United States Geological Survey YearbookU.S. Geological Survey, 1991 - Geology |
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... global data . Great advances in computer technology permitted scientists to compare massive amounts of information and to develop new insights into the land on which we live . Our view of the Earth began to change . Today we are combin ...
... global data . Great advances in computer technology permitted scientists to compare massive amounts of information and to develop new insights into the land on which we live . Our view of the Earth began to change . Today we are combin ...
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... Global Positioning System ( GPS ) unit and recorded for each field observation . The GPS unit receives radio transmissions from a constella- tion of navigation satellites and is small enough to be stashed in a backpack . Back at the ...
... Global Positioning System ( GPS ) unit and recorded for each field observation . The GPS unit receives radio transmissions from a constella- tion of navigation satellites and is small enough to be stashed in a backpack . Back at the ...
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... global telecommunications network . The figure shows how the GHDB can be used by illustrating research study results of the expected intensity ( as measured on the modified Mercalli intensity scale ) of a hypo- thetical magnitude 7.1 ...
... global telecommunications network . The figure shows how the GHDB can be used by illustrating research study results of the expected intensity ( as measured on the modified Mercalli intensity scale ) of a hypo- thetical magnitude 7.1 ...
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... global monitoring and modeling ... economic devel- opment . . .intelligent vehicle and highway systems ... agricultural pest management ... water - quality assessment . . .range and forest management ... crisis management ... mineral ...
... global monitoring and modeling ... economic devel- opment . . .intelligent vehicle and highway systems ... agricultural pest management ... water - quality assessment . . .range and forest management ... crisis management ... mineral ...
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... Global Change , an ad hoc com- mittee comprised of representatives from scientific agencies involved in global change research . The purpose of the IWG is to make it as easy as possible for scientists and others to access global change ...
... Global Change , an ad hoc com- mittee comprised of representatives from scientific agencies involved in global change research . The purpose of the IWG is to make it as easy as possible for scientists and others to access global change ...
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