posted December 26, 2012
The NASA Earth Science Division Applied Sciences Program solicits proposals that develop and demonstrate innovative and practical applications of Earth observations, models, visualizations, and other Earth science and geospatial products in decision-support activities related to ecological forecasting for conservation and natural resource management.
In February with the release of ROSES 2012 the following three Applied Sciences calls were presented as placeholders: Appendix A.37, Water Resources Applied Sciences Team, Appendix A.38, Health and Air Quality, and Appendix A.39, Cross-cutting Topics. All three of these programs will be solicited as part of ROSES-13, not ROSES-12.
On or about December 19, 2012, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2012" (NNH12ZDA001N) 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-2012.
Questions concerning this program may be addressed to Lawrence Friedl, Applied Sciences Program, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Email: LFriedl@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-1599.
posted December 21, 2012
In February with the release of ROSES 2012 Appendix A.36, Earth Science Applications: Ecological Forecasting for Conservation and Natural Resource Management, was presented as a placeholder. This amendment presents final text for Appendix A.36.
The Ecological Forecasting program element of the Applied Sciences Program supports the use of NASA observations and associated models to develop a predictive understanding of how ecosystems and their components (e.g., species, genes) are changing and why, in order to enable better conservation and more sustainable natural resource management.
This solicitation will initially support twelve-month feasibility studies of potential applications. NASA will then down-select and continue support for a subset of these applications in subsequent, three-year projects. The three-year projects will continue to develop the application with and then transition the application to a public or private organization for sustained use in decision making and services to end-users.
This Amendment releases final text for Appendix A.36, Earth Science Applications: Ecological Forecasting for Conservation and Natural Resource Management. Notices of Intent are requested by February 14, 2013 and Proposals are due April 18, 2013.
On or about December 21, 2012, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2012" (NNH12ZDA001N) 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-2012.
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. Email: Woody.Turner@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-1662.
posted December 13, 2012
This solicitation is for new and successor interdisciplinary research investigations within NASA’s Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science (IDS) program. Proposed research investigations will meet the following criteria: a) offer a fundamental advance to our understanding of the Earth system; b) be based on remote sensing data, especially satellite observations, but including suborbital sensors as appropriate; c) go beyond correlation of data sets and seek to understand the underlying causality of change through determination of the specific physical, chemical, and/or biological processes involved; d) be truly interdisciplinary in scope by involving traditionally disparate disciplines of the Earth sciences; and e) address at least one of the five specific themes listed in this solicitation:
• Understanding Earth System Vulnerabilities to Climate Extremes
• Impacts of Changing Polar Ice Cover
• Water and Energy Cycle Impacts of Biomass Burning
• Impacts of Population growth on watersheds and coastal ecology
• Role of Permafrost in a Changing Climate
Notices of Intent are requested by March 1, 2013, and proposals are due by April 1, 2013.
On or about December 13, 2012, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2012" (NNH12ZDA001N) 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-2012.
Questions concerning this program may be addressed to Thomas Wagner, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Email: thomas.wagner@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-4682.
posted December 11, 2012
The Call for Members of the Science Definition Team for the ABoVE Field Campaign released through NSPIRES on November 6, 2012, contained an error in the E-mail address for submitting application letters. The correct E-mail address is: Diane.E.Wickland@nasa.gov (please note, there are no spaces in this address).
Potential responders to the original Call for Members of the Science Definition Team for the ABoVE Field Campaign should take note of this correction.
The opportunity is summarized below, with the full contact information now corrected.
Nominations for the ABoVE SDT
NASA is soliciting applications and nominations for members of the Science Definition Team (SDT) of the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) field campaign, described in the ABoVE Scoping Study Report, Revised ABoVE Executive Summary, and report of the June 13-15, 2012ABoVE Workshop available at http://cce.nasa.gov/terrestrial_ecology/above/
For more information see the full text of this community announcement: http://tinyurl.com/ABoVESDT
Letter applications are invited from individuals, not groups. Collaborations and teams are not solicited. Each Letter is to be limited to three pages, with 11-point (or larger) font and one-inch margins. The subject line of a responsive application must read "NASA ABoVE SDT Application." Letter applications submitted by E-mail are preferred, but may also be submitted by regular mail or fax. Responses to this invitation must be received no later than 4:30 PM EST on December 14, 2012.
Application letters should be submitted to:
Dr. Diane E. Wickland
Terrestrial Ecology Program
Earth Science Division - Science Mission Directorate
Mail Suite 3B74
NASA Headquarters
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546
Tel: 202-358-0245
E-mail: Diane.E.Wickland@nasa.gov
Fax: 202-358-3172
posted December 5, 2012
The Global Carbon Project has just released the 2012 update of the
Global Carbon Budget.
This year's budget includes the latest trends in global and regional
carbon dioxide emissions and sinks, and analysis of how these trends
relate to keeping global temperatures below 2C.
A commentary in Nature Climate Change focusses on comparing observed
emission trends with four generations of IPCC emissions scenarios and
considers the mitigation challenge to keep temperatures below 2C. http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1783.html
A detailed manuscript in Earth System Science Data Discussions
describes the full carbon budget (emission sources and sinks), and the
methods and data used. http://www.earth-syst-sci-data-discuss.net/5/1107/2012/essdd-5-1107-2012.html
The GCP webpage provides all the background information, and links to
the underlaying datasets and a ppt presentation. http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget
OSSI is a NASA-wide system for the recruitment, application, selection and career development of undergraduate and graduate students primarily in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. Opportunities for students in other disciplines are available.
https://intern.nasa.gov/
posted November 6, 2012
NASA is soliciting applications and nominations for members of the
Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) field campaign Science
Definition Team (SDT). Response will take the form of a Letter of
Application submitted to the Terrestrial Ecology Program Manager at NASA
Headquarters.
1. Scope of the Program
The next major field campaign to be sponsored by the NASA Terrestrial
Ecology Program will focus on 1) developing a fuller understanding of
ecosystem vulnerability to climate change in the Arctic and boreal
regions of westernNorth America, with some degree of concentrated effort
in Alaska, and 2) providing the scientific information required to
develop options for societal responses to the impacts of these changes.
The field campaign will be based on the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability
Experiment (ABoVE) concept as described in the ABoVE Scoping Study
Report, Revised ABoVE Executive Summary, and report of the June 13-15,
2012 ABoVE Workshop (available at http://cce.nasa.gov/terrestrial_ecology/above/; if this Web site is not
available, please send an email to support@cce.nasa.gov to request
copies of the desired documents).
Climate change in the Arctic and boreal region is unfolding faster than
anywhere else on Earth, resulting in a longer ice-free Arctic Ocean
during summer, warming and thawing of permafrost, increases in the
frequency and severity of climate-driven disturbances, widespread
changes to surface water extent, and alterations in vegetation structure
and function. Environmental change in this region is increasingly
affecting society in a variety of ways, including impacts on forests
from insects and fires, erosion of Arctic coastlines, and changes to
wildlife habitat and ecosystems that affect subsistence opportunities
and economic uses. Research conducted as part of ABoVE to address
ecosystem vulnerability in these systems will involve observations,
process-oriented analyses, scientific syntheses, and modeling. Emphasis
will be on research that integrates data collected by airborne
andspaceborne sensors with information obtained from field studies and
ground-based observations. The study will address questions that are
associated with processes that are critical to understanding the
environmental and societal impacts of climate change in Arctic-boreal
ecosystems, as well as ecosystem responses that in turn affect
trajectories of future change in the region and/or feedback to the
global climate system.
ABoVE will contribute to the priorities of the U.S. Global Change
Research Program (USGCRP), conducting research that responds to specific
calls for research that advances understanding of vulnerabilities in
human and biogeophysical systems and their relationships to climate
extremes, thresholds, and tipping points
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/m-12-15.pdf). This
research will require: integrated cross-sectoral, biogeophysical, and
socioeconomic observations, as well as improved simulation and modeling.
Specific areas where progress is needed include: observations to detect
trends in extremes, integration of observations into models, attribution
of change to human or natural causes, integrated research on Earth and
human systems; simulation and prediction at spatial and temporal scale
conducive to decision making; and adaptation responses to changing
frequency and intensity of extreme events.
