MARCH 3rd
Morning
Overview and background
8:00 Registration & Material
8:15 Welcome and Charge for the workshop Organizing Committee
8:30 Welcoming Remarks from UVA Vice President for Research Ariel Gomez
8:40 NASA HQ perspective and workshop objectives D. Wickland
8:55 Overview of veg3d & missions
DESDynl Mission Concept &
Synergism with ICESAT2, BIOMASS J. Ranson
Keynote talks: Science Objectives & Requirements
Highlights of key scientific issues, uncertainties & requirements
9: 15 Carbon Cycle Science R. Houghton
9:40 Climate Models S. Wofsy
10:05 Break
10:20 Ecosystem Structure & Models H. Shugart
10:45 Biodiversity & Habitat K. Bergen & S. Goetz
11:10 Panel Discussion & Charge for Breakouts W. Emanuel
12:00 Lunch
Afternoon
Keynote talks: Sensors & Measurements
Highlights of measurement capabilities, uncertainties, and Requirements
1:00 Decadal Survey Missions and NASA Plans S. Volz
1:15 Multi beam Lidar Measurements & Data Fusion R. Dubayah et al.
1:45 Polarimetric & InSAR Measurements & Data Fusion S. Saatchi et al.
Breakout Session I
Science Objectives and Requirements
2:15 Breakout Sessions I
- Disturbance Recovery notes.pdf
- VEG3D biodiversity breakout notes.pdf
4:15 Break
4:30 Breakout summary report
4:45 Discussion
5:30 pm Adjourn
6:30 pm Poster Session & Reception
March 4
Morning
8:30 Summary of Science Requirements R. Houghton
Other Relevant Missions (Moderator, Craig Dobson)
9:00 ESA-BIOMASS M. Davidson
9:20 DLR K. Papathanassiou
9:40 ALOS J. Kellndorfer
10:00 Break
Breakout Sessions
Measurement needs within DESDynI
Produce reports for the Day 2 afternoon plenary session
10:15 Breakout Sessions II
12:00 Lunch
Breakout Sessions Reports
1:00 Breakout Reports Breakout Chairs
1:30 Discussion K. Bergen
Potential Partnerships
2:00 USDA (FS) Forest Inventory Data H. Andersen
Breakout Sessions
Recommendations: Synergistic measurements, airborne & field campaigns, modeling
2:30 Charge to Breakouts
3:00 Breakout Sessions III
- Breakout III Disturbance & Recover Report
- Breakout III Biodiversity Report.ppt
Breakout Sessions
Instrument and scientific synergism and other complementary observations
Produce reports for the Day 3 morning plenary session
5:00 Adjourn
6:30 Group Dinner
March 5
Morning
Breakout Summary Reports
8:30 Report of breakout III Chairs
Plenary Session
9:10 Discussion & Open Issues F. Hall, R. Houghton
10:30 Next steps
• Committee to write the report
• Committee to organize JGR special issue
• Summary of Research Opportunities Moderators
12:00 Adjourn