Carbon Management
Roadmap
Unfunded Funded
Carbon Management
DecisionSupport Tool
EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH
DECISION-SUPPORT INPUTS
State 2 Validated d decision-support tools, o e.s. CQUEST for measurement m and monitoring g of carbon emissions and sequestration
Forest o height and canopy p volume o sampled globally; l first r global land cover change h data product
Enhanced Decision Support
N. American Carbon Program and related international results incorporated into models (w/C data assimilation) Exploratory studies to extract atmospheric CO2 from existing satellite sensors; coupled atmospheric-terrestrial model EOS and global land cover observations; carbon data model assimilation
Enable a modeling of soil carbon r storage as a function n of soil s fertility and vegetative i processes iv
Capability forr volumetric assessmentt of above-ground carbon sinks ((3-D vs. former 2-D capability) a potential to reduce e frequency of costly t in situ measurements m
Improved accuracy in measurements of carbon fluxes and monitoring of carbon storage in above-ground biomass, lakes, and coastal environments
Global atmospheric CO2 from OCO
GOALS/PARTNERS
Field Campaign
Assess and a predict sink duration a d longevity for different fe and credit e land uses
Next global a land cover and change c products
Soil surface c moisture m measurement
Partnership
Enhanced capabilities of operational agencies to monitor and manage carbon emissions and sequestration in terrestrial, oceanic and geologic systems
Regional monitoring g of carbon storage in biomass i and soils; regional assessmentt of candidates for carbon o sequestration projects o
Assessment of carbon sink strength at continental scale; capability to discriminate between land and atmospheric carbon fluxes
Baseline information and dynamics of terrestrial carbon sources and sinks. Initial 1605(b) input from MODIS data
S State 1 Prototype e carbon decisionsupport u tool (CQUEST) T
EARTH OBSERVING MISSIONS Landsat d 7
Terra
2003
Aqua q
Aura
2005
NPP
2007
2009
Where we are now Prototype decision support tool CQUEST incorporates NASA Earth science observations (Terra, Aqua, Aura) and model predictions (CASA) to predict and monitor carbon emissions and storage in vegetation.
OCO
HYDROS
2011
NPOESSS
2013
Where we plan to be NASA missions such as OCO and HYDROS enable more accurate monitoring and prediction of carbon sources and sinks. Applications of improved-accuracy MODIS/VIIRS-based products extended to sequestration modeling.
2004
2012
Unfunded Funded
Carbon Management
DecisionSupport Tool
EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH
DECISION-SUPPORT INPUTS
State 2 Validated d decision-support tools, o e.s. CQUEST for measurement m and monitoring g of carbon emissions and sequestration
Forest o height and canopy p volume o sampled globally; l first r global land cover change h data product
Enhanced Decision Support
N. American Carbon Program and related international results incorporated into models (w/C data assimilation) Exploratory studies to extract atmospheric CO2 from existing satellite sensors; coupled atmospheric-terrestrial model EOS and global land cover observations; carbon data model assimilation
Enable a modeling of soil carbon r storage as a function n of soil s fertility and vegetative i processes iv
Capability forr volumetric assessmentt of above-ground carbon sinks ((3-D vs. former 2-D capability) a potential to reduce e frequency of costly t in situ measurements m
Improved accuracy in measurements of carbon fluxes and monitoring of carbon storage in above-ground biomass, lakes, and coastal environments
Global atmospheric CO2 from OCO
GOALS/PARTNERS
Field Campaign
Assess and a predict sink duration a d longevity for different fe and credit e land uses
Next global a land cover and change c products
Soil surface c moisture m measurement
Partnership
Enhanced capabilities of operational agencies to monitor and manage carbon emissions and sequestration in terrestrial, oceanic and geologic systems
Regional monitoring g of carbon storage in biomass i and soils; regional assessmentt of candidates for carbon o sequestration projects o
Assessment of carbon sink strength at continental scale; capability to discriminate between land and atmospheric carbon fluxes
Baseline information and dynamics of terrestrial carbon sources and sinks. Initial 1605(b) input from MODIS data
S State 1 Prototype e carbon decisionsupport u tool (CQUEST) T
EARTH OBSERVING MISSIONS Landsat d 7
Terra
2003
Aqua q
Aura
2005
NPP
2007
2009
Where we are now Prototype decision support tool CQUEST incorporates NASA Earth science observations (Terra, Aqua, Aura) and model predictions (CASA) to predict and monitor carbon emissions and storage in vegetation.
OCO
HYDROS
2011
NPOESSS
2013
Where we plan to be NASA missions such as OCO and HYDROS enable more accurate monitoring and prediction of carbon sources and sinks. Applications of improved-accuracy MODIS/VIIRS-based products extended to sequestration modeling.
2004
2012
