Open AccessEarth Sciences and Societal Needs Explored at National Research Council Meeting
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo480002
Subject(s) - research council , political science , earth (classical element) , administration (probate law) , library science , engineering ethics , public administration , engineering , computer science , government (linguistics) , law , linguistics , philosophy , physics , mathematical physics
“It is increasingly incumbent on all of us as Earth scientists to help make the connection between scientific data and decision makers,” Kathryn Sullivan, acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), stated during a keynote address at an 18 November meeting of the U.S. National Research Council's Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR).