Terrestrial Ecology

NASA Terrestrial Ecology Program Research Activities

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Previously Funded (projects with funding ending 2010-2014)

Currently Funded Research Activities

201 projects (projects with funding 2015+)

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PI (Student if applicable)	Task Title
Abshire, Jim NASA GSFC	Extending the 2017 ASCENDS Airborne Campaign into the Arctic in support of ABoVE -- Abshire (2017)
Asrar, Ghassem PNNL	Carbon Monitoring of Agricultural Lands: Developing a Globally Consistent Estimate of Carbon Stocks and Fluxes -- Asrar-West (CMS 2013)
Baccini, Alessandro Woods Hole Research Center	Time-Series Measurements of Biomass Change from InSAR (TanDEM-X), MODIS, and LiDAR Observations -- Baccini (CMS 2015)
Balch, Jennifer University of Colorado, Boulder	Understanding Climate and Land Use Drivers of Invasive-Grass Fueled Fires Across the Western U.S. -- Balch (TE 2013)
Berner, Logan Northern Arizona University	Integrating Satellite and Surface Observations to Assess Drought Impacts on Forest Carbon and Water Cycling Across the Western United States -- Berner (NESSF 2014)
Boelman, Natalie Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Univ.	Animals on the move: Remotely based determination of key drivers influencing movements and habitat selection of highly mobile fauna throughout the ABoVE study domain -- Boelman (TE 2014)
Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura Michigan Tech Research Institute	Planning and Collection of Data on Boreal Wildfire Effects: Studies of broad-scale 2014 Wildfires in NWT, Canada -- Bourgeau-Chavez (RRNES 2015)
Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura Michigan Tech Research Institute	Understanding the Vulnerability and Resiliency of Boreal-Taiga Ecosystems to Wildfire in a Changing Climate: A study of the 2014 Northwest Territories Wildfires -- Bourgeau-Chavez (TE 2014)
Boyer, Alison Oak Ridge National Laboratory	ORNL DAAC: Data Support for NACP Activities -- Boyer (2008)
Brinkman, Todd University of Alaska, Fairbanks	Biophysical Characteristics and Mechanisms of Environmental Disturbances Influencing Human Access to Ecosystem Services in Boreal Alaska -- Brinkman (TE 2014)
Carroll, Mark NASA GSFC / SSAI	Determining the Extent and Dynamics of Surface Water for the ABoVE Field Campaign -- Carroll (TE 2012)
Castello, Leandro Virginia Tech	Impacts of floods and droughts on aquatic macrophytes, forests, and fisheries of central Amazonian river floodplains -- Castello (IDS 2012)
Chatterjee, Abhishek NASA GSFC / USRA GESTAR	GEOS-5 Forecasting and Modeling in Support of ABoVE airborne research -- Chatterjee (TE 2016)
Chini, Louise University of Maryland	Using NASA Remote Sensing Data to Reduce Uncertainty of Land-Use Transitions in Global Carbon-Climate Models -- Chini (TE 2012)
Chopping, Mark Montclair State University	Changes in Shrub Abundance in Arctic Tundra from the Satellite High Resolution Record for the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment and Impacts on Albedo -- Chopping (TE 2014)
Clare, John Univ. of Wisconsin	Leaves, Landscapes, and Lambda: Using Remote Sensing to Improve Predictions and Mechanistic Understanding of Spatiotemporal Wildlife Population Dynamics -- Clare (NESSF 2016)
Clark, Matt Sonoma State University	Spectral and temporal discrimination of vegetation cover across California with simulated HyspIRI imagery -- Clark (HYSPIRI 2011)
Cochrane, Mark University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences	Continuation and expansion to a national-scale of the filling a critical gap in Indonesia's national carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification capabilities for supporting REDD+ activities: Incorporating, quantifying and locating fire emissions from within tropical peat-swamp forests project -- Cochrane (CMS 2015)
Cochrane, Mark University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences	Filling a Critical Gap in Indonesia's National Carbon Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Capabilities for Supporting REDD+ Activities: Incorporating, Quantifying and Locating Fire Emissions from Within Tropical Peat-swamp Forests -- Cochrane (CMS 2013)
Coe, Michael WHRC	Climate and land use change at the Amazonian agro-frontier: Historical and future effects on the surface energy balance -- Coe (TE 2011)
Cohen, Warren USDA Forest Service	An Historically Consistent and Broadly Applicable MRV System Based on Lidar Sampling and Landsat Time-series (Tested in the US, and applied to the US NGHGI reporting system) -- Cohen (CMS 2013)
Cook, Bruce NASA GSFC	Fingerprinting Three Decades of Changes in Interior Alaska (1982-2014) Using Field Measurements, Stereo Air Photos, and G-LiHT Data -- Cook (TE 2014)
Cook, Bruce NASA GSFC	Improving Forest Biomass Mapping Accuracy with Optical-LiDAR Data and Hierarchical Bayesian Spatial Models -- Cook (CMS 2011)
Cook, Bruce NASA GSFC	Remote Sensing as a Bridge to Operational Forest Carbon Monitoring in Interior Alaska -- Cook (CMS 2015)
Czapla-Myers, Jeffrey University of Arizona	Support for the calibration and validation of Suomi NPP VIIRS -- Czapla-Myers (SNPP 2013)
Czapla-Myers, Jeffrey University of Arizona	Validation of Aqua and Terra surface reflectance products using the Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS) -- Czapla-Myers (TERAQEA 2013)
Davis, Ken The Pennsylvania State University	Application of column-CO2 measurements to urban, regional and continental atmospheric inversions -- Davis-2 (CARBON 2010)
Davis, Ken The Pennsylvania State University	Quantification of the Regional Impact of Terrestrial Processes on the Carbon Cycle Using Atmospheric Inversions -- Davis (CARBON 2013)
Davis, Ken The Pennsylvania State University	Regional Atmospheric Inversions to determine Land-Atmosphere Carbon fluxes in the SouthEastern Forests of the United States -- Davis-1 (CARBON 2010)
Denning, Scott Colorado State University	The Tropical Terrestrial Tipping Point: Drought Stress and Resilience in Moist Tropical Forests -- Denning (CARBON 2013)
Dennison, Philip University of Utah	Improved Trace Gas Plume Detection using Indian and US AVIRIS-NG Data -- Dennison (AVRSNG 2016)
Didan, Kamel The University of Arizona	Maintaining the Terra and Aqua MODIS Vegetation Index Product Record -- Didan (TERAQEA 2013)
Didan, Kamel The University of Arizona	Vegetation Indices from the Suomi NPP VIIRS Sensor: Extending the EOS-MODIS VI Science Algorithm and Experience -- Didan (SNPP 2013)
Dietze, Michael Boston University	A prototype data assimilation system for the terrestrial carbon cycle to support Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification -- Dietze (CMS 2016)
Drewry, Darren JPL	Airborne Solar Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence to Characterize Arctic Boreal Zone Phenology and Productivity -- Drewry (TE 2016)
Dubayah, Ralph University of Maryland	Development of a Prototype MRV System to Support Carbon Ecomarket Infrastructure in Sonoma County -- Dubayah (CMS 2013)
Dubayah, Ralph University of Maryland	Exploring the Potential of Single Photon Lidar for Ecosystem Structure Derivation -- Dubayah (TE 2011)
Dubayah, Ralph University of Maryland	Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Lidar -- Dubayah (EV 2012)
Dubayah, Ralph University of Maryland	High Resolution Carbon Monitoring and Modeling: A CMS Phase 2 Study -- Dubayah (CMS 2011)
Duren, Riley NASA JPL	Megacities Carbon Project: Assessing the Impact of Policy and Management Decisions on the Los Angeles Urban Dome of CO2 and CH4 -- Duren (CARBON 2013)
Eitel, Jan University of Idaho	LiDAR, passive spectral, and ecophysiological approaches to link Forest Tundra Ecotone structure and function -- Eitel (TE 2014)
Ellicott, Evan UMD/ Dept. of Geography	S-NPP/VIIRS Active Fire Algorithm and Data Record Development and Refinement -- Ellicott (SNPP 2013))
