"Following individuals ... review of this report, ... Kenneth D. Davidson, National Climatic Data Center, .... responsibility for the final content of this report rests solely with the authoring committee and the NRC"--P. viii
"Goal of NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) is to enhance understanding ... at a variety of temporal and spatial scales. At the heart ... is the Earth Observing System .... federation concept is a reversal of NASA’s traditional data management approach, because it places power and authority at the lowest level possible."--P. 1
"Steering Committee ... Thomas R. Karl, National Climatic Data Center"--P. iii
Bottom on cover title: National Research Council
Copyright: National Academy of Sciences
Includes bibliographical references (p. 19)
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration to National Academy of Sciences. NCC5-202