Geoscience Data and Collections: National Resources in Peril

by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne and National Research Council

Geoscience data and collections (such as, rock and sediment cores, geophysical data, engineering records, and fossils) are necessary for industries to discover and develop domestic natural resources to fulfill the nation's energy and mineral requirements and to improve the prediction of immediate and long term hazards, such as land slides, volcanic eruptions and global climate change. While the nation has assembled a wealth of geoscience data and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309083419
• ISBN13: 9780309083416
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 11.0"