Elmore, Andrew UMCES Appalachian Laboratory	Assessing the Influence of Local Phenology on the Response of Forest Productivity to Changes in Growing Season Length -- Elmore (TE 2011)
Fahnenstiel, Gary Michigan Technological University	New Carbon Monitoring Products for Global Freshwater Lakes using Satellite Remote Sensing Time Series Data -- Fahnenstiel (CMS 2016)
Falkowski, Mike NASA HQ	Fuel Consumption and Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatland Ecosystems: Understanding Vulnerability to Burning, Fuel Consumption, and Emissions via Remote Sensing of Fuel Moisture and Fire Radiative Energy -- Falkowski (TE 2011)
Fatoyinbo, Lola NASA GSFC	Estimating Total Ecosystem Carbon in Blue Carbon and Tropical Peatland Ecosystems -- Fatoyinbo (CMS 2016)
Fatoyinbo, Lola NASA GSFC	Future Mission Fusion for High Biomass Forest Carbon Accounting -- Fatoyinbo (CMS 2015)
Fatoyinbo, Lola NASA GSFC	Hurricane Irma - Rapid Response (HI-RRes) with NASA G-LiHT -- Fatoyinbo (RRNES 2017)
Fatoyinbo, Lola NASA GSFC	Total Carbon Estimation in African Mangroves and Coastal Wetlands in Preparation for REDD and Blue Carbon Credits -- Fatoyinbo (CMS 2014)
Fisher, Joshua NASA JPL	A Model-Data Integration Framework (MoDIF) for ABoVE Phase I research: simulation, scaling and benchmarking for key indicators of Arctic-boreal ecosystem dynamics -- Fisher (TE 2014)
Frankenberg, Christian Caltech	Evaluating Crop Productivity Using Solar Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Measured From Ground and Space -- Frankenberg (CARBON 2016)
Friedl, Mark Boston University	Using Three Decades of Landsat Data to Characterize Changes and Vulnerability of Temperate and Boreal Forest Phenology to Climate Change -- Friedl (TE 2013)
Frolking, Steve University of New Hampshire	Incorporating a new urban dataset from SeaWinds into a multi-sensor analysis of global daytime and nighttime urban heat islands -- Frolking (TERAQ 2013)
Frost, JJ Alaska Biological Research, Inc.--Environmental Research & Services	Biophysical drivers and socio-ecological impacts of environmental change in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, western Alaska -- Frost (TE 2014)
Gamon, John University of Nebraska	Evaluating growing season length and productivity across the ABoVE Domain using novel satellite indices and a ground sensor network -- Gamon (TE 2014)
Giglio, Louis NASA GSFC / University of Maryland	Development of a Suomi NPP VIIRS Global Burned Area Earth System Data Record -- Giglio (SNPP 2013)
Giglio, Louis NASA GSFC / University of Maryland	Development of a Suomi-NPP VIIRS Global Burned Area Earth System Data Record -- Giglio (TASNPP 2017)
Giglio, Louis NASA GSFC / University of Maryland	MODIS Global Active Fire and Burned Area Product Maintenance and Validation -- Giglio (TERAQEA 2013)
Glenn, Nancy Boise State University	Scalable vegetation structure for ecosystem modeling in the western US -- Glenn (TE 2013)
Goetz, Scott Northern Arizona University	Mapping and modeling attributes of an arctic-boreal biome shift: Resource management implications within the ABoVE domain -- Goetz (TE 2014)
Goulden, Mike University Of California, Irvine	Shifting Patterns of Boreal Forest Succession and Browning Over the Last 30 Years -- Goulden (TE 2014)
Greaves, Heather Institute of Arctic Biology	Multisensor Fusion for Mapping of Low-Stature Arctic Vegetation Communities and Woody Biomass -- Greaves (NESSF 2015)
Greenberg, Jonathan University of Nevada, Reno	Three dimensional change detection of aboveground biomass -- Greenberg (CMS 2016)
Griffith, Peter NASA GSFC / SSAI	ABoVE Airborne Campaign Management & Data Products -- AAC Management
Guan, Kaiyu University of Illinois	Improving the monitoring capability of carbon budget for the US Corn Belt - integrating multi-source satellite data with improved land surface modeling and atmospheric inversion -- Guan (CMS 2016)
Gupta, Pawan USRA	Characterizing nearly two decades of biomass burning over the Indian Sub-Continent using Satellite, Surface and Model Simulations -- Gupta (TASNPP 2017)
Gurney, Kevin Northern Arizona University	Extending Top-Down, Bottom-Up Synthesis Research Through an Improved Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Data Product and the Latest #14CO2 Measurement in the United States -- Gurney (CARBON 2013)
Hagen, Steve Applied Geosolutions	Operational multi-sensor design for national scale forest carbon monitoring to support REDD+ MRV systems -- Hagen (CMS 2013)
Hanan, Niall New Mexico State University	Bistability and Feedbacks in Tropical Woodlands and Savannas: Carbon Cycle Implications of Changing Climate and Management -- Hanan (CARBON 2016)
Hanan, Niall New Mexico State University	Partitioning savanna tree and grass LAI and fPAR from MODIS and VIIRS aggregates: methods, validation and applications. -- Hanan (TE 2012)
Healey, Sean USDA Forest Service	Piloting a GEDI-based Forest Carbon Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Tool -- Healey (CMS 2016)
Holben, Brent NASA GSFC	CO2 Prototype Measurements using AERONET -- Holben (2014)
Hook, Simon JPL	Fire Recovery in the Urban-Wildland Interface -- Hook (2014)
Huang, Cheng University of Maryland	Role of Forest Disturbance and Regrowth in the US Carbon Budget -- Huang (CARBON 2013)
Huemmrich, Fred NASA GSFC/UMBC	Causes and Consequences of Arctic Greening: The Importance of Plant Functional Types -- Huemmrich (TE 2016)
Huemmrich, Fred NASA GSFC/UMBC	Defining a MODIS Light Use Efficiency Product -- Huemmrich (TERAQ 2013)
Huntzinger, Deborah Northern Arizona University	MsTMIP Phase II: Multi-scale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project -- Huntzinger (CARBON 2013)
Hurtt, George University of Maryland	High-Resolution Carbon Monitoring and Modeling: Continued Prototype Development and Deployment to Regional and National Scales -- Hurtt (CMS 2016)
Hurtt, George University of Maryland	High-Resolution Carbon Monitoring and Modeling: Continuing Prototype Development and Deployment -- Hurtt (CMS 2014)
Iwahana, Go University of Alaska Fairbanks	Quantification of thermokarst and carbon release in ice-rich permafrost regions -- Iwahana (TE 2016)
Izaurralde, Cesar University of Maryland	Cropland Carbon Monitoring System (CCMS): A satellite-based system to estimate carbon fluxes on U.S. Croplands -- Izaurralde (CMS 2015)
Justice, Chris University of Maryland	Terra-Aqua-SNPP Land Discipline Lead -- Justice (TASNPP 2017)
Keeling, Ralph UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography	Detection, Quantification, and Analysis of Changes in Boreal and Arctic Ecosystems Using Measurements and Models of CO2 and Its Isotopes -- Keeling (CARBON 2016)
Keenan, Trevor Lawrence Berkeley National Lab	Merging Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Partition Carbon and Water Fluxes between the Atmosphere and Biosphere -- Keenan (IDS 2016)
Keller, Michael USDA Forest Service @ JPL	A data assimilation approach to quantify uncertainty for estimates of biomass stocks and changes in Amazon forests -- Keller (CMS 2013)
Kellndorfer, Josef Earth Big Data, LLC	Time Series Fusion of Optical and Radar Imagery for Improved Monitoring of Activity Data, and Uncertainty Analysis of Emission Factors for Estimation of Forest Carbon Flux -- Kellndorfer (CMS 2013)
Kennedy, Robert Oregon State University	Tools to bridge the gap between static CMS maps, models, and stakeholders -- Kennedy (CMS 2015)
Keppel-Aleks, Gretchen University of Michigan	Developing a Mechanistic Understanding of Variability in the Atmospheric CO2 Growth Rate Owing to Interannual Climate Oscillations -- Keppel-Aleks (IDS 2016)
Kimball, John University of Montana	Satellite data driven model assessment of landscape variability and environmental controls on the Arctic-Boreal carbon budget -- Kimball (TE 2014)
