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New global carbon budget and carbon trend analyses published including 2010 posted December 13, 2011

The Global Carbon Project has just published the new global carbon budget and carbon trend analyses including 2010. The highlights, complete ppt with figures, datasets for download, and other related information are available at http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget Key findings and analyses include: * CO2 emissions grew 5.9% in 2010 to reach 9.1 GtC (33.5Gt CO2), overcoming a 1.4% decrease in CO2 emissions in 2009 * Including land-use change and deforestation, in 2010 emissions reached 10.0 GtC (36.8 Gt CO2) * A comparison of the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis with other major economic crises * Update of CO2 emissions from both production and consumption in individual countries to 2010 * As of 2009 developing countries now emit more than developed countries in terms of consumption, and China now emits more than the US in terms of consumption * Analysis of recent trends in emissions and the fossil fuel intensity of the global economy * Full update of the main component fluxes of the human perturbation of the global carbon budget to 2010

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Third Announcement:  The 40th Anniversary NOAA, Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Annual Conference   posted December 1, 2011

To be held in Boulder, Colorado the week of May 14 -18, 2012. Please put theses dates into your calendar.  Further meeting details including a "Call for Abstracts" will be sent in December, 2011.  

For our Foreign National attendees who need a United States visa or permission from their agency to attend, please contact Dr. Russ Schnell, sooner rather than later, for an official invitation letter. 

Dr. Russ Schnell
Deputy Director 
GMD
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80303
Tel: 303-497-6733
Fax: 303-497-6975
Russell.C.Schnell@noaa.gov

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Requests for Information (RFI) posted November 15, 2011
OSTP has released two requests regarding increasing public Access to results of federally funded research:

  1. Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications Resulting From Federally Funded Research
  2. Public Access to Digital Data Resulting From Federally Funded Scientific Research

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NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) Program  posted November 15, 2011

NASA announces a call for graduate fellowship proposals to the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) program for the 2012-2013 academic year.  This call for fellowship proposals solicits applications from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of individuals pursuing Master of Science (M.Sc.) or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines.  The purpose of NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA's scientific goals.  Awards resulting from the competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the respective universities.

The deadline for NEW applications is February 1, 2012, and the deadline for RENEWAL applications is March 15, 2012.

The NESSF call for proposals and submission instructions are located at the NESSF 12 solicitation index page at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ - click on "Solicitations" then click on "Open Solicitations" then select the "NESSF 12" announcement.  Also refer to "Proposal Submission Instructions" and "Frequently Asked Questions" listed under "Other Documents" on the NESSF 12 solicitation index page.

All proposals must be submitted in electronic format only through the NASA NSPIRES system.  The advisor has an active role in the submission of the fellowship proposal.  To use the NSPIRES system, the advisor, the student, and the university must all register.  Extended instructions on how to submit an electronic proposal package are posted on the NESSF 12 solicitation index page listed above.  You can register in NSPIRES at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/.

For further information contact Ming-Ying Wei, Program Administrator for NESSF Earth Science Research, Telephone: (202) 358-0771, E-mail: mwei@nasa.gov or Dolores Holland, Program Administrator for NESSF Heliophysics Research, Planetary Science Research, and Astrophysics Research, Telephone: (202) 358-0734, E-mail: hq-nessf-Space@nasa.gov.

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NASA PACE Science Definition Team Meeting   posted October 28, 2011

NASA is holding a planning meeting for its next polar-orbiting ocean color satellite mission, “PACE”. PACE is part of NASA’s 2010 Climate Initiative (http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/). The PACE mission includes an ocean color sensor and potentially an internationally-contributed polarimeter. The PACE mission will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols. An internationally-composed PACE Science Definition Team (SDT) was recently selected by NASA to discuss Level 1 science and related instrument requirements for the mission.

The first PACE SDT meeting will be held from 16-18 November 2011 in Washington, D.C. USA. Meeting details can be found on the PACE web site:
http://dsm.gsfc.nasa.gov/PACE.html

The meeting is open to the public, registration can be done via the web site.
There are no funds to support travel unless you were selected as an official
NASA PACE SDT member from the 2011 competition.

The meeting web site will contain updated information and documentation regarding the development of the PACE science, instrument and mission requirements.

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ROSES-11 Amendment 26: Text for A.35, Earth Science Applications: Wildland Fires posted September 19, 2011

Amendment 26 presents the text and proposal due dates for Appendix A.35, Earth Science Applications: Wildland Fires.

ROSES-11 Appendix A.35, Earth Science Applications: Wildland Fires is specifically focused on applications addressing cross-cutting and multi-disciplinary issues related to wildland fires in support of management strategies and actions, business practices, and policy analysis and decisions. Projects must span at least two of the Applied Sciences Program's applications themes, identified within.

This solicitation will initially support one-year feasibility studies of potential applications. NASA will then down-select and continue support of a subset of these applications in subsequent, three-year projects. The three-year projects will develop the application with and transition the application to a public or private organization for sustained use in decision making and services to end users.

Proposals to this solicitation are only for the Stage 1 portion of this enterprise. Notices of Intent to propose (NOIs) are due October 27, 2011. Proposals are due December 16, 2011.

On or about September 15, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH11ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH11ZDA001N").  You can now track amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

Technical questions concerning this program may be addressed to Woody Turner
Applied Sciences Program, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-1662. E-mail: Woody.Turner@nasa.gov

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ROSES-11 Amendment 22: Two week delay of proposal Due Dates for ROSES-11 Appendixes A.32, C.18, E.5, and E.6 posted August 30, 2011

In order to give more time to proposers who are without power because of Hurricane Irene, this amendment delays by two weeks the proposal due date for the following programs:

Appendix A.32, the New (Early Career) Investigator Program  (NIP) in Earth Science. The new proposal due date for A.32, NIP, is now Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Appendix C.18, the Planetary Protection Research (PPR) program in Planetary Science. The new proposal due date for C.18, PPR, is now Friday, September 16, 2011.

