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100 _aWard, Alan,
245 0 _aWeighing Earth's Water from Space.
_cAlan Ward.
260 _bEarth Observatory,
_c2003.
440 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
_nArticle 101,
_pScience,
_x1522-3264;
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.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
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
610 _aUnited States
_bNational Aeronautics and Space Adm.
710 _aProQuest Information and Learning Company
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2004,
_pScience.
_x1522-3264;
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