2012 NASA Ocean Color Research Team Meeting: Wrap Up

Paula BontempiNASA Headquarters

Ocean Color Research Team Meeting23-25 April 2012

Housekeeping

• Talks – Speakers – Talks will be posted on-line at the Ocean Color web (http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/). Please remember to

remove any material you do not want posted/please allow me to have a copy of your final version.

• NASA Earth Science Division Director position is open until 8 May 2012 – can be found at USAjobs.gov

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/311936900

• Don’t forget your posters!

Pre-Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission

2010 - 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/)

The PACE mission will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) 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.

• CARLOS DEL CASTILLO Chairs the SDT – Feedback on science plan

• http://dsm.gsfc.nasa.gov/PACE.html - there is a section for “documents” and you can review the science report as it progresses or wait until draft is complete (early summer 2012)

• Progress, materials, meetings completely open to the public• PACE – likely competed instruments/possibly competed mission

sometime in 2013

Earth’s Living Ocean: Future Ocean Biology and Chemistry From Space – Advance Plan of 2007

““Finalized 5.12.2008 - Revisit in 2012/3”Finalized 5.12.2008 - Revisit in 2012/3”1. How are ocean ecosystems and the biodiversity they support influenced by climate and

environmental variability and change, and how will these changes occur over time?

2. How do carbon and other elements transition between ocean pools and pass through the Earth System, and how do biogeochemical fluxes impact the ocean and Earth's climate over

time?

3. How (and why) is the diversity and geographical distribution of coastal marine habitats changing, and what are the implications for the well-being of human society?

4. How do hazards and pollutants impact the hydrography and biology of the coastal zone? How do they affect us, and can we mitigate their effects?

Biogeochemical Oceanographic Properties: Organic and inorganic particle abundance and size; Plant species-specific bio- and chemical markers (e.g., calcite); Carbon species; Export carbon; Photosynthesis; Coastal processes; Land-ocean carbon transport; Air-sea interaction

Biological Oceanographic Properties: Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton (plant) biomass; Plant physiology/growth rates; Harmful algal blooms; Plant functional groups (nitrogen fixers, carbon exporters, calcium carbonate, microbial loop); Ecosystems and habitat health; Climate-biology interactions

Time to revisit? Interested parties? http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/DOCS/ under “Misc”

NASA OB&B Research – Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences

• ROSES 2011 - http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ - Amended February 2012• Carbon Monitoring System

• continuing development towards a Carbon Monitoring System (CMS). Under its CMS initiative as directed by Congress in 2010, NASA initiated pre-Phase A and pilot studies and a scoping effort for a carbon monitoring system (http://carbon.nasa.gov/index.html) - $8M/yr, 20-50 new awards - up to 18 months• As of 4.20 at 1200, 63 proposals received.

• ROSES 2012 - http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ - Released 14 February 2012• Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry - A.3 - up to 3.0M/yr [30 May 2012] – 75 NOIs

• Impacts On and Vulnerability Of Biological Oceanography - New analyses of impacts to and vulnerability of aquatic ecosystems/biological oceanography (e.g., taxa, physiology, phytoplankton physiological properties & plant functional types, etc., not carbon cycle science), to global environmental or climate variability and change. (up to 3 yrs)• New and/or Multisensor Data Analyses and Approaches of Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Objectives - Science investigations to advance the development and utilization of new and/or multisensor remote sensing approaches to estimate important ocean biology and biogeochemistry (ecosystem and carbon cycle) properties. Studies using data to evaluate approaches relevant to future satellite missions are of special interest. (up to 3 yrs)

NASA OB&B Research – Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences

• ROSES 2012 - http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ - Released 14 February 2012• Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry - A.3 - up to 3.0M/yr [30 May 2012] – 75 NOIs

• Ocean Biological and Biogeochemical Impacts of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - Studies to analyze coastal and open ocean ecosystem impacts of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill utilizing NASA airborne and in situ optical data collected in support of the national response. (2 yrs)• Field campaigns - Scoping studies to identify the scientific questions and develop the initial study design and implementation concept for a new NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry field campaign or related team project (scale on par with ICESCAPE, SO GasEx, ARC-TAS, SEA4CRS, etc.). (12-18 months)• Successor studies - Successor studies that offer to significantly advance the results of prior NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry research toward meaningful answers to important NASA and USGCRP carbon cycle and ecosystems and NOC research questions (up to 3 yrs)

• Remote Sensing of Water Quality – A.32 – (Terrestrial Hydrology and OBB programs) – up to $1M/yr [22 August 2012] and NOIs due 21 June 2012

• Techniques to improve remote sensing of water quality – atm corrections and shallow water

• Improving detection of the link between optical and biogeochemical properties

NASA OB&B Research – Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences

• ROSES 2012 - http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ - Released 14 February 2012• Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science – A.26 – (Diane Wickland, POC) [rolling deadline]

