Workshop Agenda.pdf

MARCH 3rd

Morning
Overview and background

8:00 Registration & Material
8:15 Welcome and Charge for the workshop Organizing Committee
8:30 Welcoming Remarks from UVA Vice President for Research Ariel Gomez
8:40 NASA HQ perspective and workshop objectives D. Wickland
8:55 Overview of veg3d & missions
DESDynl Mission Concept &
Synergism with ICESAT2, BIOMASS J. Ranson

Keynote talks: Science Objectives & Requirements
Highlights of key scientific issues, uncertainties & requirements


9: 15 Carbon Cycle Science R. Houghton
9:40 Climate Models S. Wofsy
10:05 Break
10:20 Ecosystem Structure & Models H. Shugart
10:45 Biodiversity & Habitat K. Bergen & S. Goetz
11:10 Panel Discussion & Charge for Breakouts W. Emanuel
12:00 Lunch

Afternoon
Keynote talks: Sensors & Measurements
Highlights of measurement capabilities, uncertainties, and Requirements

1:00 Decadal Survey Missions and NASA Plans S. Volz
1:15 Multi beam Lidar Measurements & Data Fusion R. Dubayah et al.
1:45 Polarimetric & InSAR Measurements & Data Fusion S. Saatchi et al.

Breakout Session I
Science Objectives and Requirements

2:15 Breakout Sessions I

Disturbance Recovery notes.pdf

Biodiversity Breakout I.pdf

VEG3D biodiversity breakout notes.pdf

Carbon stocks.doc

4:15 Break
4:30 Breakout summary report
4:45 Discussion
5:30 pm Adjourn
6:30 pm Poster Session & Reception

March 4

Morning


8:30 Summary of Science Requirements R. Houghton
Other Relevant Missions (Moderator, Craig Dobson)
9:00 ESA-BIOMASS M. Davidson
9:20 DLR K. Papathanassiou NO PRESENTATION PROVIDED
9:40 ALOS J. Kellndorfer
10:00 Break
Breakout Sessions
Measurement needs within DESDynI
Produce reports for the Day 2 afternoon plenary session

10:15 Breakout Sessions II
12:00 Lunch
Breakout Sessions Reports
1:00 Breakout Reports Breakout Chairs
1:30 Discussion K. Bergen
Potential Partnerships
2:00 USDA (FS) Forest Inventory Data H. Andersen
Breakout Sessions
Recommendations: Synergistic measurements, airborne & field campaigns, modeling

2:30 Charge to Breakouts
3:00 Breakout Sessions III

Breakout III Disturbance & Recover Report

Breakout III Biodiversity Report.ppt

Breakout Sessions
Instrument and scientific synergism and other complementary observations

Produce reports for the Day 3 morning plenary session
5:00 Adjourn
6:30 Group Dinner

March 5

Morning
Breakout Summary Reports


8:30 Report of breakout III Chairs
Plenary Session
9:10 Discussion & Open Issues F. Hall, R. Houghton
10:30 Next steps

  • Committee to write the report
  • Committee to organize JGR special issue
  • Summary of Research Opportunities Moderators

12:00 Adjourn