Klosterman, Steve Harvard University	Improving predictions of terrestrial carbon, water, and energy cycling using novel plant phenology observation and modeling -- Klosterman (NESSF 2013)
Konings, Alexandra Stanford University	Using Model-Data Fusion to Determine Plant Hydraulic Traits and Transpiration -- Konings (NIP 2017)
Kremers, Kelseyann Notre Dame	Is Arctic Greening Consistent with the Temperature Sensitivity of Coupled Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles? -- Kremers (NESSF 2015)
Kushnir, Yochanan Columbia University	Vulnerability of the U.S. Atlantic Coast to hazards associated with extreme winter storms -- Kushnir (IDS 2012)
Lavalle, Marco JPL	Extracting Structural and Temporal Parameters of Forests from Repeat-Pass Pol-InSAR Data -- Lavalle (TE 2012)
Lettenmaier, Dennis University of Washington	Atmospheric rivers and changing flood risk in the Pacific Coast region of the Western U.S. -- Lettenmaier (IDS 2012)
Lin, Bing NASA Langley Research Center	Extending the 2017 ASCENDS Airborne Campaign into the Arctic in support of ABoVE -- Abshire (2017)
Liu, Junjie JPL	Estimating the Impacts of Recent Severe Amazonia Droughts on Forest Carbon Dynamics and Fluxes From Assimilating Satellite Observations in NCAR CESM With Ensemble Kalman Filter -- Liu (CARBON 2013)
Loboda, Tatiana University of Maryland	Long-Term Multi-Sensor Record of Fire Disturbances in High Northern Latitudes -- Loboda (TE 2012)
Loboda, Tatiana University of Maryland	Quantifying long-term impacts of single and repeated wildfire burning in North American tundra on organic soil carbon stocks and ecosystem functioning -- Loboda (TE 2014)
Lyapustin, Alex NASA GSFC/UMBC	A Comprehensive Operational and Science Evaluation of Algorithm MAIAC for the MODIS Land Processing -- Lyapustin (TERAQ 2009)
Lyapustin, Alex NASA GSFC/UMBC	Advancing MODIS Climate Data Records with Algorithm MAIAC -- Lyapustin (TERAQEA 2013)
Lyapustin, Alex NASA GSFC/UMBC	Advancing MODIS-VIIRS Climate Data Records with Algorithm MAIAC -- Lyapustin (TASNPP 2017)
Lyapustin, Alex NASA GSFC/UMBC	VIIRS Surface Reflectance and Aerosol EDR Assessment and Cal-Val Support -- Lyapustin (NPP 2010)
Mack, Michelle Northern Arizona University	Increasing fire severity and the loss of legacy carbon from forest and tundra ecosystems of northwestern North America -- Mack (TE 2014)
Malone, Sparkle Florida International University	Optimizing Fire Regimes In Fire Dependent Ecotypes -- Malone (NIP 2017)
Melack, John University of California	Methane Fluxes from Tropical Aquatic Systems: Integration of Measurements, Hydrological and Biogeochemical Models and Remote Sensing -- Melack (IDS 2016)
Meyer, Franz University of Alaska, Fairbanks	Characterizing methane emission response to the past 60 years of permafrost thaw in thermokarst lakes -- Meyer (TE 2014)
Miller, Chip NASA JPL	ABoVE Airborne Campaign Management & Data Products -- AAC Management
Miller, Chip NASA JPL	CARVE (Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment) Airborne Observations of Carbon Dynamics in the Vulnerable Arctic-Boreal Ecosystems of Northwestern Canada - CARVE-CAN -- Miller (CARBON 2013)
Miller, Chip NASA JPL	Imaging Arctic Methane Plumes -- Miller (TE 2016)
Miller, Chip NASA JPL	Quantifying CO2 and CH4 Fluxes from Vulnerable Arctic-Boreal Ecosystems Across Spatial and Temporal Scales -- Miller (TE 2014)
Millet, Dylan University of Minnesota	Closing the Methane Budget for the US Corn Belt and Upper Midwest -- Millet (IDS 2016)
Moorcroft, Paul Harvard University	Linking Terrestrial Biosphere Models with Imaging Spectrometry Measurements of Ecosystem Composition, Structure, and Function -- Moorcroft (HYSPIRI 2011)
Morin, Paul University of Minnesota - Polar Geospatial Center	High resolution commercial satellite imagery for ABoVE -- Morin (2015)
Morton, Doug NASA GSFC	A Joint USFS-NASA Pilot Project to Estimate Forest Carbon Stocks in Interior Alaska by Integrating Field, Airborne and Satellite Data -- Morton (CMS 2013)
Morton, Doug NASA GSFC	Dynamics of Amazon Forest Disturbance and Recovery from Multi-temporal Airborne LiDAR -- Morton (TE 2011)
Morton, Doug NASA GSFC	Long-Term Carbon Consequences of Amazon Forest Degradation -- Morton (CMS 2014)
Munger, Bill Harvard University	Development of a Data-Assimilation Framework for Integrating 25 Years of Surface and Airborne observations to assess patterns of net CO2 Exchange from Arctic Ecosystems -- Munger (TE 2012)
Munger, Bill Harvard University	Multi-scale data assimilation and model comparison for ABoVE to identify processes controlling CO2 and CH4 exchange and influencing seasonal transitions in Arctic tundra ecosystems -- Munger (CARBON 2016)
Myneni, Ranga Boston University	Global LAI-FPAR Earth System Data Records from Suomi VIIRS to Extend the EOS MODIS Time Series -- Myneni (SNPP 2013)
Myneni, Ranga Boston University	Maintenance and Evaluation of Collection 6 Terra and Aqua Modis LAI/FPAR Products -- Myneni (TERAQEA 2013)
Najjar, Ray The Pennsylvania State University	The Carbon Budget of Tidal Wetlands and Estuaries of the Contiguous United States: A Synthesis Approach (WETCARB = Wetland-Estuary Transports and CARbon Budgets) -- Najjar (CARBON 2013)
Natali, Sue Woods Hole Research Center	Winter respiration in the Arctic: Constraining current and future estimates of CO2 emissions during the non-growing season -- Natali (TE 2014)
Neigh, Chris NASA GSFC	Disturbance, Growth, and Recovery of Boreal Forests Spanning the Satellite Era: 3D Structure, Site Index, and Ecosystem Carbon Flux with Changing Climate -- Neigh (CARBON 2016)
Neigh, Chris NASA GSFC	Linking Remote Sensing Data and Energy Balance Models for a Scalable Agriculture Insurance System for sub-Saharan Africa -- Neigh (IDS 2012)
Nicolsky, Dmitry University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute	Augmentation of the USArray sites with temperature profilers -- Nicolsky (2016)
Numata, Izaya South Dakota State University	Assessing vulnerability and responses of forest edges to drought in Amazonia -- Numata (TE 2013)
Oda, Tom USRA at NASA/GSFC	A Fine-Scale Global Fossil Fuel and Biomass Burning Emissions Dataset Using Suomi-NPP/VIIRS Satellite Data -- Oda (CARBON 2013)
Oechel, Walt San Diego State University	Temporal and Spatial Patterns of and Controls on Arctic CO2 and CH4 fluxes in the ABoVE Domain -- Oechel (TE 2014)
Ollinger, Scott University of New Hampshire	Exploring Relationships Among Water Use Efficiency, Canopy Nitrogen and Carbon Cycling across North American Ecosystems to Improve Land Surface Models -- Ollinger (TE 2011)
Olofsson, Pontus Boston University	Tracking carbon emissions and removals by time series analysis of the land surface: prototype application in tropical MRV systems compliant with IPCC Tier 3 -- Olofsson (CMS 2015)
Ott, Lesley NASA GSFC	Integrating Remote Sensing Observations with NASA's GEOS-5 Modeling Framework in Support of Retrospective Analyses and Seasonal Prediction of Biosphere-Atmosphere CO2 Flux -- Ott (IDS 2016)
Palace, Michael University of New Hampshire	Drought-induced vegetation change and fire in Amazonian forests: past, present, and future -- Palace (IDS 2012)
Palm, Eric University of Montana	From Animal Movement to Ecosystem Services: Scaling-up to Ecosystem-Scale Spatially-Explicit Demographic Models for Caribou -- Palm (NESSF 2017)
Parazoo, Nick JPL	Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Soil Moisture Observations to Characterize Terrestrial Vegetation Photosynthesis and Biosphere Carbon Uptake in North America -- Parazoo (IDS 2016)
Pelletier, Jon University of Arizona	Development of a High-Resolution Global Soil Depth Dataset -- Pelletier (TE 2012)
Popescu, Sorin Texas A&M University	Using LiDAR to develop a climate-driven model of the disintegration and decay of trees killed during a severe drought -- Popescu (RRNES 2013)