The ABoVE Science Definition Team (SDT) members will spend approximately
twelve to fifteen months refining the science questions and issues to be
addressed and developing a detailed study design for the ABoVE field
campaign. The SDT will be supported in its efforts by the Terrestrial
Ecology Program at NASA Headquarters and the ABoVE support team within
the Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems (CC&E) Office at NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center. The work of the SDT will culminate in a report that will
serve as the Concise Experiment Plan NASA will use to guide its
implementation of the field campaign (for an example, please refer to
the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia Concise
Experiment Plan at http://cce.nasa.gov/terrestrial_ecology/above/).
2. Science Definition Team for ABoVE
2.1 ABoVE SDT Structure
The ABoVE SDT will consist of approximately 8-20 members with expertise
in scientific disciplines relevant to the goals of ABoVE. These include,
but are not limited to ecology, biogeochemistry, ecohydrology,
geography, land surface climatology, and the social, behavioral, and
economic sciences. Members also will have expertise in the methodologies
to be used: satellite, airborne, and in situ observations; data
analysis; data synthesis; data management; and modeling. It will be
desirable for some members of the SDT to have knowledge of and
experience working in northern high latitude ecosystems and/or
experience in applying scientific knowledge to decision making in the
region. NASA also will be looking for members who have a demonstrated
ability to work well as constructive, engaged members of a
collaborative, interdisciplinary team. The Terrestrial Ecology Program
Manager will make a recommendation to the Selecting Official for a Chair
or Co-Chairs of the ABoVE SDT from the selected SDT members. The NASA
Terrestrial Ecology Program Manager and possibly other agency
representatives will be ex officio members of the ABoVE SDT.
NASA is currently seeking and discussing partnerships with other
organizations in the conduct of ABoVE. There is also the possibility
that partnerships may develop to involve ABoVE in abroader,
multidisciplinary field program in the Arctic. If such partnerships are
realized, NASA may ask its ABoVE SDT members to also engage in the
scientific planning for the combined activity, joining with the
scientists representing the scientific interests of the partner
organizations. NASA is not anticipating that such interactions will add
significantly to the burden ofwork to be undertaken by the ABoVE SDT.
2.2 ABoVE SDT Responsibilities
The members of the ABoVE SDT will provide NASA with scientific
assistance in developing a Concise Experiment Plan for the ABoVE field
campaign. This plan will include the science questions to be addressed,
a compelling rationale explaining the scientific and societal importance
of the study, the research approach/strategy, a reasonably detailed
study design and description of required field and remote sensing
observations, required field infrastructure, logistics, and data
management capabilities.
NASA's charge to the SDT will be to design a regional, Arctic-boreal
terrestrial ecosystem research project to be conducted in western North
America, including Alaska, that is faithful to the scope and primary
objectives described in the Revised Executive Summary for ABoVE. The
ABoVE Scoping Study Report included details regarding study design and
management as a proof-of-concept demonstration of feasibility. The SDT
will be free to adopt those recommendations or further consider, refine,
and/or alter the study design to best address ABoVE goals and
objectives. The SDT will be charged to identify the particular societal
issues that will be studied in ABoVE, with the understanding that these
will likely require the incorporation of complementary social and
natural science perspectives and methods. The SDT will be charged to
design a study that leverages, complements, and is compatible with
ongoing Arctic-boreal research projects and field observations of
national and international organizations working in the region. The NASA
field campaign can then focus on filling gaps in scientific or
geographic coverage and providing integrated regional analyses through
effective use of satellite and airborne remote sensing, geospatial data
analysis tools, and integrative data synthesis and modeling studies.
The initial meeting of the ABoVE SDT will be targeted for late February
2013 and will be a teleconference call. The SDT can be expected to meet in person four times over the
twelve to fifteen 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 and their agendas set by the
SDT Chair in coordination with NASA HQ and CC&E Office management to
ensure that planned activities are aligned with programmatic needs and
expectations. NASA will support travel expenses for all ABoVE SDTwork.
Salary and other financial support will not be provided to SDT members.
The CC&E Office will be responsible for any tasks necessary to support
the work of the ABoVE SDT.
All reports and other output of the ABoVE SDT will be made publicly
available. Once the SDT's work has concluded, it will be disbanded prior
to any solicitations for the field campaign being issued by NASA.