Appendices E.5 and E.6, the Cross Division Supplemental Outreach and Education Programs, respectively, for ROSES Investigators. The new proposal due dates for E.5 and E.6 are now Friday, September 16, 2011.

On or about August 30, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH11ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and will appear on the RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

Table 2 and Table 3 of the Summary of Solicitation for this NRA will be updated to reflect these changes.

Questions concerning A.32, the New (Early Career) Investigator Program in Earth Science, may be addressed to Ming-Ying Wei at Ming-Ying.Wei-1@nasa.gov or 202-358-0771.

Questions concerning C.18, the Planetary Protection Research Program, may be addressed to Catharine Conley at HQ-PPR@mail.nasa.gov or 202-358-3912.

Questions concerning E.5 and E.6 the Supplemental Outreach and Education Awards for ROSES Investigators may be addressed to Jim Lochner at james.c.lochner@nasa.gov or 202-358-3858

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ROSES-11 Amendment 21: Final Text for A.33, Earth Science Applications: Disasters
posted August 29, 2011

Amendment 21 provides the final text and proposal due date for Appendix A.33, Earth Science Applications: Disasters.

ROSES-11 Appendix A.33, Earth Science Applications: Disasters is specifically focused on the ability of organizations (public and private) to leverage NASA Earth observations, derived products, and modeling capabilities in order to advance their skill to monitor, identify, assess, predict, and respond to natural and technological disasters. Furthermore, this solicitation will seek the development of sustainable solutions that incorporate solid business/organization models that strive to incorporate performance metrics, fiscal realism of sustained operations, and the vision to meet the disaster challenges of both today and in the future.

This amendment presents the final text for this Appendix, which replaces the prior text in its entirety. The changes include: The priority topics in Section 2.1 have been revised. This program element will be implemented in two Stages. Twelve month Stage 1-Feasibility projects will be awarded with an Option for three-year Stage 2-Decisions projects to be awarded at the end of Stage 1. Notices of Intent to propose are due September 22, 2011 and Proposals are due November 22, 2011.

On or about August 25, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH11ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH11ZDA001N").  You can now track amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

The NASA HQ point of contact concerning this program element is Lucien Cox, Applied Sciences Program, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-2164; E-mail: elbert.l.cox@nasa.gov.

Technical questions concerning this program may be addressed to Michael Goodman, Earth Science Applications: Disasters Technical Lead, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Telephone: (256) 961-7990; E-mail: michael.goodman@nasa.gov.

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ROSES-11 Amendment 20: Revised text for Appendix A.2, Land-Cover Land-Use Change (LCLUC)
posted August 29, 2011

Amendment 20 presents revised text for Appendix A.2, Land-Cover Land-Use Change (LCLUC), which, for this year, is now entitled Land-Cover Land-Use Change for Early Career Scientists.

The NASA LCLUC program supports research at the intersection of physical and social science involving the use of remotely sensed data. The program encourages the development of early career scientists that excel in this area of research. There is a growing community within academia, including students, that is engaging in interdisciplinary research of societal relevance.

This amendment extends the period for the eligibility to apply; those who received their Ph.D. no earlier than 2005 are eligible to propose. Step-1 proposals still due by December 1, 2011, and Step-2 proposals due by June 1, 2012.

On or about August 19, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH11ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH11ZDA001N").   You can now track amendments, clarifications, and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

Questions concerning this program may be addressed to Garik Gutman, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. E-mail: ggutman@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-0276.

 

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ROSES-11 Amendment 17: Proposal opportunity for A.36 SERVIR
posted August 10, 2011

Applied Sciences Team Amendment 17 provides the final text and proposal due date for Appendix A.36, SERVIR Applied Sciences Team.

This solicitation seeks proposals for individual members of a new Applied Sciences Team to support the SERVIR program in developing science applications for international development through the use of Earth observations. SERVIR is a regional visualization and monitoring system using Earth observations to support environmental management, climate adaptation, and disaster response in developing countries. Team members will conduct applications research, development, and testing, and participate in capacity building and rapid response activities to enhance SERVIR efforts in developing countries. Team members will work on individual projects they proposed, as well as in ad hoc subteams for special problems. The overall objective of this team is to generate and broaden the base of applications of Earth observations serving key needs in SERVIR regions and supporting U.S. international development interests. Proposals are due October 25, 2011. On or about July 25, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH11ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH11ZDA001N"). You can now track amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011 Technical questions concerning this program may be addressed to Ashutosh Limaye, Science and Applications Lead, SERVIR Coordination Office, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Telephone: (256) 961-7903; E-mail: Ashutosh.Limaye@nasa.gov The NASA HQ point of contact concerning this program element is Woody Turner, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-1662; E-mail: woody.turner@nasa.gov.

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Call for Members of the Science Definition Team for the PACE Mission   posted July 29, 2011

NASA Announcement ID: NNH11ZDA015J

NASA is soliciting applications and nominations for members of the PACE (Pre-Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission Science Definition Team (SDT). Response will take the form of a Letter of Application submitted to the PACE Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters.

1. Scope of the Program

The Pre-Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission is a strategic Climate Continuity mission and is included in NASA's new plan: "Responding to the Challenge of Climate and Environmental Change:  NASA's Plan for a Climate-Centric Architecture for Earth Observations and Applications from Space" (hereafter referred to as the "Climate Initiative") sponsored by NASA's Earth Science Division.  The Climate Initiative can be found at http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/.  This plan was informed in part by the National Research Council's (NRC) Decadal Survey of Earth Science at NASA, NOAA, and USGS, entitled "Earth Science and Applications from Space:  National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond" (the NRC's Earth Science Decadal Survey,  available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11820).

