CONTENTS
(Volume 76, Science and Technology Series,
27th AAS Goddard Memorial Symposium,
Global Environmental Change:
The Role of Space in Understanding Earth

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FOREWORD, Horace Jacobs vii

INTRODUCTION 1

Global Environmental Change: The Role of Space in Understanding Earth - Introduction (AAS 89-100), Richard G. Johnson 3

Global Environmental Change: The Role of Space in Understanding Earth - Keynote Address (AAS 89-101), Ernest F. Hollings 7

POLICY AND PLANS 13

A U.S. Strategy for Global Change Research (AAS 89-102), Dallas Peck 15

NASA Goals and Plans for Global Change Research (AAS 89-103), Noel W. Hinners 29

NOAA’s Role in Global Change Research (AAS 89-104), Mel Peterson 39

International Space Year: Mission to Planet Earth (AAS 89-105), John L McLucas 43

Science and Policy: The Cooperative Role of Industry and Government (AAS 89-106), Geraldine V. Cox 55

GLOBAL EARTH SCIENCES 65

Earth System Science Issues (AAS 89-108), Francis P. Bretherton 67

Status and Issues in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS 89-109), Robert T. Watson 71

Biological Systems Role in Global Change (AAS 89-110), Berrien Moore 79

Ocean Sciences and Global Change (AAS 89-111), David Goodrich 83

Solid Earth and Hydrological Sciences and Global Change (AAS 89-112), Richard S. Williams 89

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 95

Active Microwave Remote Sensing (AAS 89-113) (Abstract), Charles Elachi 97

Passive Microwave Remote Sensing (AAS 89-114), David H. Staelin 99

Active Optical Sensor Technology (AAS 89-115), Harvey Melfi 107

Passive Electro-Optical Sensor Technology (AAS 89-116), Carl F. Schueler 113

Ultraviolet Remote Sensing Technology (AAS 89-117), Arlin J. Krueger 123

STUDENT PROGRAM - YOUR FUTURE IN SPACE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES 131

Your Future in Space: Opportunities and Challenges -Industry (AAS 89-119), Donovan B. Hicks 133

SUPPLEMENT - THE U.S. COMPETITIVE POSITION IN SPACE: AN AAS ASSESSMENT 137

APPENDICES 149

Publications of the American Astronautical Society 150

Science and Technology Series 151

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series 156

AAS History Series 161

INDEX 163

Numerical Index 165

Author Index 167