2.3 ABoVE 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 ABoVE primary scientific goals and
related research activities. The types of expertise and knowledge
desired were listed in section 2.1; however, appropriate expertise is
not limited to the examples given there. All applicants must explain the
knowledge and skills they have to offer and why they are important for
SDT activities. Letters of application should provide a brief statement
regarding which aspects of the ABoVE study the applicant would be able
to help develop, as well as their overall vision regarding the
scientific direction and scope of the field campaign. Applicants may
express an interest in serving as SDT Chair (or co-Chair), but NASA will
not limit selection of the SDT Chair to those applicants who express
interest.
The Letter may contain a brief list of references to scientific or
technical papers the applicant has published and/or positions held and
work conductedthat establish her/him as a leader in their area(s) of
expertise. The Letter should also contain a statement of how much time
the applicant will commit over the next twelve to fifteen months for
activities related to the ABoVE 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 approach and
study design for the ABoVE field campaign.
Letter applications are invited from individuals, not groups.
Collaborations and teams are not solicited. Each Letter is to be limited
to three pages, with 11-point (or larger) font and one-inch margins. The
subject line of a responsive application must read "NASA ABoVE SDT
Application." Letter applications submitted by E-mail are preferred,
but may also be submitted by regular mail or fax. Responses to this
invitation must be received no later than 4:30 PM EST on December 14, 2012.
3. Selection of the ABoVE Science Definition Team
NASA expects to select approximately 8-20 individuals for membership on
theABoVE SDT and plans to announce its selection in February 2013. NASA
will select the ABoVE SDT members and the SDT Chair from the pool of
respondents after reviewing the letters received in response to this call.
Application letters should be submitted to:
Dr. Diane E. Wickland
Terrestrial Ecology Program
Earth Science Division - Science Mission Directorate
Mail Suite 3B74
NASA Headquarters
300 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20546
Tel: 202-358-0245
E-mail: Diane.E.Wickland@nasa.gov Fax: 202-358-3172
posted November 6, 2012
NASA announces a call for graduate fellowship proposals to the NASA
Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) program for the 2013-2014
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, 2013, and the deadline
for RENEWAL applications is March 15, 2013.
The NESSF call for proposals and submission instructions are located at
the NESSF 13 solicitation index page at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ -
click on "Solicitations" then click on "Open Solicitations" then select
the "NESSF 13" announcement. Also refer to “Proposal Submission
Instructions” and “Frequently Asked Questions” listed under “Other
Documents” on the NESSF 13 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 13
solicitation index page listed above. You can register in NSPIRES at
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/.
For further information contact Claire Macaulay, Program Administrator
for NESSF Earth Science Research, Telephone: (202) 358-0151, E-mail:
claire.i.macaulay@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.
posted September 17, 2012
Members of the Earth Science Community:
In 2010 NASA released a new report “Responding to the Challenge of Climate and Environmental Change: NASA's Plan for a Climate-Centric Architecture for Earth Observations and Applications from Space” (http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/). This report, referred to as the “Climate Initiative”, called for the development and launch of the Pre-Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission (http://dsm.gsfc.nasa.gov/PACE.html).The PACE mission will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle), possibly along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols. Understanding of impacts and feedbacks of the Earth system to climate are of critical importance.
The PACE mission will extend key global climate data records based on SeaWiFS, MODIS heritage for ocean color, and begun by PARASOL, MODIS, and MISR for aerosols and clouds. The 2007 IPCC identified the largest uncertainty in our understanding of physical climate as that due to aerosols and clouds. New and continuing global observations of ocean ecology, biology, and chemistry are required to quantify aquatic carbon storage and ecosystem function in response to human activities and natural events. A key goal is improvement of climate-carbon and climate-ecology model prediction. The blend of atmospheric and oceanic requirements is critical as ocean biology is affected by deposition of aerosols onto the ocean, which in turn, produce aerosol precursors that influence climate.
In August 2011, NASA competed a Science Definition Team (SDT) to help draft a report for defining the science objectives of the PACE mission. The Science Definition Team was selected in September of 2011. The PACE SDT report is now drafted and is available for public comment and feedback through 1 October 2012. A pdf of the report can be found at:http://dsm.gsfc.nasa.gov/PACE.html under “SDT report”, dated 4 September 2012.
If you wish to comment on the draft PACE SDT report, there is a form (MS Word and PDF) available for download listed under the pdf of the report labeled “Report Comments”. Please use this form to itemize your comments and submit that form via E-mail tobraatz_lena@bah.com. Please place the words “PACE SDT report comments” in the subject line of the message, otherwise your comments may not be reviewed.
