%0 Book %A National Research Council %T Review of NASA's Solid-Earth Science Strategy %@ 978-0-309-09252-4 %D 2004 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11084/review-of-nasas-solid-earth-science-strategy %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11084/review-of-nasas-solid-earth-science-strategy %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Earth Sciences %K Space and Aeronautics %P 56 %R doi:10.17226/11084 %X The report reviews NASA's solid-earth science strategy, placing particular emphasis on observational strategies for measuring surface deformation, high-resolution topography, surface properties, and the variability of the earth’s magnetic and gravity fields. The report found that NASA is uniquely positioned to implement these observational strategies and that a number of agency programs would benefit from the resulting data. In particular, the report strongly endorses the near-term launch of a satellite dedicated to L-band InSAR measurements of the land surface, which is a key component of the U.S. Geological Survey’s hazards mitigation program and the multi-agency EarthScope program.