities to pursue careers in research, a variety of intervention programs have been created at the pre-college, college, and…

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      Solar Influences on Global Change

      Board on Global Change,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The proper specification of natural global changes is a prerequisite for detecting anthropogenic impacts. This book addresses monitoring and understanding of solar influences on the climate system and the ozone…

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      Uncertainty Management in Remote Sensing of Climate Data: Summary of a Workshop

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      Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Climate Research Committee, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, Space Studies Board, Committee on Earth Studies, Division…

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      Review of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Process

      Committee To Review The IRIS Process,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is a program within the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that is responsible for developing toxicologic assessments of environmental contaminants. An IRIS assessment contains…

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      Bioinformatics: Converting Data to Knowledge: Workshop Summary

      Board on Biology,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Joan Esnayra

      The goal of this workshop was to bring together bioinformatics stake holders from government, academe, and industry for a day of presentations and dialogue. Fifteen experts identified and discussed some…

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      Global Air Quality: An Imperative for Long-Term Observational Strategies

      Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      The National Research Council’s Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry (NRC/CAC) was established to serve as a focal point for NRC activities on issues related to atmospheric chemical change and its impacts…

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      Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Midterm Assessment of NASA’s Implementation of the Decadal Survey

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Assessment of NASA's Earth Science Program

      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…

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      Promise and Challenges in Systems Microbiology: Workshop Summary

      Patricia McAdams,Evonne Tang,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Microbiologists have become interested in applying a /systems biologya to understand and harness complex biological processes in microbial communities. A systems approach, which attempts to use comparative, high-throughput assays, and…

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      Nutrient Requirements of Swine: Eleventh Revised Edition

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Nutrient Requirements of Swine,Division on Earth and Life Studies

      Since 1944, the National Research Council has published 10 editions of the Nutrient Requirements of Swine. This reference has guided nutritionists and other professionals in academia and the swine and…

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      Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making

      Committee on Models in the Regulatory Decision Process,National Research Council

      Many regulations issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are based on the results of computer models. This book presents guidelines and principles for improving agency models and decision-making…

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      Urban Forestry: Toward an Ecosystem Services Research Agenda: A Workshop Summary

      Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Being exposed to trees enhances social cohesion, improve health and recreational opportunities, and increase real estate values. In order to gain more knowledge into this urban forestry, the National Academy…

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