Once the period for PACE SDT report comment closes, the SDT will consider the comments and update the text as needed. There will not be responses to each Email, and the person monitoring the comment E-mail address above will not be able to respond to any questions, programmatic, budgetary, or editorial, regarding any aspect of the mission.
We look forward to your comments. Thank you.
Paula Bontempi, PACE Program Scientist
Betsy Edwards, PACE Program Executive
Hal Maring, PACE Deputy Program Scientist
Woody Turner, PACE Applied Science
posted August 29, 2012
The September 2012 issue of National Geographic features WHRC's U.S. Forest Biomass Map produced under the Terrestrial Ecology Program as a core project in the North American Carbon Program. See press release from WHRC.
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posted August 21, 2012
http://daymet.ornl.gov/
Data is available for the conterminous United States and Southern Canada to 52 degrees north. At this time, data is not available for Daymet Tiles that are entirely within the country of Mexico. This condition also exists for 2010 data.
For the current level of distributed Daymet Tiles, missing Daymet tiles have been replaced with nodata tiles. Please see the Daymet User's Guides; http://daymet.ornl.gov/datasupport for more information.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments: http://daymet.ornl.gov/contact
(top) posted August 1, 2012
NASA Terrestrial Ecology research addresses changes in Earth’s carbon cycle and ecosystems using space-based observations. This solicitation requests proposals for 1) data set development in support of arctic-boreal ecosystem vulnerability research to be conducted in a future Terrestrial Ecology Program-sponsored field campaign, 2) data set development to meet specific priority needs of the NASA terrestrial ecological community, and 3) successor studies in the areas of remote sensing science and remote sensing methods development that offer to significantly advance the results of prior NASA Terrestrial Ecology research.
Proposals to this program will be taken via a two-step proposal process. This means that the Notice of Intent is replaced by a required Step-1 proposal and the Title and Principal Investigator are binding. The three-page Step-1 proposal will be used to conduct a preliminary evaluation, which will result in full proposals being either encouraged or discouraged. See Section 4 of Appendix A.4 for details.
This amendment presents the final text for this Appendix A.4 Terrestrial Ecology, which replaces in its entirety the placeholder text that was released with ROSES 2012. Step-1 proposals are due September 18, 2012 and Step-2 proposals are due January 8, 2013.
On or about July 30, 2012, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2012" (NNH12ZDA001N) 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-2012.
Questions concerning Appendix A.4, TE, may be addressed to Diane E. Wickland,
Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001. E-mail: Diane.E.Wickland@nasa.gov; Telephone: (202) 358-0245.
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posted July 11, 2012
April 30 through May 2, 2013, Scripps Seaside Forum, San Diego, CA
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posted July 11, 2012
NASA is a major contributor to global climate and related environmental assessment activities, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Climate Assessments and the World Meteorological Organization/United Nations Environment Programme (WMO/UNEP) Ozone Assessment Reports. NASA has made a similarly significant contribution to the U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA), a central component of the 2012-2022 U.S. Global Change Research Program's Strategic Plan, and intends to continue supporting the NCA.
Indicators are anticipated to be an important component of future NCAs. These indicators are intended to provide a clear and concise way of communicating to the NCA audiences about not only status and trends of physical drivers of the climate system, but also the ecological and socioeconomic impacts, vulnerabilities, and responses to those drivers. This ROSES element solicits contributions to enhance NASA's participation in future NCAs by encouraging the developing and testing of potential indicators that address the needs expressed in the NCA vision for a national system of indicators and that largely draw from NASA-produced data and/or modeling products.
Notices of Intent are requested by August 3, 2012, and proposals are due by October 5, 2012
On or about July 2, 2012, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2012" (NNH12ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity home page at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and will appear on the RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2012 .
Technical Questions concerning this program may be addressed to Allison Leidner, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Email: allison.k.leidner@nasa.gov Telephone: (202) 358-0855 and/or Fred Lipschultz U.S. Global Change Research Program. Email: flipschultz@usgcrp.gov Telephone: (202) 419-3463.
NASA point of contact for programmatic questions regarding this solicitation is Jack A. Kaye, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Email: Jack.A.Kaye@nasa.gov Telephone: 202-358-2559.
