The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has issued a status report on NASA's Earth Science Plan (the Plan might indirectly affect how we gain satellite data for mapping and monitoring coral reefs):
Members of the science community and leaders of the House Science Committee warned NASA at an April 28 hearing that efforts to cut Earth science funding and missions at the space agency would not be taken lightly. The AIP report discusses the context and content of a just-released interim report by a National Research Council (NRC) committee which states that the vitality of NASA's Earth science and application programs "has been placed at substantial risk by a rapidly shrinking budget that no longer supports already-approved missions and programs of high scientific and societal relevance."
"It sounds like the real problem," Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI) remarked, "is that NASA is low on money because it's been given new missions and wasn't given the money to do them, so it's cutting and scraping...to get rid of what it can." He warned NASA Associate Administrator for Science Alphonso Diaz, that "we regard this as a very big change" that should not be undertaken without the involvement of the research community and the consent of Congress.
This blog attempts to bring together coral researchers and Marine Protected Area supervisors to discuss what data need to be integrated for themselves, as well as for the public, and how to go about it. You must be an invited member to post to this list, but if you produce and use coral data, we want to hear from you. (Write to Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov).
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Monday, May 23, 2005
SCCOOS
The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS), appears to have a well-managed observing system network, and is worth looking at as we move towards building our own. They certainly have a nicely organized project, which is also reflected in their well-organized Web page.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)