The PACE mission will extend key ocean biogeochemical, biological, and aerosol climate data records whose future was in jeopardy prior to the FY2011 budget request.  PACE will be a polar-orbiting mission with an ocean color sensor and an aerosol-cloud polarimeter.  The mission will be capable of performing radiometric and polarimetric ocean and atmosphere surveys, returning a range of geophysical data from which properties of the ocean and atmosphere can be produced to maintain a time series of critical climate and Earth system variables. The PACE mission has multiple scientific goals, including making climate-quality global ocean color measurements that are essential for understanding the carbon cycle and global ocean ecology, and how the ocean's role in global biogeochemical (carbon) cycling and ocean ecology both affects and is affected by climate change.  Polarimetry measurements would provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols. The President's FY2012 budget request enables the development for launch in 2019/2020 of these critical climate measurements.

The PACE Science Definition Team (SDT) will be different from historical SDTs within NASA's Earth Science Division in that once selected, the team members will spend six to nine months developing the science and technical requirements for the PACE mission, culminating in a report. Once the SDT's work has concluded, the science team will be disbanded prior to any solicitations for the mission or for instruments being issued by NASA.

2. Science Definition Team for the PACE Mission

2.1 PACE SDT Structure

The PACE SDT will consist of approximately 20 members with expertise in ocean biology, ecology, biogeochemistry, ocean color/optical oceanography, as well as aerosol, cloud, radiation science, and polarimetry. The PACE Program Scientist will make a recommendation to the Director of the Earth Science Division for a Chair of the PACE SDT from the selected SDT members.  The Director of the Earth Science Division will select the SDT Chair.  The NASA PACE Program Scientist, the NASA PACE Project Scientist, and possibly other agency representatives will be ex officio members of the SDT.

2.2 PACE SDT Responsibilities

The members of the PACE SDT will provide NASA with scientific assistance during preliminary concept definition (Pre-Phase A) activities.  Near-term activities of the SDT members will focus primarily on assessing the scientific approach critical to achieving the goals of the PACE space mission as outlined in NASA's Climate Initiative.

NASA's charge to the SDT will be to provide science requirements, investigation approaches, key mission properties, and any other scientific inputs or threshold and baseline instrument requirements needed to support the design of an optimized space mission concept satisfying the overall goals of the PACE mission as outlined by the NASA's Climate Initiative.  This includes sensor calibration and data validation plans and instrumentation, as needed.  Among the products to be produced by the SDT will be the description of a Design Reference Mission (DRM) that describes a preliminary investigation approach for the PACE prime science mission, including the expected scientific impact of a representative set of proposed strawman investigations.  Justification for conducting the PACE investigations from space and an assessment of how such investigations will complement existing and planned domestic and international missions will be included in the SDT's report. 

The PACE SDT will work with NASA mission designers to help assure the maximum scientific return from PACE and, in particular, to ensure preparedness for beginning formal formulation and development of the mission.  Members of the PACE SDT will work in collaboration with NASA Headquarters, NASA Program and Project management and technical personnel at the participating field centers, and the oceanographic and radiation sciences community to provide input during the pre-formulation study phase of PACE. 

All meetings of the PACE SDT will be open, all reports and other output of the PACE SDT will be made publicly available, and the PACE SDT will be disbanded prior to any future Request for Proposals (RFP) or Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for participation in the PACE mission, including provision of instrumentation.

The initial meeting of the PACE SDT will be targeted for October of 2011.  The SDT can be expected to meet in person three times over the six to nine months following SDT selection.  Meeting duration will be for (typically) two to three days.  The SDT also may have regular phone-in meetings.  Meetings will be called by the SDT Chair and the agendas will be set by the Chair in coordination with NASA management to ensure that planned activities are aligned with programmatic needs and expectations. The PACE mission will be implemented through the Earth Systematic Missions Program Office at GSFC.  NASA is developing a management plan for the mission studies. All travel expenses to meetings will be reimbursed.  Salary and other financial support will not be provided.

2.3 PACE SDT Membership Proposal Content

Response to this Call is in the form of a Letter of Application. In the letter, the applicant should provide evidence of expertise and knowledge in areas highly relevant to the PACE primary scientific goals and related technology. For the ocean biogeochemistry/ecology/color portion of PACE, expertise could include but not be limited to: methods and an understanding of uncertainties for ocean biology and biogeochemistry as well as radiation sciences research and data products, such as spectral inversion algorithms for retrievals of phytoplankton absorption, absorption by colored dissolved organic material, and particulate backscattering; an understanding of phytoplankton physiological and functional group responses to a changing environment, including fluorescence quantum efficiency; an understanding of atmospheric correction approaches, including water vapor absorption features and aerosol corrections over turbid waters; direct lunar calibration and in situ vicarious gain adjustment approaches, protocols, and technologies; space-based UV-visible and SWIR radiometer and focal plane instrumentation design and development.  For the aerosol and cloud portion of PACE, expertise could include, but not be limited to: methods and an understanding of uncertainties in climate forcing due to aerosols and clouds as well as atmospheric radiative transfer and aerosol/cloud data products, such as spectral and polarization retrieval algorithms of aerosol and cloud properties; an understanding of the processes affecting aerosol and cloud properties; instrument design; and sensor calibration and data product validation approaches.

The Letter may also contain a brief list of references to scientific or technical papers the applicant has published that establish her/him as a leader in the ocean biology, biogeochemistry, ecology, optical oceanography, aerosol, cloud or radiation sciences communities or as an expert in PACE-related technology areas.  The Letter should also contain a statement of how much time the applicant will commit over the next six to nine months for activities related to the PACE SDT, particularly if there are any major constraints that may restrict full engagement in the significant amount of work that will be required to define the scientific and investigation approach to the PACE mission.

