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

MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-168

MEDIA BRIEFING ON USE OF EARTH DATA TO SUPPORT NATIONAL PRIORITIES

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Sept.
8, at 3 p.m. EDT, to present the results of a study on how the U.S.
government currently uses Earth science information to manage
resources and protect public health.

The report is the latest in a series from the U.S. Climate Change
Science Program addressing various aspects of the country's highest
priority research, observation and decision-support needs. The study
examines the decision-support tools that government agencies use to
make predictions and forecasts in such areas as agricultural
productivity, air quality, renewable energy resources, water
management, and the prevention of vector-borne disease. It also
probes the extent to which these decision-making tools are used to
evaluate future impacts of climate change.

Report co-authors participating in the teleconference are:
-- Molly Macauley, Resources for the Future, Washington
-- Gregory Glass, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore
-- Holly Hartmann, University of Arizona, Tucson
-- David Renne, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colo.

Reporters wanting to participate in the call should contact Steve Cole
at 202-358-0918 for dial-in instructions by noon Sept. 8. Embargoed
copies of the report's executive summary are available to reporters
in advance upon request. The full report, "Uses and Limitations of
Observations, Data, Forecasts, and Other Projections in Decision
Support for Selected Sectors and Regions," will be available after
the briefing.

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's Web site
at:



http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio