TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Airborne Geophysics and Precise Positioning: Scientific Issues and Future Directions SN - 978-0-309-05183-5 DO - 10.17226/4807 PY - 1995 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4807/airborne-geophysics-and-precise-positioning-scientific-issues-and-future-directions PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences KW - Space and Aeronautics AB - The Global Positioning System, with its capability for both precisely positioning and navigating an aircraft, has created new scientific opportunities for studying the earth. This book examines the state of the art in airborne geophysics as integrated with new precise positioning systems, and it outlines the scientific goals of focused effort in airborne geophysics, including advances in our understanding of solid earth processes, global climate change, the environment, and resources. ER -