Letter applications are invited from individuals, not groups. Collaborations and teams are not solicited. Each Letter is to be limited to two pages, with 12-pt font and 1-inch margins.  The subject line of a responsive application must read "NASA PACE SDT Application"  Letter applications submitted by E-mail are preferred, but may also be submitted by regular mail or fax. Responses to this invitation should be received no later than September 9, 2011.

3. Selection of the PACE Science Definition Team

NASA Headquarters PACE Program Scientists will select PACE SDT members from the pool of respondents. The Program Scientists may submit letters for external peer-review as needed. 

Application letters should be submitted to:

Dr. Paula Bontempi
Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program
Earth Science Division- Science Mission Directorate
Mail Suite 3B74
NASA Headquarters
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546
Tel: 202-358-1508
E-mail: Paula.Bontempi@nasa.gov
Fax: 202-358-2770

 

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Earth Venture 2 AO, Amendment 1: Changes regarding small business subcontracting plans, full cost accounting, and data centers  posted July 29, 2011


NNH11ZDA012O
Release Date:  June 17, 2011
Proposals Due:  September 15, 2011

With this amendment, the NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO) NNH11ZDA012O, "Earth Venture 2," has been amended to remove a proposal requirement for a small business contracting plan, to provide clarification to instructions to NASA Centers regarding full cost accounting, and to clarify responsibility for the assignment of a NASA data center.

This amendment removes the reference to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and removes the requirement for a small business subcontracting plan from the proposal (Section 5.5.1, Section J.11 of Appendix B). A small business subcontracting plan will be required from the selected offeror prior to award (Section 7.4.3). Requirement 40 and Requirement B-67 are deleted. Further information may be found in NASA Procurement Information Circular (PIC) 11-01 ( http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/pic11-01.html).

This amendment clarifies one point (the CM&O rate for NASA Centers) and corrects an error (the source of civil servant labor funding under the current NASA budget structure) regarding full cost accounting for NASA facilities and personnel (Section 5.6.5).

This amendment clarifies that NASA will assign a data center after mission selection (Section 4.4.3) and that data management plans should address specific Earth Science standards (Appendix B, Section E.4).

On or about July 26, 2011, Amendment No. 1 to the NASA Announcement of Opportunity "Earth Venture 2" (NNH11ZDA012O) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH11ZDA012O").

Questions concerning the Earth Venture 2 AO may be addressed to Dr. Ramesh K. Kakar, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: 202-358-0240; E-mail: Ramesh.K.Kakar@nasa.gov (subject line to read "EARTH VENTURE 2 AO").

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HyspIRI Decadal Survey Mission Science Workshop posted July 7, 2011

We would like to invite you to join us at the that will be held in Washington, DC, August 23-25, 2011

At this time we would like to solicit contributions from you of science and science applications results (from both the US and international community) for oral and poster presentations at this HyspIRI science workshop.

If you have material to present, please send a title, authorship and brief abstract by the 31st of July or preferably earlier to Robert.O.Green@jpl.nasa.gov or Simon.J.Hook@jpl.nasa.gov.

The primary objective of this workshop will be to engage the broad scientific community in an overview of the HyspIRI mission concept as called for by the National Research Council in its Decadal Survey: Earth Science and Applications from Space.
 
The HyspIRI mission includes two global mapping instruments: an imaging spectrometer and a multispectral thermal instrument.  The imaging spectrometer delivers complete spectral measurements from 380 to 2500 nm at 10 nm sampling at a high signal-to-noise ratio for the entire terrestrial and coastal regions of the Earth every 19 days with 60 m sampling.  The multispectral thermal instrument measures the same area at the same spatial scale in 8 bands between 3 and 12 microns, every 5 days.  A real-time direct broadcast of a subset of measurements would be provided by the Intelligent Payload Module.
 
This workshop will include sessions on core HyspIRI Earth Science topics, including climate variability science, as well as science applications called for by the NRC Decadal Survey.

Topics:
- Mission concept overview and preliminary level 1 requirements
- Global Earth science enabled by HyspIRI measurements:
- Ecosystem and carbon cycle
- Global surface spectral albedo and carbon/dust effects on snow and ice
- Carbon release from biomass burning (fuel, occurrence, intensity and recovery globally)
- Evapotranspiration and water use and availability
- Volcanic Eruption Parameters: Precursor temperatures, eruptive lava temperatures and ash & gas cloud properties
- Climate variability and ecosystem response
- HyspIRI Science Applications
- International HyspIRI related science activities
- Status of spectral libraries

- Next Generation airborne instruments that simulate HyspIRI-type measurements

We will review these science measurement characteristics as well as calibration, product generation and validation plans, including international collaborations.
 
Workshop registration and hotel information are available on the HyspIRI Website:
 
http://hyspiri.jpl.nasa.gov
 
The reports from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd HyspIRI Science workshops are now on the website as well.
 
Inquiries about the HyspIRI Science Workshop should be directed to either Robert Green or Simon Hook.

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ROSES-11 Amendment 14: final text for Appendix A.4, Terrestrial Ecology posted July 4, 2011

The goals of NASA's Terrestrial Ecology research are to improve understanding of the structure and function of global terrestrial ecosystems, their interactions with the atmosphere and hydrosphere, and their role in the cycling of the major biogeochemical elements and water.
This program of research addresses impacts to and vulnerability of ecosystems and the carbon cycle to global environmental changes; development and utilization of new and/or multi-sensor remote sensing analysis approaches to estimate important ecosystem and carbon cycle properties; coastal ecosystem impacts of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill through analysis of NASA airborne data; and follow-on studies that advance the results of prior NASA Terrestrial Ecology research.