Prugh, Laura University Of Washington	Assessing Alpine Ecosystem Vulnerability to Environmental Change Using Dall Sheep as an Iconic Indicator Species -- Prugh (TE 2014)
Ranson, Jon NASA GSFC	A High-Resolution Circumpolar Delineation of the Forest-Tundra Ecotone With Implications for Carbon Balance -- Ranson (CARBON 2013)
Ranson, Jon NASA GSFC	Multisensor Airborne and Ground Studies of Siberian Arctic Forests -- Ranson (TE 2011)
Rocha, Adrian Univ of Notre Dame	Is Arctic Greening Consistent with the Temperature Sensitivity of Coupled Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles? -- Kremers (NESSF 2015)
Rogers, Brendan Woods Hole Research Center	Developing a spatially-explicit understanding of fire-climate forcings and their management implications across the ABoVE domain -- Rogers (TE 2014)
Rogers, Brendan Woods Hole Research Center	Understanding the Causes and Implications of Enhanced Seasonal CO2 Exchange in Boreal and Arctic Ecosystems -- Rogers (CARBON 2016)
Román, Miguel NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	CARMA: A New Reference Standard for NASA Multi-Angle Remote Sensing -- Roman (NIP 2013)
Román, Miguel NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	NASA's Black Marble Standard Product Suite: Algorithm Refinement Efforts -- Roman (TASNPP 2017)
Running, Steven University of Montana	Providing Continuity for the MODIS Land Gross Primary Production, Net Primary Production and Evapotranspiration Datasets -- Running (TERAQEA 2013)
Saatchi, Sassan Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech	Annual GHG Inventory and MRV System for the US Forestlands -- Saatchi (CMS 2015)
Saatchi, Sassan Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech	Impacts of Droughts on Carbon Stocks and Fluxes of Amazonian Forest Ecosystems -- Saatchi (CARBON 2016)
Saatchi, Sassan Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech	Quantifying Variations of Tropical Forest Structure and Biomass along Altitudinal Gradient -- Saatchi (TE 2011)
Saleska, Scott University of Arizona	Testing Satellite-based Scaling of Tropical Forest Photosynthesis with a New Network of Cameras and Fluorescence Spectrometers in Amazonia -- Saleska (CARBON 2016)
Schaaf, Crystal University of Massachusetts Boston	Albedo, Nadir Reflectance, and Reflectance Anisotropy for the MODIS Era -- Schaaf (TERAQEA 2013)
Schaaf, Crystal University of Massachusetts Boston	MODIS Albedo, Nadir Reflectance and Reflectance Anisotropy for Environmental Modeling and Monitoring -- Schaaf (EOS 2006)
Schaaf, Crystal University of Massachusetts Boston	Science Quality Suomi-NPP VIIRS BRDF, Albedo, and NBAR Global Data Analysis Products -- Schaaf (TASNPP 2017)
Schaaf, Crystal University of Massachusetts Boston	Suomi NPP VIIRS BRDF/Albedo/NBAR Products to Extend the Long Term Consistent MODIS Standard Data Record -- Schaaf (SNPP 2013)
Schaefer, Kevin National Snow and Ice Data Center	Remotely-Sensed Active Layer Thickness (ReSALT) Product Derived from InSAR Data Over North American Arctic Regions -- Schaefer (TE 2012)
Schaefer, Kevin National Snow and Ice Data Center	The Airborne InSAR and PolSAR Permafrost Dynamics Observatory -- Schaefer (TE 2016)
Schaefer, Kevin National Snow and Ice Data Center	YKD project--Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: The Impact of Fire on Active Layer Thickness -- Schaefer (RRNES 2015)
Schroeder, Wilfrid University of Maryland	S-NPP/VIIRS Active Fire Product Suite: Bridging EOS and JPSS -- Schroeder (TASNPP 2017)
Schwalm, Christopher Woods Hole Research Center	Using Observations to Assess the Sensitivity of Land-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange to Climate Variability -- Schwalm (TE 2011)
Schwietzke, Stefan University of Colorado	Process-Level Investigation of Revised Global Methane Budget Based on In Situ and Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Composition and the Land Surface -- Schwietzke (IDS 2016)
Seablom, Michael NASA Goddard Space Center	An Advanced Learning Framework for High Dimensional Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Data -- Seablom (AIST 2011)
Sedano, Fernando University of Maryland	Forest degradation driven by charcoal production: characterization, quantification and forecasting to improve carbon monitoring systems in southern Africa -- Sedano (CMS 2016)
Serbin, Shawn Brookhaven National Laboratory	Assimilation of imaging spectroscopy data to improve the representation of vegetation dynamics in ecosystem models -- Serbin (2014)
Serbin, Shawn Brookhaven National Laboratory	Assimilation of imaging spectroscopy data to improve the representation of vegetation dynamics in ecosystem models -- Serbin (TE 2013)
Simard, Mac Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech	Estimating Canopy Height using Repeat-Pass Polarimetric Interferometric (PolinSAR) Data from UAVSAR -- Simard (TE 2013)
Siqueira, Paul University of Massachusetts	Modeling and Evaluation of Polarimetric SAR and InSAR for Forest Structure Estimation -- Siqueira (TE 2012)
Smith, Laurence UCLA	Sensitivity of Arctic-Boreal surface water to permafrost state -- Smith (TE 2016)
Stehman, Steve SUNY College of Environ Sci & Forestry	Developing Statistically Rigorous Sampling Design and Analysis Methods to Reduce and Quantify Uncertainties Associated with Carbon Monitoring Systems -- Stehman (CMS 2013)
Striegl, Rob USGS	Vulnerability of inland waters and the aquatic carbon cycle to changing permafrost and climate across boreal northwestern North America -- Striegl (TE 2014)
Subburayalu, Sakthi Kumaran Ohio State University	Using AVIRIS Imagery to Map Spatial Variability of Soil Carbon Across Diverse Agricultural Management Systems -- Subburayalu (AVRSNG 2016)
Sweeney, Colm NOAA/ESRL GMD	Arctic Carbon Atmospheric Profiles (ArcticCAP) -- Sweeney (TE 2016)
Tabatabaeenejad, Alireza University of Southern California	Estimation of Belowground Biomass and Permafrost Active Layer Properties Using Radar and Lidar Measurements -- Tabatabaeenejad (TE 2016)
Tadesse, Tsegaye University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Seasonal Prediction of Hydro-Climatic Extremes in the Greater Horn of Africa under Evolving Climate Conditions to Support Adaptation Strategies -- Tadesse (IDS 2012)
Tang, Hao University of Maryland	Integrating Space-Borne Lidar Observations to Characterize Vegetation Structure Dynamics Across Tropical Forests -- Tang (NIP 2017)
Thornton, Peter Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Surface Weather Data with Uncertainty Quantification for Terrestrial Ecosystem Process Models -- Thornton (TE 2012)
Townsend, Phil University of Wisconsin	Ecological Spectral Information System (ESIS): Integration of Spectral Data with Measurements of Vegetation Functional Traits -- Townsend (TE 2012)
Treuhaft, Robert JPL, California Institute of Technology	Tropical Moist Forest Structure and Biomass Estimation from Bistatic InSAR at X-band (TanDEM-X), Small- and Large-Spot Lidar, and Field Measurements -- Treuhaft (TE 2011)
Turner, David Oregon State University	Time Series Analysis of Disturbance Impacts on the Pacific Northwest Regional Carbon Balance -- Turner (TE 2011)
Ustin, Susan University of California Davis	Coastal Wetland and Near Shore Ecosystem Impacts from the Gulf of Mexico Horizon BP Oil Spill Monitored by NASA's AVIRIS and MASTER Imagers -- Ustin (TE 2011)
Vargas, Rodrigo University of Delaware	A framework for carbon monitoring and upscaling in forests across Mexico to support implementation of REDD+ -- Vargas (CMS 2013)
Vargas, Rodrigo University of Delaware	Carbon monitoring systems across Mexico to support implementation of REDD+: maximizing benefits and knowledge -- Vargas (CMS 2016)
Vermote, Eric University of Maryland	Development of the VIIRS climate quality surface reflectance product suite -- Vermote (SNPP 2013)
Vermote, Eric University of Maryland	Maintenance and refinement of the MODIS Aqua/Terra surface reflectance product suite -- Vermote (TERAQEA 2013)
