NASA Biosphere Implementation Office (BIO)
The Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Office (CCEO) has been renamed the Biosphere Implementation Office (BIO) to reflect its responsibility to support the Biosphere science research sphere of NASA's Earth System Science Research Program (ESSRP). ESSRP Biosphere provides foundational knowledge on interactions between and within terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, along with changes in their biogeochemistry and biodiversity. The goal is to further understand the Earth system in which both human-induced and natural changes influence productivity and the availability of natural resources.
Dr. Libby Larson will be taking the lead as the Director of the Biosphere Implementation Office which supports the ESSRP Biosphere science sphere through information dissemination, science leadership coordination, and cross-program engagement. Most of you know Libby from her long association with the CCEO, and her skillful leadership coordination during the last decade. She joined our office at NASA GSFC in 2014 after concluding her AAAS Science & Technology Fellowship at NASA HQ.
Dr. Peter Griffith, who was the Director of the CCEO will maintain his involvement in ABoVE and with two of the Earth Venture Suborbital projects, FORTE and Snow4Flow.
To provide a little background, NASA's Earth System Science Research Program (ESSRP), formerly known as the Research & Analysis (R&A) Program, advances Earth system science by enabling the use of satellite, airborne, and ground-based observations, along with modeling approaches, to improve understanding of Earth processes. In collaboration with domestic and international partners, ESSRP ensures that findings inform NASA missions, are published in peer-reviewed literature, and are shared with the broader scientific community and public.
ESSRP supports research pertaining to five Earth science spheres: Atmosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Geosphere, and Hydrosphere. Details on the key research questions, relevant satellite and airborne missions, satellite calibration and validation efforts, research opportunities, research programs, and upcoming meetings and events corresponding to each science sphere can be found here.
