Continuity of NASA Earth Observations from Space: A Value...
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri / Division on Engineering and Physical Sci / Space Studies Board 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 a...