Vermote, Eric University of Maryland	Maintenance and refinement of the Suomi NPP VIIRS Land Surface Reflectance product suite -- Vermote (TASNPP 2017)
Vierling, Lee University of Idaho	Quantifying Thresholds in Arctic Tundra Vegetation Structure and Ecosystem Function Using LiDAR and Multispectral Remote Sensing -- Vierling (TE 2011)
Walker, Skip University of Alaska, Fairbanks	Recovery and Archiving of Key Arctic Alaska Vegetation Map and Plot Data for Long-Term Vegetation Analyses -- Walker (TE 2012)
Walker, Wayne Woods Hole Research Center	Direct Measurement of Aboveground Carbon Dynamics in Support of Large-Area CMS Development -- Walker (CMS 2014)
Wang, Dongdong University of Maryland	Improved land products of incident downward shortwave radiation and photosynthetically active radiation from MODIS data -- Wang (TASNPP 2017)
Wang, Dongdong University of Maryland	Producing incident shortwave radiation and photosynthetically active radiation products over land surfaces from MODIS and multiple geostationary satellite data -- Wang (TERAQ 2013)
Wennberg, Paul Caltech	Changes in the Carbon Cycle Observed in Greenhouse Gas Total Columns-TCCON -- Wennberg (CARBON 2016)
Wennberg, Paul Caltech	Quantifying Changes in the Distribution and Cycling of Carbon With Total Column Measurements of CO2 and CH4 -- Wennberg (CARBON 2013)
Wetherley, Erin UCSB	Using HyspIRI-like Data to Quantify the Effects of Urban Vegetation and Materials on Microclimate at Sub-Pixel Scales -- Wetherley (NESSF 2016)
Williams, Chris Clark University	Translating Forest Change to Carbon Emissions/Removals Linking Disturbance Products, Biomass Maps, and Carbon Cycle Modeling in a Comprehensive Carbon Monitoring Framework -- Williams (CMS 2014)
Woodcock, Curtis Boston University	Landscape-Scale Histories and Active Monitoring of Disturbance, Seasonality and Greenness Trends for ABOVE from Landsat -- Woodcock (TE 2014)
Worden, John JPL	CH4 Emissions Estimates From Tropical and Subtropical Fires Using Aura TES CH4 and Terra MOPITT CO Profiles -- Worden (CARBON 2013)
Xiao, Jingfeng University of New Hampshire	Exploring the Interactions Between Carbon Cycling, Land Use and Climate Change Within Mixed Agricultural, Forested, Suburban, and Urban Landscapes -- Xiao (CARBON 2013)
Zhang, Qingyuan NASA GSFC / GESTAR USRA	Carbon Monitoring and Ecosystem Feedbacks Prediction Using fAPARchl and the Community Land Model (CLM) -- Zhang-Q (TE 2011)
Zhang, Qingyuan NASA GSFC / GESTAR USRA	Retrieval and Validation of fAPARchl from the MODIS Sensors Onboard TERRA and AQUA:A New Product -- Zhang (TERAQ 2013)
Zhang, Xiaoyang South Dakota State University	Maintenance and Refinement of the Global Land Surface Phenology Product from NPP VIIRS for EOS-MODIS Continuity -- Zhang (TASNPP 2017)
Zhang, Xuesong Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Anticipating Agroecosystem Impacts of and Feedbacks to Climate Change in the Midwest US through Integration of a Coupled Climate-Agroecosystem Model with Satellite Data -- Zhang-X (TE 2011)
Zhang, Xuesong Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Integrating Field Experiments, Remote Sensing, and Process-based Modeling Toward Improved Understanding and Quantification of Watershed Scale Carbon -- Zhang (CARBON 2016)

Previously Funded Research Activities

162 projects (recently ended 2010-2014)

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PI (Student if applicable)	Task Title
Albertson, John Duke University	Optimal Dynamic Predictions of Semi-Arid Land Cover Change and Implications for Ecosystem Goods and Services -- Albertson (LCLUC 2007)
Avissar, Roni University of Miami	Processing, Analysis, and Interpretation of the Observations Conducted with the Duke University Helicopter Observation Platform during Clasic 2007 -- Avissar (2008)
Boschetti, Luigi University of Idaho	MODIS-Landsat data fusion for high spatial resolution multiannual wall to wall burned area mapping of the conterminous United States -- Boschetti (TERAQ 2009)
Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura Michigan Tech Research Institute	Vulnerability of North American Boreal Peatlands To Interactions Between Climate, Hydrology, and Wildland Fires -- Bourgeau-Chavez (TE 2008)
Buermann, Wolfgang UCLA Institute of the Environment	Detection and Attribution of Rapid Large-scale Shifts in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle -- Buermann (CARBON 2010)
Chapman, Bruce JPL	Enabling Global Vegetation Structure Esimation from SRTM correlation Data -- Chapman (TE 2008)
Chopping, Mark Montclair State University	A Decade of Changes in Aboveground Live Standing Dry Biomass, Canopy Cover, Height, and Understory Density in the Southwestern United States from EOS MISR and MODIS (2008-2014) -- Chopping (TERAQ 2009)
Chopping, Mark Montclair State University	Mapping Changes In Shrub Abundance And Biomass In Arctic Tundra Using NASA Earth Observing System Data: A Structural Approach -- Chopping (TE 2008)
Cochrane, Mark University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences	Quantifying fuel treatment effectiveness over time and its extreme weater conditions -- Cochrane (TE 2013)
Cochrane, Mark University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences	Shifting Fire Regimes of the United States, Australia and the Brazilian Amazonia: The Roles of Climate Change, Land Use, and Mitigation Efforts -- Cochrane (IDS 2009)
Collatz, Jim NASA GSFC	Impacts of Disturbance History on Carbon Fluxes and Stocks in North America -- Collatz (NACP 2005)
Crow, Wade USDA ARS HRSL	Ecological and agricultural productivity forecasting using root-zone soil moisture products derived from the NASA SMAP mission. -- Crow (TE 2009)
Csiszar, Ivan NOAA	Active fires from MODIS and VIIRS and developing the associated Earth Science Data Record -- Csiszar (EOS 2006)
Csiszar, Ivan NOAA	The Active Fire Data Record from NPP VIIRS -- Csiszar (NPP 2010)
Davidson, Eric UMCES Appalacian Lab	Linking High-Frequency, Automated Measurements of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soils with Microwave-Based Estimates of Soil Saturation in Agricultural and Forest Landscapes -- Davidson (CARBON 2010)
Davis, Ken The Pennsylvania State University	Probabilistic Carbon Flux Upscaling Across a Northern Forest Ecoregion -- Davis (CARBON 2007)
DeFries, Ruth Columbia University	Growing Up Fragmented: Using Hyperspectral Imagery to Improve Estimates of Ecosystem Services from Tropical Reforestation -- DeFries (NESSF 2010)
Denning, Scott Colorado State University	Estimation of Regional CO2 Budgets and Biomass by Fusion of LandSat, MODIS, and Atmospheric Observations -- Denning (TE 2009)
Didan, Kamel The University of Arizona	Terra and Aqua MODIS Vegetation Index Product Suite: Where to go From Here? Transition Toward Core Production and Readiness for VIIRS era -- Didan (TERAQ 2009)
Dubayah, Ralph University of Maryland	Integrating Vegetation 3D Structure and Ecological modeling for Continental Scale Assessments of Biodiversity, Biomass and Disturbance -- Dubayah (TE 2007)
Foley, Jon California Academy of Sciences	Against the Grain: The Effects of Widespread, Intensifying Agriculture on the Biosphere and Climate System -- Foley (IDS 2006)
French, Nancy Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)	Impacts and Implications of Increased Fire in Tundra Regions of North America -- French (TE 2009)
Friedl, Mark Boston University	Algorithm Refinement and Earth Science Data Record Development for Global Land Cover and Land Cover Dynamics -- Friedl (EOS 2006)
Friedl, Mark Boston University	Towards a Land Cover Climate Data Record from VIIRS -- Friedl (NPP 2010)
Friedl, Mark Boston University	Using MODIS to Monitor Dynamics in Land Cover and Phenology at Seasonal to Decadal Time Scales -- Friedl (TERAQ 2009)
