Abstraction:
In 1991, NASA launched a comprehensive program to study the Earth as a system, now called the Earth Science Enterprise. By using satellites and other tools to intensively study the Earth, we hope to expand our understanding of how natural processes affect us, and how we might be affecting them. Such studies will yield improved weather forecasts, tools for managing agriculture and forests, information for fishermen and local planners, and, eventually, the ability to predict how the climate will change in the future. This booklet provides an overview of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise.

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

URL:
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/eos_homepage/misc_html/fact_toc.html

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Climate
Earth System Science
Remote Sensing

Resource Type:
Brochure

Year Published:
1999