• 2.1 Targets of Opportunity: Rapid Response to Earth System Events and Opportunities to Collaborate (Rapid Response) - Research proposals having great urgency for action 1) involving quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic extreme events, disasters, and/or similar unanticipated or unpredictable events, and 2) requiring a quick funding decision to take advantage of an opportunity for research collaboration that is only available for a short time.• 2.2 First-Time Development of Innovative, Novel Ideas in Earth Remote Sensing (Novel Earth Science) - proposals to conduct highly novel scientific research that cannot be considered as relevant under any other NASA solicitations. Research that is new and different: initial exploration of a novel idea or a first demonstration of new scientific use of remote sensing data or technology

• Topical Workshops, Symposia, Conferences – E.2 – (Max Bernstein, POC) – [rolling deadline]

• Proposals for topical workshops, symposia, conferences, other scientific/technical meetings that advance the goals and objectives of only the following SMD Divisions: Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Planetary Science.• one-year maximum duration

NASA OB&B Research – Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences

• ROSES 2013• Interdisciplinary Science – ideas under discussion• Carbon Cycle Science – A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan (released 2012) – can go to

http://www.carboncyclescience.gov/ and find the plan pdf released in 2011 (Michalak et al.) Plan questions:• Question 1. How do natural processes and human actions affect the carbon cycle on

land, in the atmosphere, and in the oceans?• Question 2. How do policy and management decisions affect the levels of the primary

carbon-containing gases, carbon dioxide and methane, in the atmosphere?• Question 3. How are ecosystems, species, and natural resources impacted by increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, the associated changes in climate, and by carbon management decisions?• PACE Science Team

OB&B Program Budget

• NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) also known as the “NASA Grants Office”• 1.877.NSSC123 have an interactive web site where you can look up the award status

• Uncosted carryover – Carryover of funds from one fiscal year to next – two year money• Obligation and Costing problem for NASA linked to invoicing from institutions – • Email sent to all PIs of FY10 carryover awards regarding this issue in April by program manager • Please check with your ORSP or equivalent, and please check with the NSSC to ensure your invoices have been received• Also, if you have or are due funding in FY12, and do not think you can spend it by 30

Sept 2013, then please contact me about “swapping” funds.• Alternatively, if you have FY12 funds and you would like to be forward funded (meaning you would like to have your next allotment of funds and can fully spend them by 30 Sept 2012, rather than having FY13 funds, please let me know).

Satellite Data from Calibrated Sensors

In Situ Data•Collection of required bio-optical and atmospheric measurements (INSITU-OCR PIs)•in situ instrument calibration (Project round robin SI-traceable, IOPs, AOPs)•Data collection following NASA Ocean Optics protocols•Archive of calibrated QC in situ data (SeaBASS)•Calibrated instrument pool•Development of new instrumentation

Calibration StrategyPre-launch• Lab. characterization & calibration

(SI-traceable)• Solar calibration (transfer-to-orbit)

Postlaunch (operational adjstmnts)• Solar calibration (daily)• Lunar calibration (monthly)• Multiple sites Lwn time series for

vicarious calib. (ISRO, MOBY-C)

Product & Algorithm Validation•Atmospheric & bio-optical algorithm validation & development (INSITU-OCR PIs & project staff)•Match-up analysis via Aeronet OC sites, satellite QC, time series eval., Bio-Argo, ChloroGIN etc.• Earth System/Climate Model data assimilation

Mission Feedback•Science community input•Comparison with other appropriate products•New Mission•Protocol development

Improved Products & Algorithms•Reprocessing due to improvements in calibration, masks, binning schemes, product compatibilities, etc.•New products from bio-geochemical, atmospheric fields, etc•Data distribution interface

Satellite data processing software• SeaDAS & BEAM for ACE, OCM-2, MERIS, OLCI, SGLI, GOCI, GEO-CAPE, etc.

INSITU-OCR components (under discussion)

IN SITU-OCR OFFICE

SIMBIOS type follow-on office (NASA?) with agency

representatives (under investigation)

Feedback

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HPLC Update

In your proposals and proposal budgets: remember to please identify the details of (dates, number of samples, locations, cruises, etc.) and costs concerning any HPLC requestsPriority is for funded NASA OB&B PIs (3000 samples/year)Reminder of a request of 10% duplication at a minimumGiulietta Fargion is the quota/shipping/data manager (gfargion@projects.sdsu.edu)

Data collection – include a plan for data management and remember all data need to be submitted to SeaBASS – feedback on new materials

Programmatic Last Thoughts

Costing and Obligation – timely obligation and costing of funded projects (we lose funds due to uncosted carryover every year!)Reporting our accomplishments both within and outside the agency. Help!• Copies of publications, ideally with an accompanying ppt slide(s) and

narrative explaining the result(s) and scientific/societal significanceIOCST - Next OCRT Meeting – 2013 with international community in major European city – feedback to David Antoine on agenda/ideasIPA – help is needed in OB&B program• Interested parties, please come talk with me or give me a call• Contractors can apply, awaiting a response on non-US citizens

NRC Decadal Survey mid-term report – yesterday presented at NASA HQ by NRC• Embargo lifted end of April, will be posted on-line• Report “thoughtful” and “complementary”• Upcoming revisit (Mark Abbott is new SSB/Earth Science chair)• Manage all missions as cost-constrained missions – make science trades

to stay within box• Should establish outside committee composed of them to advise us on an

ongoing basis on management and rebalancing of portfolio