Frolking, Steve University of New Hampshire	Imaging Impacts of Seasonal Water Stress on Vegetation at Basin to Regional Scales: Combining Optical and Microwave Remote Sensing with Hydrological Measurements to Understand Change -- Frolking (EOS 2006)
Galantowicz, John AER	Use of SMAP Seasonal Inundation and Soil Moisture Estimates in the Quantification of Global Biogenic Gas Fluxes -- Galantowicz (TE 2009)
Gatebe, Charles Universities Space Research Association (USRA)	Pilot Study to Demonstrate Tree Height Retrievals from CAR Multiangular/ Multispectral Data -- Gatebe (2012)
Giglio, Louis NASA GSFC / University of Maryland	MODIS Collection 6 Active Fire Maintenance and Validation -- Giglio (TERAQ 2009)
Gitelson, Anatoly UNL	A Satellite-Based Quantification of Carbon Exchange of the Dominant Ecosystems (Maize-Soybean) in the NACP Mid-Continent Intensive (MCI) Region -- Gitelson (CARBON 2007)
Goncalves, Luis (CPTEC), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais	The Data-Model Intercomparison Project for the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment of the Amazon (LBA-DMIP) -- Goncalves (TE 2008)
Goward, Samuel University of Maryland	North American Forest Disturbance and Regrowth since 1972: Empirical Assessment with Field Measurements and Satellite Remotely Sensed Observations -- Goward (CARBON 2004)
Goward, Samuel University of Maryland	Role of North America Forest Disturbance and Regrowth In NACP: Integrated Analyzes Of Landsat and U.S. Forest Service FIA Data - Phase 2 -- Goward (CARBON 2007)
Goward, Samuel University of Maryland	US Forest Disturbance History from Landsat -- Goward (CARBON 2010)
Green, Rob JPL	Next Generation AVIRIS Airborne Mission Assistance and Collaboration -- Green (2011)
Grosse, Guido Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research	Assessing the spatial and temporal dynamics of thermokarst, methane emissions, and related carbon cycling in Siberia and Alaska -- Grosse (CARBON 2007)
Hall, Forrest NASA GSFC/JCET	Multi-Sensor Retrieval of Vegetation 3-D Structure and Biomass using Physically-Based Algorithms -- Hall (TERAQ 2009)
Hanan, Niall New Mexico State University	African Carbon Exchange II: a systems approach for diagnosis and prediction of carbon, vegetation and disturbance dynamics in the natural and anthropogenic grasslands, savannas and forests of Africa -- Hanan (CARBON 2007)
Hanan, Niall New Mexico State University	Challenges and Opportunities in Remote Sensing of Global Savannas: A Scoping Study for a New TE Field Campaign -- Hanan (TE 2008)
Hansen, Matt University of Maryland	Integrating MODIS, Landsat and GLAS in characterizing forest extent, structure and change -- Hansen (TERAQ 2009)
Hao, Wei Min US Forest Service	Integrating Historic Patterns of Wildfire, Emissions, and Integrating Historic Patterns of Wildfire, Emissions, and Climate for Siberia as a Basis for Estimating the Impacts of Fire on Carbon Cycling, Quantifying Past Fire/Climate Interactions, and Projec -- Hao (TE 2008)
Healey, Sean USDA Forest Service	A Global Forest Biomass Inventory Based upon GLAS Lidar Data -- Healey (CMS 2011)
Healey, Sean USDA Forest Service	Assessing Potential Impacts of Ground Sample Bias in Global CMS Biomass Estimates, Now and in the DESDynI Era -- Healey (CMSSDT 2010)
Hook, Simon JPL	Improving the VIIRS Land Surface Temperature Product for use as an Earth System Data Record -- Hook-1 (NPP 2010)
Hook, Simon JPL	In Flight Validation of ASTER and MODIS Mid and Thermal Infrared Data and Products and ASTER Product Refinement for Earth Science -- Hook (TERAQ 2009)
Hook, Simon JPL	In Flight Validation of VIIRS Mid and Thermal Infrared Data and Products for Earth Science -- Hook-2 (NPP 2010)
Hook, Simon JPL	In-Flight Validation of ASTER, MODIS and VIIRS Mid and Thermal Infrared Data and Products for Earth Science -- Hook (EOS 2006)
Houborg, Rasmus KAUST	Routine mapping of land-surface carbon, water and energy fluxes at field to regional scales by fusing multi-scale and multi-sensor imagery -- Houborg (TERAQ 2009)
Houghton, Skee The Woods Hole Research Center	Biomass for Carbon Budgeting -- Houghton (CMSSDT 2010)
Houghton, Skee The Woods Hole Research Center	Spatially Explicit Sources and Sinks of Carbon from Deforestation, Reforestation, Growth and Degradation in the Tropics: Development of a Method and a 10 Year Data Set 2000-2010 -- Houghton (CMS 2011)
Huang, Cheng University of Maryland	Integration of long term Landsat observations with DESDynI measurements for monitoring terrestrial carbon fluxes within and beyond the DESDynI mission -- Huang (TE 2008)
Huete, Alfredo	Evaluation and Calibration of Vegetation Index Time Series Measurements for Multisensor ESDR/CDR -- Huete (EOS 2006)
Huete, Alfredo	Scaling photosynthesis in tropical systems: from forest to savanna, from seasons to extreme events -- Huete (TERAQ 2009)
Huntzinger, Deborah Northern Arizona University	MsTMIP Phase 1: The North American Carbon Program Multi-scale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project -- Michalak (TE 2009)
Huntzinger, Deborah Northern Arizona University	Reduction in Bottom-Up Land Surface CO2 Flux Uncertainty in NASA's Carbon Monitoring System Flux Project through Systematic Multi-Model Evaluation and Infrastructure Development -- Huntzinger (CMS 2011)
Hurtt, George University of Maryland	Modeling the impacts of major forest disturbances on the Earth's coupled carbon-climate system, and the capacity of forests to meet future demands for wood, fuel, and fiber -- Hurtt (IDS 2009)
Hurtt, George University of Maryland	Using NASA Remote Sensing and Models to Advance Integrated Assessments of Coupled Human-Forest Dynamics for North America -- Hurtt (TE 2009)
Jin, Yufang University of California, Davis	Fires in Southern California: Interactions between climate change, ecosystems, and humans -- Jin (IDS 2009)
Justice, Chris University of Maryland	Developing A Global Burned Area ESDR -- Justice (EOS 2006)
Justice, Chris University of Maryland	MODIS Burned Area Maintenance, Improvement and Validation -- Justice (TERAQ 2009)
Kasischke, Eric University of Maryland	Assessing the Impacts of Fire and Insect Disturbance on the Terrestrial Carbon Budgets of Forested Areas in Canada, Alaska, and the Western United States -- Kasischke-McGuire (CARBON 2007)
Kasischke, Eric University of Maryland	Evaluation of Approaches for Assessing the Impacts of Natural Disturbances on Aboveground Carbon Storage in and Emissions from U.S. Forests - A Carbon Monitoring System Science Definition Team Proposal -- Kasischke (CMSSDT 2010)
Kasischke, Eric University of Maryland	Vulnerability and Resiliency of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Landscapes (VuRSAL) - the Role of Interactions between Climate, Permafrost, Hydrology, and Disturbance in Driving Ecosystem Processes -- Kasischke (TE 2008)
Kawa, Randy NASA GSFC	Modeling the Global Atmospheric Carbon Cycle in Preparation for OCO Data -- Kawa (CARBON 2007)
Keeling, Ralph UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography	Recent trends and physiological constraints on northern extra-tropical ecosystems from atmospheric and satellite data -- Keeling (CARBON 2010)
Keller, Michael USDA Forest Service @ JPL	A Historical Reconstruction of Vegetation Change and a Carbon Budget for the Brazilian Cerrado Using Multiple Satellite Sensors and Historical Aerial Photography -- Keller (CARBON 2007)
Kellndorfer, Josef Earth Big Data, LLC	Ecosystem Structure Measurements from DESDynI: Studies of technological options and data fusion using IceSAT/GLAS, Airborne Lidar and ALOS/PALSAR Datasets over Central Chile -- Kellndorfer (TE 2007)
Kellndorfer, Josef Earth Big Data, LLC	Mapping Biomass - Past Experiences and Future Directions in Data Fusion and Product Validation -- Kellndorfer (CMSSDT 2010)
Kennedy, Robert Oregon State University	Integrating and Expanding a Regional Carbon Monitoring System into the NASA CMS -- Kennedy (CMS 2011)