This amendment presents the final text for Appendix A.4, which replaces the prior text in its entirety. Notices of Intent to propose are now due August 17, 2011, and proposals are due October 28, 2011.

On or about July 1, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH11ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH11ZDA001N"). You can now track amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

Questions concerning this program may be addressed to Diane E. Wickland, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. E-mail: Diane.E.Wickland@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-0245.

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ROSES-11 Amendment 13: Name change and final text for Appendix A.31, Science Definition Team for the DESDynI-Radar Mission posted July 1, 2011

Amendment 13 changes the name of Appendix A.31, to Science Definition Team for the Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice - Radar (DESDynI-R) Mission, and presents the final text, that replaces the prior text in its entirety.

The DESDynI-R mission will use radar to measure the deformation of the Earth, study change occurring in the polar ice sheets, and characterize global ecosystems.

This solicitation seeks proposals for membership in a Science Definition Team (SDT) to support prelaunch planning and preparation for the DESDynI-R mission. The DESDynI-R SDT (RSDT) will function for the period between the time of RSDT selection and launch of the DESDynI-R spacecraft. The RSDT will develop the scientific requirements for the DESDynI-R mission in support of the DESDynI-R Project Scientist.

This amendment presents the final text for Appendix A.31, that replaces the prior text in its entirety. The recent 2012 Administration budget required that NASA reformulate the DESDynI mission as an L-Band SAR only design to meet reduced budget guidelines. A Science Definition Team is desired to provide scientific inputs in support of mission preformulation efforts for this newly defined L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mission. Notices of Intent to propose are now due July 25, 2011, and proposals are due September 23, 2011.

On or about June 30, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH11ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "pen Solicitations" then "NNH11ZDA001N"). You can now track amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

Questions concerning this program may be addressed to John LaBrecque, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. E-mail: John.LaBrecque@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-1373.

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Announcement of Opportunity for the Earth System Science Pathfinder Program: Earth Venture-2 posted June 29, 2011

NNH11ZDA012O
Notice Type: Solicitation
Release Date:  June 17, 2011
Notice of Intent to propose Due:  July 22, 2011
Proposals Due:  September 15, 2011

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is releasing a NASA Announcement of Opportunity (NNH11ZDA012O), Earth Venture-2 (EV-2).  Earth Venture is an element within the Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) Program that conducts Principal Investigator (PI)-led Earth science investigations relevant to SMD's Earth Science Division. NASA expects to select one EV-2 mission to proceed into formulation and implementation.  Launch Readiness Date (LRD) is to occur no later than April 30, 2017.  The proposed missions must support the goals and objectives of the ESSP Program and the EV-2 element.

This solicitation will be open from June 17, 2011, through September 15, 2011.  Upon the release date, the full text of the AO and all appendices will be available electronically at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ .  A preproposal conference will be held in mid-July, in the Washington, DC, area; see http://essp.larc.nasa.gov/EV-2/ for details.

Participation is open to all categories of organizations (U.S. and non-U.S), including educational institutions, industry, not-for-profit organizations, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and other Government agencies.

Proposers should be aware of the following major changes in this AO from the Earth Venture-2 Draft AO (NNH11ZDA010J) that was released on February 15, 2011.

  • The organizations which will provide evaluation services to NASA for this AO have been specified (Section 4.2.1).
  • Policy sections have been added describing orbital constellations (Section 4.5.5) and end-of-mission requirements (Section 4.5.6)
  • Proposals must demonstrate how the proposed investigation will fully achieve the proposed objectives (Section 5.1.1)
  • Interface requirements for ISS-based investigations have been stated more explicitly (Section 5.9.4).
  • Significant clarifications have been made in the description of constraints and requirements for proposing alternative access to space (Section 5.9.5).
  • The requirement for selected PI-led teams to attend NASA's PI-led Team Masters Forum is explicitly stated (Section 7.4.2).
  • All individuals affiliated with the proposed investigation without being listed as team members on the proposal cover page must be entered in NSPIRES (Appendix B, Section A.2).
  • The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be provided in an appendix (Appendix B, Section J.11).
In addition to the listed major changes, this AO incorporates a large number of additional changes relative to the previous ESSP Program AO and the Draft EV-2 AO, including both policy changes and changes to proposal submission requirements. All proposers must read this AO carefully, and all proposals must comply with the requirements, constraints, and guidelines contained within this AO.

Direct questions specifically regarding this solicitation to: Dr. Ramesh K. Kakar, EV-2 Program Scientist, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546; Tel.: (202) 358-0240; E-mail: Ramesh.K.Kakar@nasa.gov (subject line to read "EV-2 AO").

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ROSES-11 Amendment 12: Revised text for Appendix A.2, Land-Cover Land-Use Change (LCLUC) posted June 29, 2011

Amendment 12 presents revised text for Appendix A.2, Land-Cover Land-Use Change (LCLUC), which, for this year, is now entitled Land-Cover Land-Use Change for Early Career Scientists.

The NASA LCLUC program supports research at the intersection of physical and social science involving the use of remotely sensed data. The program encourages the development of early career scientists that excel in this area of research. There is a growing community within academia, including students, that is engaging in interdisciplinary research of societal relevance.

This amendment presents revised final text for Appendix A.2, Land-Cover Land-Use Change. This amendment clarifies the eligibility to apply; only those who received their Ph.D. after 2005 are eligible to propose. The call also encourages data fusion and emphasizes the importance of the social science aspect of the proposal. The page limit for Step-1 proposals is four pages total, with three pages for the text and one page for a short CV and research experience.  The revised call encourages data fusion and emphasizes the importance of the social science aspect of the program. Step-1 proposals due by December 1, 2011, and Step-2 proposals due by June 1, 2012.

