| Date: | 2007-06-18 18:36:00 | |
| Sender: | John LaBrecque/NASA HQ <> Ruth Neilan <ruth.neilan@jpl.nasa.gov>> | |
| Subject: | [SLR-Mail] No. 1567: Upcoming planning workshop on possible future NASA missions | |
| Author: | John LaBrecque | |
| Content: | ******************************************************************************** SLR Electronic Mail 2007-06-18 18:36:00 UTC Message No. 1567 ******************************************************************************** Author: John LaBrecque/NASA HQ Subject: Upcoming planning workshop on possible future NASA missions Begin forwarded message: > From: Ruth Neilan > Date: June 15, 2007 6:04:01 PM EDT > To: Igsmail > > Cc: Carey Noll > > Author: John LaBrecque (via Ruth Neilan) > > > Attached are meeting notifications- I apologize for the short > notice- of planning workshops for missions that are of great > interest to the GGOS community. Please distribute these notices > amongst the GGOS community and encourage participation in the open > workshops. Of special interest is highlighting and ensuring the > recognition of the role of geodetic science and infrastructure in > these measurements. > John > ********************************************************************** > ****** > Dr. John L. LaBrecque, Lead > Earth Surface and Interior Focus Area > Office: Room 3F84 > Mail Suite: 3B74 > Science Mission Directorate > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > 300 E Street SW > Washington, DC 20546-0001 > ----------------------------------- > Office: (202) 358-1373 > Cell: (202) 431-9546 > FAX: (202) 358-2770 > e-mail: John.LaBrecque@nasa.gov > Amateur Call Sign: WA1MAH > ********************************************************************** > ****** > > > Second Circular > The NRC Decadal Study ICESat-II Science Workshop > June 27-29, 2007 > Location: Holiday Inn-BWI (Baltimore) > > > This is the second announcement for a NASA workshop on the science > of ICESat-II, a mission > recommended by the National Research Council’s Decadal Study > Report, Earth Science and > Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade > and Beyond > (http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11820). > As envisioned by the Decadal Study, “the ICESat-II mission is to > deploy an ICESat follow-on > satellite to continue the assessment of polar ice changes.” ICESat- > II is also expected to measure > vegetation canopy heights, allowing estimates of biomass and carbon > in aboveground vegetation > in conjunction with related missions, and allow measurements of > solid earth properties. > NASA intends this meeting to be the first in a series of workshops > and activities to involve the > community in the refinement of the ICESat-II mission and thereby to > ensure the optimal return to > science and society. The early timing of and short notice for this > workshop reflects our desire to > move forward expeditiously in responding to the recommendations of > the Decadal Survey. We > also anticipate that a number of events will occur in the next > fiscal year for which early > community input on the mission will be critical. The workshop will > produce a report that > responds to the following charges: > • Examine the ICESat-II mission as recommended by the National > Research Council in light of > the scientific goals articulated in its panel chapters; > • Articulate the expected scientific return of ICESat-II; > • Identify the potential synergistic approaches with respect to > ICESat-II and other space-based > missions; > • Recommend the next steps for mission refinement, additional > research and consideration of > other space-based observations that are required to meet the > expressed ICESat-II scientific > goals. > Those interested in attending the workshop must register at > http://www.tisconferences.com/icesat2/node/1. Your early > registration will help us plan the > meeting and ensure that you receive further communications on the > workshop. Those who cannot > attend the meeting, but wish either to show support for or critique > the ICESat-II concept, please > email your comments or letters to me, then we will place them on a > website and will do our best > to incorporate them into the report. > A preliminary agenda for the ICESat-II workshop will be posted at the > http://www.tisconferences.com/icesat2/node/1 website as soon as it > becomes available. > Questions about the workshop can be addressed to Seelye Martin > (office: 202-358-0746; email: > seelye.martin-1@nasa.gov). > ICESat-II Workshop Organizing Committee: Seelye Martin, John > LaBrecque, Diane Wickland, > Bradford Hager, Jon Ranson, Andrea Donnellan, Sassan Saatchi, > William Emanuel, David > Harding, Helen Amanda Fricker, Ronald Kwok, Eric Rignot, Waleed > Abdalati, DeWayne Cecil > > > > Second Circular > The NRC Decadal Study DESDynI Science Workshop > July 17-19, 2007 > Orlando, Florida > This is the second announcement for a NASA workshop on the science > of DESDynI, a mission recommended by the National Research > Council’s Decadal Study Report, Earth Science and Applications from > Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond (http:// > www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11820). > As envisioned by the Decadal Study, the DESDynI mission “combines > two sensors that, taken together, provide observations important > for solid-Earth (surface deformation), ecosystems (terrestrial > biomass structure) and climate (ice dynamics). The sensors are: (1) > an L-band Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) system > with multiple polarizations, and (2) a multiple beam lidar > operating in the infrared with ~25 m spatial resolution and 1 m > vertical accuracy.” > NASA intends this meeting to be the first in a series of workshops > and activities to involve the community in the refinement of the > DESDynI mission and to thereby ensure optimal return to science and > society. The timing of this first workshop reflects NASA’s great > desire to move forward expeditiously in responding to the Decadal > Survey’s recommendations and our anticipation of a number of events > in the next fiscal year for which community input on the mission > will be critical. The workshop will produce a report that responds > to the following charge: > DESDynI Workshop Charge: Examine the DESDynI mission as recommended > by the National Research Council in light of the scientific goals > articulated in its panel chapters > Articulate the expected scientific return of DESDynI > Identify the potential synergistic approaches with respect to > ICESat-II and other space-based missions > Recommend next steps for mission refinement, additional research, > and consideration of other space-based observations that are > required to meet the expressed scientific goals to be addressed by > DESDynI > > Those interested in attending the workshop must register at http:// > www.tisconferences.com/desdynl. There is no registration fee. Your > early registration will help us plan for proper facilities and > ensure that you receive further communications on the workshop. All > future communications about this workshop will go only to people > who have registered. A preliminary agenda for the DESDynI workshop > is posted at the registration website and will be updated as more > detailed information becomes available. > Questions about the workshop can be addressed to Diane Wickland > (office: 202-358-0245; email: Diane.E.Wickland@nasa.gov or John > LaBrecque (office: 202-358-1373; email: John.LaBrecque@nasa.gov). > DESDynI/ICESat-II Workshop Organizing Committee: Seelye Martin, > John LaBrecque, Diane Wickland, Bradford Hager, Jon Ranson, Andrea > Donnellan, Sassan Saatchi, William Emanuel, David Harding, Helen > Fricker, Ronald Kwok, Eric Rignot, Waleed Abdalati, DeWayne Cecil ----- Ms. Carey Noll Manager, Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) Secretary, ILRS Central Bureau NASA GSFC Code 690.5 Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA E-mail: Carey.Noll@nasa.gov Voice: (301) 614-6542 Fax: (301) 614-6015 WWW: http://cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov From: Carey Noll ******************************************************************************** |