Kimball, John University of Montana	Analysis and Attribution of Recent Changes in Net Ecosystem CO2 Exchange Using MODIS and AMSR-E -- Kimball (TERAQ 2009)
Kimball, John University of Montana	Carbon Cycle applications of the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission -- Kimball (TE 2008)
Knyazikhin, Yuri Boston University	BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS FROM MISR SENSOR -- Knyazikhin (TERAQ 2009)
Knyazikhin, Yuri Boston University	Vegetation Biophysical Parameter Suite from MISR for Ecological Applications -- Knyazikhin (EOS 2006)
Lefsky, Michael Colorado State	Estimates of aboveground biomass from lidar and L-band radar in the Amazon Basin -- Lefsky (TE 2008)
Levine, Elissa NASA GSFC	Monitoring Seasons through Global Learning Communities (MSTGLC) -- Levine (2007)
Li, Changsheng University of New Hampshire	Modeling Impacts of Climate Change on Carbon Dynamics in Northern High Latitude Wetlands -- Li (TE 2008)
Liang, Shunlin University of Maryland	Mapping high-resolution surface radiative fluxes from MODIS -- Liang (EOS 2006)
Litvak, Marcy University of New Mexico	Improving the estimation of carbon stocks and fluxes in semi-arid ecosystems of the southwestern US using full-waveform lidar measurements -- Litvak (CARBON 2010)
Liu, Junjie JPL	An integrated carbon data assimilation system to advance understanding and predictions of the carbon cycle -- Liu (TERAQ 2009)
Loboda, Tatiana University of Maryland	The Forest Disturbance Carbon Tracking System -- A CMS Pilot Project -- Loboda (CMS 2011)
Lyapustin, Alex NASA GSFC/UMBC	Development of well-calibrated multi-sensor surface reflectance data record -- Lyapustin (EOS 2006)
Masek, Jeff NASA GSFC	Albedo Trends Related to Land Cover Change and Disturbance: A Multi-sensor Approach -- Masek (TERAQ 2009)
Masek, Jeff NASA GSFC	Recent North American Forest Dynamics via Integration of ASTER, MODIS, and Landsat Reflectance Data -- Masek (EOS 2006)
Masuoka, Edward NASA GSFC	Terra/Aqua Land Algorithm Maintenance Support -- Masuoka (TERAQ 2009)
McDonald, Kyle The City College of New York	Vegetation Phenology Assessment Using Satellite Radar Remote Sensing: Global Monitoring of Daily and Seasonal Changes in Canopy Structure and Water Status -- McDonald (TE 2007)
McGuire, Dave USGS	Assessing the Impacts of Fire and Insect Disturbance on the Terrestrial Carbon Budgets of Forested Areas in Canada, Alaska, and the Western United States -- Kasischke-McGuire (CARBON 2007)
Melack, John University of California	Analysis and Synthesis of Carbon Dynamics on Amazon Floodplains -- Melack (TE 2008)
Michalak, Anna Carnegie Institution Of Washington	Mapping Global CO2: Development and application of geostatistical algorithms for gap filling and uncertainty assessment for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory -- Michalak (CARBON 2007)
Michalak, Anna Carnegie Institution Of Washington	MsTMIP Phase 1: The North American Carbon Program Multi-scale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project -- Michalak (TE 2009)
Middleton, Betsy NASA GSFC	Spectral Bio-Indicators of Ecosystem Photosynthetic Efficiency II: Synthesis and Integration -- Middleton (TE 2009)
Miller, Chip NASA JPL	Improving Carbon Source/Sink Estimates Using Atmospheric CO2 Vertical Profile Constraints -- Miller (CARBON 2007)
Miller, Chip NASA JPL	Quantifying Methane Emissions in the San Joaquin Valley -- Miller (RRNES 2013)
Miller, John NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory	Aircraft Sampling of CO2 and Other Greenhouse Gases Above Amazonia -- Miller (2009)
Miura, Tomoaki University of Hawaii	Evaluation and Validation of NPP VIIRS Vegetation Index EDR for Earth System and Climate Sciences -- Miura (NPP 2010)
Moghaddam, Mahta University of Southern California	Mapping Wetlands Dynamics for Reducing Uncertainties in the Boreal North American Carbon Budget -- Moghaddam (CARBON 2007)
Moore III, Berrien University of Oklahoma	Advancing Our Understanding of the Earth System Through Coupled Carbon-Climate Modeling and Observations -- Moore (IDS 2006)
Myneni, Ranga Boston University	A SYNERGISTIC STUDY FOR LIDAR AND PASSIVE OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING OF FOREST HORIZONTAL STRUCTURE IN SUPPORT OF DESDYNI MISSION -- Myneni (TE 2007)
Myneni, Ranga Boston University	Global LAI/FPAR Earth System Data Records from NPP-VIIRS to Extend the EOS-MODIS Time Series -- Myneni (NPP 2010)
Myneni, Ranga Boston University	Global Products of Leaf Area Index and Fraction Vegetation Absorbed PAR from the Terra/Aqua MODIS and NPP VIIRS Sensors: Algorithm Refinement and Cal/Val for ESDR Proposal -- Myneni (EOS 2006)
Myneni, Ranga Boston University	Modest Maintenance of Terra and Aqua MODIS LAI/FPAR Products and Transitioning to Core Production -- Myneni (TERAQ 2009)
Nemani, Rama NASA ARC	Understanding and predicting continental-scale disturbances with prognostic and diagnostic models: bark beetle outbreaks in North America -- Nemani (TE 2007)
Neuenschwander, Amy University of Texas	INVESTIGATIONS AND ERROR ANALYSIS OF VEGETATION STRUCTURE RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS FROM SPACEBORNE LASER ALTIMETRY FOR THE DESDynI MISSION -- Neuenschwander (TE 2008)
Ogle, Stephen Colorado State University	Resolving Net CO2 Exchange in the Mid-Continent Region of North America by Comparing and Reconciling Results from Inverse Modeling and Inventory-Based Approaches -- Ogle (CARBON 2007)
Ollinger, Scott University of New Hampshire	Effects of Disturbance and N Deposition on Nitrogen-Albedo Relations in Forests -- Ollinger (TE 2009)
Ollinger, Scott University of New Hampshire	Exploring Relationships among Carbon Cycling, Vegetation Nitrogen Status and Surface Albedo across North American Ecosystems to Improve Land Surface Models -- Ollinger (CARBON 2007)
Painter, Thomas Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Integrated Hydrologic Response to Extreme Dust Deposition to the Snow Cover of the Colorado River Basin -- Painter (IDS 2009)
Palace, Michael University of New Hampshire	Scaling Forest Biometric Properties Derived from High Resolution Imagery to the Amazon Basin using Moderate Resolution Spectral Reflectance Data -- Palace (TE 2007)
Potter, Christopher NASA ARC	Modeling the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle with Land Cover Disturbance Based on Satellite Remote Sensing -- Potter (CARBON 2007)
Prince, Steve University of Maryland	Vegetation dynamics in drylands and implications for regional climate: analysis of two decades of observations in the African Sahel -- Prince (TE 2007)
Rahman, Faiz Indiana University	Improved Per-Pixel Estimates of Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes across Eastern US Forests -- Rahman (TE 2009)
Ramsey, Elijah USGS	Assessing Impacts and Monitoring Response of Coastal Wetlands to the Gulf Oil Spill -- Ramsey (TE 2011)
Randerson, Jim University Of California, Irvine	Global Carbon Emissions from Fires: Improving our Understanding of Interactions between Land Use, Fires, and Climate Change -- Randerson (CARBON 2010)
Randerson, Jim University Of California, Irvine	Global fire emissions derived from Terra and Aqua satellites -- Randerson (EOS 2006)
Ranson, Jon NASA GSFC	Amount, Spatial Distribution, and Statistical Uncertainty of Aboveground Carbon Stocks in the Circumpolar Boreal Forest -- Ranson (TE 2008)
Richardson, Andrew Harvard University	Improving predictions of terrestrial carbon, water, and energy cycling using novel plant phenology observation and modeling -- Richardson (TE 2013)
Roberts, Dar UC Santa Barbara	HyspIRI discrimination of plant species and functional types along a strong environmental-temperature gradient -- Roberts (HYSPIRI 2011)