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posted July 11, 2012
The European Space Agency's Changing Earth Network has just released a new call for proposals to fund nine 2-year postdoctoral researchers. The Changing Earth Science Network aims at supporting young scientists in ESA member states to undertake cutting edge research activities that specifically contribute to advancing the scientific achievements of the Living Planet Programme by maximising the use of ESA EO assets. Potential candidates are invited to submit a proposal to ESA by 24th August 2012 in conjunction with a host organisation that is from a member state of ESA*.
The Support To Science Element, who organise the call for proposals, have further details on their website (http://due.esrin.esa.int/stse/cesn/cesn_opencall.php). This includes the relevant background documents and information pack for applicants that has further details on candidate eligibility, host organisation agreement, the proposal, etc. It also includes a draft partnership agreement for the host organisation and ESA.
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posted June 7, 2012
Next-Generation Missions Hindered by Budget Shortfalls, Launch Failures
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posted June 7, 2012
A Strategic Plan for the U. S. Global Change Research Program (30M pdf) has been released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. (learn more) posted June 7, 2012
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posted June 1, 2012
Link to Announcement (pdf).
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posted April 16, 2012
A conference promoting science-based applications of remote sensing and other spatial data in forested systems.
Come join us 11-14 September 2012 in Corvallis, Oregon, USA for this important conference. The purpose of ForestSAT 2012 is to promote scientifically-based understanding of how spatial analysis technologies can help describe and monitor forested systems. Recognized is an inherent need to integrate data from an array of remote sensing systems, and other spatial information, using a variety of approaches. Numerous uses of spatial data are relevant, from addressing the needs of local forest managers, to informing forest ecosystem models, to establishing monitoring systems in support of international agreements. Delegates to ForestSAT typically represent research organizations, universities, agencies, and the private sector.
The deadline to submit an abstract for ForestSAT 2012 has been extended to 1 May 2012. Details can be found on the website. We are looking forward to your participation, ForestSAT 2012
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posted April 6, 2012
For the third year in a row, GSFC will organize and host a 2-day Symposium on data products to be possible using the future HyspIRI platform with an imaging spectrometer (390-2500 nm, 10 nm) and an imaging 8-band thermal instrument, both with 60 m spatial resolution globally over land and coastal areas. The 2012 HyspIRI Products Symposium will be held on May 16-17 in Greenbelt, MD at NASA/GSFC, Building 34 (Rooms W150, W120A & W120B, located on the 1st floor). This year’s topic is: “Identifying Priority Products to Support HyspIRI's Science Questions.” Focus areas: Ecosystem Function & Composition; Disturbances & Human Impacts; and Volcano, Natural Hazards & Mineral/Resources. Registration to attend the HyspIRI Symposium is required. Please register at http://hyspiri.jpl.nasa.gov/. NASA badging is also required for non-Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) employees to attend the Symposium. All US citizens must register by Thursday, May 10-- please provide full name and affiliation. Persons from non-designated countries, must provide their name and email address to the HyspIRI website by April 19 (30 days advance notice required). We encourage poster contributions relevant to the topic: If you are submitting a poster, please send an abstract (i.e., title, author, summary) to Dr. Elizabeth Middleton at Elizabeth.Middleton@nasa.gov on or before May 1 with "HyspIRI Symposium” in the subject line. Posters will be displayed for the duration of the meeting.
Hold a tenured or tenure-track position (or equivalent) for a minimum of four years on the date of application, with the first appointment as an independent researcher no later than June 1, 2008; and
Have served as principal investigator on one or more active, major, competitive research grants (e.g. from NSF, NSERC, DOE, NASA, NOAA, CNRS, DFG, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Sloan Foundation, James S. McDonnell Foundation).
Please contact investigatorcompetition@moore.org with any questions about eligibility or the competition process.
Review Criteria
Successful applicants will be among the most outstanding in the field, regardless of career stage. Selected MMI Investigators will show great promise as recognized or future leaders in the field of marine microbial ecology. They should have established a research program that is supported by at least one major competitively awarded grant and should have a significant reputation for excellence in their research field. Researchers will be evaluated on the significance of their past research, the quality of their current research, the potential for continued groundbreaking science in the future, and the probability that their future work will contribute to the success of the Initiative.
