Dec 10, 2009

Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918 stephen e cole@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-232

SCARCE WATER, OUR QUIET SUN AND SPACE ROCKS AMONG NASA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING

WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union The meeting takes place Dec 14-18 at the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St , in San Francisco

News briefings held during the meeting will feature new results on dwindling groundwater supplies in California and other parts of the world, the impact of the current "quiet" solar cycle on Earth's atmosphere, efforts to track near-Earth objects such as comets and asteroids, and satellite views of the global circulation of greenhouse gases In addition, NASA scientists and their colleagues who use NASA research capabilities will present noteworthy findings during scientific sessions that are open to registered journalists

For a complete list of NASA-related news briefings at the meeting, visit:

http://www nasa gov/topics/earth/agu/index html

The Web site contains detailed information about how reporters can participate in the briefings, both on-site and remotely The site will be updated throughout the week with additional information about NASA presentations

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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