On or about June 22, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH10ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH10ZDA001N"). You can now track amendments, clarifications, and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

Questions concerning this program may be addressed to Garik Gutman, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. E-mail: ggutman@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-0276.

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AGU Special Sessions of interest to carbon cycle science   UPDATED 7-18-11

AGU FAll Meeting 2011
San Fransisco, CA USA
Decemeber 5-9, 2011
Website: http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting

A02: Advances in Atmospheric Inverse Modeling of Land-Atmosphere Exchange Processes
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/37

A42: Remote Sensing of CO2: Observations, Modeling, and Synthesis
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/74

B02: 14-C in Terrestrial Ecology: Reductionism to Synthesis
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/89

B16: Biological Disturbances and Biogeochemical Cycling
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/102

B20: Carbon Monitoring Systems
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/106

B29: Effects of Water Limitations on Water and Carbon Cycling of Terrestrial Ecosystems
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/115

B30: Environmental Controls of Ecosystem-Atmosphere Exchanges (NEE)
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/116

B37: Impacts of Extreme Climate Events and Disturbances on Carbon Dynamics
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/123

B38: Impacts of Terrestrial Ecosystem Heterogeneity on Vegetation-Carbon-Atmosphere Feedbacks
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/124

B40: Improving Predictions of the Global Carbon Cycle and Climate in Earth System Models: New Mechanisms, Feedback Sensitivities, and Approaches for Model Benchmarking
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/126

B49: Natural Wetlands: Observations and Modeling of Distributions and Methane Dynamics
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/134

B65: Remote Sensing of Long-term Ecological Trends
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/149

B66: Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/150

B71: Soil Organic Matter and Climate Change
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/155

B82: Validation of Terrestrial Biogeochemical Models: Comparisons Against Observed Carbon and Water Fluxes
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/165

GC04: Climate Modeling 2. Analysis of CMIP5 Simulations
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/327

GC13: Regional Climate Impacts 4. Towards a Global Greenhouse Gas Information System: A Focus on Urban Domes
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/336

GC26: Permafrost and Methane 3. Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/349

GC49: Climate Change, Food and Water 2. Global Climate Change and Agriculture
http://sites.agu.org/fallmeeting/scientific-program/session-search/372

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ROSES-2011 Appendix A.41 AIST Potential Bidders Conference on Thursday May 26, 2011 posted May 19, 2011

This email is to announce a Potential Bidders Conference for the Advanced Information System Technology, Appendix A.41 of NASA Science Mission Directorate's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 Omnibus Solicitation.

The Advanced Information System Technology (AIST) program is designed to bring information system technologies to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) that allows integration into existing or future technology/science research and development programs, or infusion into existing or planned subsystems/systems to enable timely and affordable delivery of information to users. The TRL scale is used to assess the maturity of a particular technology. The AIST program accepts technology developments at various stages of maturity and advances the TRL through appropriate risk reduction activities, such as requirements analysis, conceptual design, prototypes, and proof-of-concept demonstrations. The AIST program also tracks information system technology needed to achieve the goals for future NASA data systems, both in orbit and on the ground. The AIST Capabilities and Needs Matrix is documented at the ESTO web site (http://esto.nasa.gov/AIST-ROSES), along with the TRL definitions and information about former AIST solicitations for technology.

 For ROSES-2011, the AIST solicitation features a new collaboration initiative with the NASA Applied Sciences Program (ASP) to promote the integration of technical capabilities enabled by AIST development for use by selected decision support or end user applications. Section 1.4 describes the technology infusion option for Earth science applications. The AIST program is also collaborating with the High End Computing (HEC) Program to solicit technologies and tools to help meet the computing challenges of the Earth science modeling community.

The text of the AIST solicitation can be downloaded directly as a PDF from http://tinyurl.com/43j7e2l or from the Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) web site at http://esto.nasa.gov/. 

A Potential Bidders Conference for AIST will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 13:00 EDT / 10:00 PDT to address any questions regarding the solicitation. Inquiries may be made in advance by sending an email message to aistquestions@nasaprs.com. The conference will be entirely virtual and conducted via WebEx connectivity. Instructions for participating in the conference will be posted on the ESTO web site, http://esto.nasa.gov on or before May 26.

Questions concerning this program may be addressed to Michael Seablom, Earth Science Technology Office, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-0442; Email: Michael.S.Seablom@nasa.gov.

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ROSES-11 Amendment 8: Appendix A.31, The DESDynI Science Definition Team solicitation, is temporarily suspended posted May 19, 2011


Appendix A.31, The DESDynI Science Definition Team (SDT) solicitation in ROSES 2011 is temporarily suspended pending release of a subsequent amendment, which is expected no later than June 7, 2011. It is anticipated that the proposal due date for the revised call, focused upon an L-Band SAR only mission, will be September 7th.

The DESDynI SDT was solicited in anticipation of progress to the formulation stage for the DESDynI mission. The more recent 2012 Administration budget requires that the DESDynI mission be re-formulated as an L-Band SAR only design to meet reduced budget guidelines. The current DESDynI Science Study Group is requested to continue to serve the mission pre-formulation effort only until the SDT for the L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mission is selected in early 2012.

The L-Band SAR Science Definition Team will include scientists with expertise in radar scientific data analysis, applications, and/or technology. Information about the size of the team, its leadership, and its expected disciplinary scope will be described in the forthcoming amendment.

On or about May 13, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH10ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select “Solicitations” then “Open Solicitations” then “NNH10ZDA001N”). You can now track amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

Questions concerning this program may be addressed to John LaBrecque, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. E-mail: john.labrecque@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-1373.

