Michalak, Anna: Carnegie Institution for Science (Project Lead)
Project Funding:
2011 - 2012
NRA: 2010 NASA: Science Definition Team for Carbon Monitoring System
Funded by NASA
Abstract:
Through this proposal, Dr. Anna M. Michalak is requesting to become a member of the NASA Carbon Monitoring System Science Definition Team (SDT) for the Integrated Emission / Uptake ('Flux') Pilot Product. Dr. Michalak will contribute to each of the key activities of the SDT, and brings considerable expertise to each aspect of the SDT's role. In addition, several ongoing project currently led by Dr. Michalak had direct relevance to these roles outlined in the call for proposals. In brief, the SDT roles and Dr. Michalak's expertise are: (i) Review and provide scientific and technical input regarding the overall development plan for a pilot product (Dr. Michalak has over a decade of experience in inverse modeling, including a proven track record in estimating carbon fluxes using atmospheric observations); (ii) Recommend refinements to the product development approach, algorithms, and/or models (Dr. Michalak has pioneered the development of the geostatistical approach to atmospheric inverse modeling, has developed approaches for parameterizing inversions including covariance parameter estimation, has coordinated the computational development associated with large-scale atmospheric inverse problems); (iii) Provide guidance for the development of an evaluation plan that includes both validation and characterization of uncertainties associated with a product and participate in product evaluation activities (Dr. Michalak's research group has made substantial contributions to uncertainty assessment in atmospheric inverse modeling and the evaluation of flux estimates); (iv) Provide guidance on the nature of the data sets and initial pilot product(s) to be produced and how they may be used for carbon policy and carbon management decisions (Dr. Michalak is co-lead for the development of the new U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan); (v) Provide liaison with the broader science, applications, and user communities or the related activities of other U.S. Federal agencies (Dr. Michalak has worked with the Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group through her work on the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan, has been an associate member of the OCO science team, has been the co-lead of the ASCENDS science definition committee, etc.); (vi) Work in close association with NASA HQ and the NASA Center-led teams implementing the development of the pilot products to achieve the CMS goals (Dr. Michalak has long-standing collaborations with carbon scientists at JPL and GSFC). Dr. Michalak is the PI on several research projects that are directly relevant to the Flux Pilot Product, including three ongoing NASA-funded projects, one ongoing NSF-funded project, and one ongoing DoE-funded project.
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