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_aWeighing Earth's Water from Space. _cAlan Ward. |
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_bEarth Observatory, _c2003. |
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_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2004. _nArticle 101, _pScience, _x1522-3264; |
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500 | _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. | ||
500 | _aOriginally Published: Weighing Earth's Water from Space, Dec. 23, 2003; pp. n.p.. | ||
520 | _a"Set against the velvet blackness of outer space, our home planet looks like a 'blue marble'--bright, shimmering, and mostly fluid. Indeed, it is the abundance of water on its surface that gives Earth its blue appearance." (EARTH OBSERVATORY) This article explains how scientists use two NASA satellites to track fresh water on the Earth. | ||
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650 | _aAquifers | ||
650 | _aArtificial satellites in earth sciences | ||
650 | _aArtificial satellites in meteorology | ||
650 | _aEnvironmental monitoring | ||
650 | _aFresh water | ||
650 | _aGravitational fields | ||
650 | _aGravity Recovery and Climate Experiment | ||
650 | _aGroundwater | ||
650 | _aHydrologic cycle | ||
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_aUnited States _bNational Aeronautics and Space Adm. |
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_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2004, _pScience. _x1522-3264; |
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