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Proposal Due Dates Delayed: A.23 GNSS Remote Sensing Science Team, A.31 Science Definition Team for the DESDynI Mission, and E.4 Opportunities in Education and Public Outreach for Earth and Space Sciences posted May 4, 2011

This amendment delays the proposal due date for A.23 GNSS Remote Sensing Science Team, A.31 Science Definition Team for the DESDynI Mission, and E.4 Opportunities in Education and Public Outreach for Earth and Space Sciences in order to give time to proposers who are without power
because of tornadoes. The new due date for proposals to A.23 and A.31 is Monday, May 16, 2011. The new due date for proposals to E.4 is Friday, May 20, 2011. Table 2 and Table 3 of the Summary of Solicitation for this NRA will be updated to reflect this change.

On or about May 2, 2011, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011" (NNH11ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select “Solicitations” then
“Open Solicitations” then “NNH11ZDA001N”). You can now track amendments, clarifications and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at:
http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011

Questions concerning A.23 GNSS Remote Sensing Science Team and A.31 Science Definition Team for the DESDynI Mission, may be addressed to John LaBrecque at John.LaBrecque@nasa.gov or (202) 358-1373.

Questions concerning E.4 Opportunities in Education and Public Outreach for Earth and Space Sciences may be addressed to Stephanie Stockman at stephanie.a.stockman@nasa.gov or (202) 358-0039

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ROSES-10 Amendment 27: New proposal opportunity in Appendix A.40, Airborne Science: UAS Enabled Earth Science Program posted Mar 11, 2011

This amendment announces a new proposal opportunity in ROSES 2010 via Appendix A.40, Airborne Science: UAS Enabled Earth Science Program. > > The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Earth Science Division in partnership with NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate solicits competitively selected Unmanned Aircraft System-enabled Earth Science investigations. SMD believes that unmanned aircraft systems have the potential to transform the way airborne science platforms contribute to Earth system science investigations and monitoring. This Airborne Science (UAS) project element solicits proposals for complete UAS, investigations to conduct innovative, integrated, hypothesis or scientific question driven approaches to pressing Earth system science issues. These new investigations will be competitively selected to provide opportunity for investment in innovative UAS-enabled Earth system science to enhance our capability to better understand the current state of the Earth and predict future change.

This solicitation asks for proposals to conduct a UAS-based (enabled) Earth science/remote sensing flight campaign with science objectives to be determined by the proposers, consistent with the goals and objectives identified in the 2010 Science Plan for NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

Notices of Intent to propose are due on January 15, 2011. The due date for proposals is March 22, 2011.

On or about December 22, 2010, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2010" (NNH10ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select Solicitations then Open Solicitations then NNH10ZDA001N). You can now track amendments, clarifications, and corrections to ROSES and subscribe to an RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2010

Questions concerning this program may be addressed to Bruce Tagg, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Telephone: (202) 358-2890 E-mail: Bruce.A.Tagg@nasa.gov

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NASA ROSES 2011 Terrestrial Ecology Released  posted Feb 25, 2011

Notice of Intent Due 6/6/2011
Proposal Due 8/5/2011
More Information

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ROSES-2011 Release Planned for Feb 18, 2011 posted Feb 13, 2011

NNH11ZDA001N, entitled "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2011 (ROSES-2011)," will be available on or about February 18, 2011, by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings "Solicitations" to "Open Solicitations." This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) solicits proposals for supporting basic and applied research and technology across a broad range of Earth and space science program elements relevant to one or more of the following NASA Research Programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics.

This ROSES NRA covers all aspects of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences, including, but not limited to: theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data; aircraft, stratospheric balloon, suborbital rocket, and commercial reusable rocket investigations; development of experiment techniques suitable for future SMD space missions; development of concepts for future SMD space missions; development of advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions; development of techniques for and the laboratory analysis of both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, as well as terrestrial samples that support or otherwise help verify observations from SMD Earth system science missions; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to analyze space data, as well as returned samples from the Earth or space; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data.

Awards range from under $100K per year for focused, limited efforts (e.g., data analysis) to more than $1M per year for extensive activities (e.g., development of science experiment hardware). The funds available for awards in each program element offered in this ROSES NRA range from less than one to several million dollars, which allow selection from a few to as many as several dozen proposals depending on the program objectives and the submission of proposals of merit. Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers depending on the nature of the proposing organization and/or program requirements. The typical period of performance for an award is four years, although a few programs may specify shorter or longer (maximum of five years) periods. Organizations of every type, domestic and foreign, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, may submit proposals without restriction on number or teaming arrangements. Note that it is NASA policy that all investigations involving non-U.S. organizations will be conducted on the basis of no exchange of funds.

Proposal due dates are scheduled starting on April 29, 2011, and continue through April 30, 2012. Electronically submitted Notices of Intent to propose are requested for most program elements, with the first such due date being March 25, 2011. Electronic submission of proposals is required by the respective due dates for each program element, and must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA proposal data system NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this ROSES NRA must be registered with NSPIRES; organizations that intend to submit proposals via Grants.gov must be registered with Grants.gov in addition to being registered with NSPIRES. Such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. All principal investigators and other participants (e.g. co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of submission system. Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) of interest to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information.

Details of the solicited programs are given in the Appendices of this ROSES NRA. Proposal due dates are given in Tables 2 and 3 of this ROSES NRA. Interested proposers should monitor http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ or subscribe to the electronic notification system there for additional new programs or amendments to this ROSES NRA through February 2012, at which time release of a subsequent ROSES NRA is planned. A web archive (and RSS feed) for amendments, clarifications, and corrections to this ROSES NRA will be available at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2011/

Further information about specific program elements may be obtained from the individual Program Officers listed in the Summary of Key Information for each program element in the Appendices of this ROSES NRA, while questions concerning general ROSES NRA policies and procedures may be directed to Dr. Max Bernstein, Lead for Research, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; E-mail: sara@nasa.gov; Telephone: 202-358-0879.

