[[!redirects NASA]] The **National Aeronautics and Space Administration** or **NASA** is an agency of the United States government, responsible for that country's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA's [[Goddard Institute for Space Studies]] or GISS, headquartered at Columbia University in New York City, focuses on climate research. NASA's [[Earth Science Enterprise]] focuses on understanding natural and human-induced changes in the global environment in cooperation with other US federal agencies. Programs include: * Carbon sequestration assessment for Carbon Management ([[USDA]], [[DOE]]) * Enhanced weather prediction for Energy Forecasting ([[DOE]], [[EPA]]) * Environmental indicators for Coastal Management ([[NOAA]]) * Environmental indicators for Community Growth Management ([[EPA]], [[USGS]], [[NSGIC]]) * Environmental models for Biological Invasive Species ([[USGS]], [[USDA]]) * Regional to national to international atmospheric measurements and predictions for Air Quality Management ([[EPA]], [[NOAA]]) * Water cycle science for Water Management and Conservation ([[EPA]], [[USDA]]) * Mapping worldwide solar power resources ([[NREL]]) ## References ## * [NASA](http://www.nasa.gov/), homepage. * [NASA](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA), Wikipedia. category:organizations