Roberts, Dar UC Santa Barbara	Spatial, Spectral and Temporal Requirements for Improved Hyperspectral Mapping of Plant Functional Type, Plant Species, Canopy Biophysics, and Canopy Biochemistry -- Roberts (TE 2007)
Running, Steven University of Montana	Integrating MODIS Primary Production, and Evapotranspiration Datasets to Monitor Carbon and Water Dynamics for Terrestrial Ecosystem. -- Running (TERAQ 2009)
Running, Steven University of Montana	Validation, improvement and applications of MODIS global terrestrial primary production MOD 17 and a test MODIS evapotranspiration product: Green Compute Cluster -- Running (EOS 2006)
Saatchi, Sassan Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech	Detecting Changes of Forest Biomass from Fusion of Radar and Lidar: Developing DESDynl measurement requirements -- Saatchi (TE 2008)
Saatchi, Sassan Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech	Prototyping MRV Systems Based on Systematic and Spatial Estimates of Carbon Stock and Stock Changes of Forestlands -- Saatchi (CMS 2011)
Saatchi, Sassan Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech	Vegetation Structure Studies -- Saatchi (2008)
Saleska, Scott University of Arizona	Scaling photosynthesis in tropical systems: from forest to savanna, from seasons to extreme events -- Saleska (TERAQ 2010)
Sarabandi, Kamal The University of Michigan	VEGEX3D: LiDAR-SAR/InSAR Extrapolation and Simulation Models for Retrieving Vegetation 3D Structure and Biomass -- Sarabandi (TE 2008)
Schaaf, Crystal University of Massachusetts Boston	Albedo and Bidirectional Reflectance Climate Data Records from NPP/VIIRS -- Schaaf (NPP 2010)
Schaaf, Crystal University of Massachusetts Boston	MODIS Albedo, Nadir Reflectance, and Reflectance Anisotropy for Environmental Modeling and Monitoring -- Schaaf (TERAQ 2009)
Schaefer, Kevin National Snow and Ice Data Center	Quantifying Uncertainty in the Permafrost Carbon Feedback -- Schaefer (TE 2009)
Simard, Mac Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Caltech	3D Vegetation Structure using L-band InSAR and Lidar -- Simard (TE 2007)
Siqueira, Paul University of Massachusetts	A Segmentation Approach for Combining RaDAR Backscater, InSAR and LiDAR Measurements to Determine Vegetation 3D Structure and Biomass from Space -- Siqueira (TE 2008)
Slesnick, Catherine Draper Laboratory	Climate Extremes and Landscape Hazards: An Interdisciplinary Study of Change -- Slesnick (IDS 2009)
Smith, Alistair University of Idaho	Quantifying the characteristics and investigating the biogeoscientific and societal impacts of extreme wildland fires in the United States northern Rockies region -- Smith (IDS 2009)
Smithwick, Erica Pennsylvania State University	Influence of Disturbance and Seasonality on Regional Carbon Flux Upscaling -- Smithwick (CARBON 2010)
Spies, Tom USDA Forest Service	Tradeoffs among carbon and other ecosystem services associated with different forest management practices -- Spies (CARBON 2010)
Stone, Thomas US Geological Survey	Lunar Calibration for the Next Generation of Earth-Observing Satellite Sensors -- Stone (NPP 2010)
Strahler, Alan Boston University	Retrieval of Vegetation Structure and Carbon Balance Parameters Using Ground-Based Lidar and Scaling to Airborne and Spaceborne Lidar Sensors -- Strahler (RSS 2005)
Sun, Guoqing NASA GSFC/UMD	Data Fusion Algorithms for Forest Biomass Mapping From Lidar and SAR Data -- Sun (TE 2008)
Sun, Guoqing NASA GSFC/UMD	Proposal to be a member of the Science Definition Team for Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) -- Sun (CMSSDT 2010)
Thome, Kurt NASA GSFC	Reflectance-Based Calibration of Terra and Aqua Imaging Sensors in the Solar Reflective -- Thome (EOS 2006)
Townsend, Phil University of Wisconsin	Characterization of forest functional types and their role in mediating ecosystem response to environmental change -- Townsend (TE 2007)
Townshend, John University of Maryland	Enhanced Land Cover and Land Cover Change Products from MODIS -- Townshend (EOS 2006)
Townshend, John University of Maryland	Enhanced Land Cover Products from MODIS: Vegetation Continuous Fields Maintenance and Refinements -- Townshend (TERAQ 2009)
Treuhaft, Robert JPL, California Institute of Technology	Data Fusion, Error Analysis, and a Global Biomass Product: Proposal for Membership on the Carbon Monitoring System Science Definition Team -- Treuhaft (CMSSDT 2010)
Treuhaft, Robert JPL, California Institute of Technology	The Performance Of Structure And Biomass Estimation From Insar 3-D Vegetation Missions At L-Band Over Tropical Forests -- Treuhaft (TE 2007)
Turner, David Oregon State University	Assessing The Sensitivity Of Net Ecosystem Exchange Over North America To Climate And Disturbance With Prognostic And Diagnostic Models -- Turner (TE 2008)
Ustin, Susan University of California Davis	Near Real Time Science Processing Algorithm for Live Fuel Moisture Content for the MODIS Direct Readout System -- Ustin (TERAQ 2009)
Vermote, Eric University of Maryland	MODIS surface radiation data products maintenance through continuous monitoring of accuracy -- Vermote (EOS 2006)
Walter Anthony, Katey University of Alaska, Fairbanks	Characterization of CH4 emissions from high latitude lakes in North America using multi-scale remote sensing -- Walter (CARBON 2010)
Wan, Zhengming Univ. CA, Santa Barbara	Refinement and Validation of Flexible Operational Algorithms for the Generation of Consistent Long-Term Land-Surface Temperature/Emissivity ESDR/CDR Products -- Wan (EOS 2006)
Wan, Zhengming Univ. CA, Santa Barbara	Science Data Analysis Including TIR BRDF Retrieval for Improvements of the MODIS Land-Surface Temperature/Emissivity Products in Long-term Accuracy and Consistency. -- Wan (TERAQ 2009)
Wennberg, Paul Caltech	The Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON): Ground-based Observations in Support of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory -- Wennberg (CARBON 2007)
West, Tris DOE	Estimating Global Inventory-Based Net Carbon Exchange from Agricultural Lands for Use in the NASA Flux Pilot Study -- West (CMS 2011)
Wilhelmi, Olga University Corporation for Atmospheric Research	System for Integrated Modeling of Metropolitan Extreme Heat Risk (SIMMER) -- Wilhelmi (IDS 2009)
Wimberly, Mike South Dakota State University	TE: Integrating Multi-Sensor Satellite Data for Malaria Early Warning in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia -- Wimberly (NESSF 2010)
Wofsy, Steve Harvard University	Budgets for Carbon Cycle Gases (CO2, CH4, and CO) in the Amazon Basin from Aircraft and Remote Sensing Data -- Wofsy (TE 2009)
Wofsy, Steve Harvard University	Source attribution, emission monitoring and treaty verification by combining remote sensing and suborbital data -- Wofsy (CARBON 2010)
Wofsy, Steve Harvard University	Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Sources for non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases (CH4, CO, N2O) and aerosols over Amazonia -- Wofsy (TE 2008)
Wofsy, Steve Harvard University	Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Sources for non-CO₂ Greenhouse Gases (CH₄, CO, N₂O) over North America -- Wofsy (2008)
Wolfe, Robert NASA GSFC	Advanced geolocation algorithms for Earth Science Data Records from moderate resolution sensors -- Wolfe-2 (EOS 2006)
Wolfe, Robert NASA GSFC	Maintaining NASAs Land Product Validation Infrastructure and Using Related Data for Model Sensitivity Studies -- Wolfe-1 (EOS 2006)
Wolfe, Robert NASA GSFC	VIIRS Geometric Calibration and Validation for NPP Earth System and Climate -- Wolfe (NPP 2010)
Woodcock, Curtis Boston University	Quantifying the accuracy and uncertainty in remote sensing products of land use change: implications for carbon monitoring -- Woodcock (CMSSDT 2010)
Xiao, Xiangming University of Oklahoma	Quantifying Leaf Chlorophyll Content, Light Absorption by Chlorophyll and Gross Primary Production -- Xiao (EOS 2006)

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