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Save the Date: October 3-7, 2011 for the Third NASA CC&E Joint Science Workshop posted Jan 17, 2011

The Program Managers of NASA's Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems (CC&E) Focus Area ask that you save the dates of October 3-7, 2011 for the Third NASA CC&E Joint Science Workshop (JSW3), to be held in Northern Virginia.

Expect Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to be in joint session to share scientific research results and foster interdisciplinary interactions within the CC&E Focus Area. Individual program science team meetings will occur on Thursday and possibly Friday morning.

Agendas and presentations from the previous two Joint Science Workshops provide further insight into the potential structure of the week.
JSW2: http://cce.nasa.gov/meeting_2008/
JSW1: http://cce.nasa.gov/meeting_2006/

Please share your ideas about the structure and content of the meeting with me to better inform our planning discussions.

Regards,
Peter Griffith on behalf of the Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Focus Area Program Managers

Diane Wickland- Terrestrial Ecology
Paula Bontempi- Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry
Garik Gutman- Land Cover and Land Use Change
Woody Turner- Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting
Brad Doorn- Related Applied Sciences

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OPEN REVIEW NOTICE for the new U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan (Review Draft) posted Jan 8, 2011

This review notice (pdf) (revised and reposted Jan 19, 2011)
U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan (Review Draft) (pdf) (revised and reposted Jan 14, 2011)

Reviews requested by February 15, 2011

Authors’ Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of DOE, EPA, NASA, NOAA/DOC, NSF, USDA, USGS/DOI or any of their sub-agencies.

Lead authors: Anna M. Michalak, Robert B. Jackson, Gregg Marland, Christopher Sabine

Carbon Cycle Science Working Group contributing authors: Bob Anderson, Debbie Bronk,
Kenneth Davis, Ruth DeFries, Scott Denning, Lisa Dilling, Andy Jacobson, Steve Lohrenz,
David McGuire, Galen McKinley, Charles Miller, Berrien Moore, Dennis Ojima, Brian O’Neill,
Jim Randerson, Steve Running, Brent Sohngen, Pieter Tans, Peter Thornton, Steve Wofsy,
Ning Zeng

Understanding the Earth’s carbon cycle is both a challenging intellectual problem and an urgent
societal need. The impacts of human-caused changes in the global carbon cycle will be felt on
the Earth for hundreds to thousands of years. Direct observations and process-based
understanding of the global carbon cycle are needed to determine how the cycle is being
modified, what the responses are to those modifications, and how best to develop sound climate
change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Recognition of the need for better understanding
and coordinated research on the global carbon cycle led to the development of the U.S. Carbon
Cycle Science Plan about a decade ago (Sarmiento and Wofsy, 1999). Our reassessment of the
U.S. carbon cycle science priorities described here was initiated by the U.S. Carbon Cycle
Interagency Working Group (CCIWG) and Carbon Cycle Science Steering Group (CCSSG) in
2008 who formed the Carbon Cycle Science Working Group, consisting of members from the
diverse research communities that have traditionally comprised the U.S. carbon cycle science
program, along with members from research areas needed to expand the research effort.

In outlining a new research agenda for the next decade, our group chose to preserve the
hierarchical structure adopted in the 1999 Carbon Cycle Science Plan. In Chapter 2, we provide
a brief history of the 1999 Science Plan, progress made since that plan was prepared, and the
context in which a new Plan has now been developed. We next articulate overriding questions
that guided a new research agenda in Chapter 3. Within this agenda, we identify specific goals
that define achievable objectives for the next decade and beyond (Chapter 4), and outline the
primary research elements that we believe must be pursued to achieve the stated goals (Chapter
5). In Chapter 6, we characterize the complex interdisciplinary realm in which carbon-cycle
science needs to be pursued, and the collaborations and cooperation necessary for success.
Finally, in Chapter 7, we summarize our vision of the priorities for ongoing research and offer
our recommendations for the scope and scale of needed research.

In this new Plan, we emphasize the long-lived, carbon-based greenhouse gases carbon dioxide
and methane and the other major pools and fluxes of the global carbon cycle. Certain nongreenhouse-gases, including carbon monoxide (CO) and ratios of oxygen to nitrogen (O2:N2),
provide important constraints on the global carbon cycle and are part of the plan in that context
only. Throughout this document, we emphasized the importance of an integrated system to
collect and maintain the essential data that drive scientific understanding.

To vet this DRAFT Plan across our science communities, we offer a public review period. All
interested parties are encouraged to review the full Plan and provide input during this public
review period, which closes Tuesday, February 15, 2011.

This updated announcement and a full DRAFT Plan (pdf) is available on the Ocean Carbon and
Biogeochemistry front page at http://www.us-ocb.org/, and on the NACP website at
http://www.nacarbon.org/nacp/announcements/CCSPlan_public_review_notice.htm.

The Carbon Planning web page and background documents are here
(http://www.carboncyclescience.gov/carbonplanning.php ).

Please send reviews / comments here (ccsplan@gmail.com).

We request that all reviewers state if they DO NOT want their reviews to be made publicly available and/or they DO NOT want their names associated with their reviews when they are posted publicly. Reviews will be posted.

Full Disclaimer: "A report of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research supported by the Department of Energy, the Geological Survey of the Department of Interior, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, pursuant to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA06OAR4310119 through a cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of DOE, EPA, NASA, NOAA/DOC, NSF, USDA, USGS/DOI or any of their sub-agencies."