DESDynl Workshop

DESDynl Workshop
July 17-19, 2007
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
1500 Masters Blvd
ChampionsGate, Florida 33896
Phone: (407) 390-6664, Fax: (407) 390-6600

Download Agenda as of 7/17/07 PM-Rev.2
Download Updated Breakout Questions as of 7/17/07

Tuesday, July 17

Morning
Overview and background (Diane Wickland, chair)
8:15 Welcome and workshop charge - Mike Freilich, NASA HQ
8:45 Summary of decadal survey recommendations - Rick Anthes, UCAR
9:15 Major scientific questions/issues and how the Decadal Study panels arrived at their recommendations
----Brad Hager, MITInez Fung, UC BerkeleyKen Jezek, Ohio State U.
10:00 Workshop objectives - John LaBrecque, NASA HQ with Diane Wickland and Seelye Martin
10:20 Break
10:45 Mission process and what NASA has done to date
· Timeline of mission process
· Preliminary studies (purpose; high-level findings)
----Eric Ianson, NASA HQSteve Volz, NASA HQ
11:30 Plenary discussion of workshop goals - John LaBrecque, Diane Wickland, Seelye Martin
12:00 Lunch

Afternoon

Keynote Presentations: Science within the context of DESDynI - (Dave Harding, chair)
Highlights of key scientific questions/issues, societal relevance, and scientific capabilities of concepts recommended by the Decadal Study. Each presentation will address:
· Review of existing, related and emerging capabilities
· Identification of areas not well understood
· Note current status regarding major mission drivers
1:00 Ecosystem Structure - Hank Shugart, U. Virginia
1:30 Solid Earth Hazards, Resources, and Dynamics - Mark Simons, Caltech
2:00 Dynamics of Ice - Mark Fahnestock, UNH
2:30 Discussion & charge to break-out groups - Sassan Saatchi, JPL
3:00 Break

Breakout Sessions
Science return and societal benefit
Produce reports for the Day 2 morning plenary session
3:15 Break-out Sessions Leader/Rapporteur
· Ecosystem structure and biodiversity - K. Bergen/R. Wynne
· Carbon stocks, disturbance and recovery - R. Houghton/J. Weishampel
· Solid Earth hazards, resources, and dynamics - Y Fialko/J. Sauber-Rosenberg
· Dynamics of ice - M. Fahnestock/C. Shuman
5:30 Break

Evening
Technology Tutorials (Andrea Donnellan, chair)
8:00 pm InSAR Paul Rosen, NASA JPL
Lidar Dave Harding, NASA GSFCBryan Blair, NASA GSFC
9:00 pm Adjourn

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

Morning
Breakout Summary Reports (Jon Ranson, chair)
8:30 Ecosystem structure and biodiversity - K. Bergen
8:40 Carbon stocks, disturbance and recovery - R. Houghton
8:50 Solid Earth hazards, resources, and dynamics - Y. Fialko
9:00 Dynamics of ice - M. Fahnestock
9:10 Discussion - D. Wickland
9:45 ICESat II Workshop Report - S. Martin
10:00 Charge to break-outs - B. Hager
10:15 Break

Break-out Sessions
Measurement needs within DESDynI (Discuss measurements to be made and synergisms; multi-beam Lidar, polarimetric L-band InSAR)
Produce reports for the Day 2 afternoon plenary session

10:30 Break-outs to be assignedParticipants are assigned to one of six break-out sessions.
1: W. Abdalati/P. Lundgren
2: J. Rundle/P. Siqueira
3: S. Buckley/M. Simard
4: R. Blom/S. Farrell
5: R. Dubayah/C. Dobson
6: W. Pichel/J. Drake
12:00 Lunch

Afternoon
Breakout Summary Reports - (Bill Emanuel, chair)
1:00 Break-out 1 - W. Abdalati/P. Lundgren
1:05 Break-out 2 - J. Rundle/P. Siqueira
1:10 Break-out 3 - S. Buckley/M. Simard
1:15 Break-out 4 - R. Blom/S. Farrell
1:20 Break-out 5 - R. Dubayah/C. Dobson
1:25 Break-out 6 - W. Pichel/J. Drake
1:30 Discussion
Panel Discussion with Potential National and International Collaborators - (Craig Dobson, Moderator)
2:00 U.S. Agency Interests
2:20 International Interests
2:50 Charge to break-outs - W. Emanuel
3:00 Break

Breakout Sessions
Instrument and scientific synergism and other required complementary observations
Produce reports for the Day 3 morning plenary session
3:15 Breakouts
· InSAR and Lidar synergism and supporting measurements - H. Zebker/R. Shutz
· Ecosystem structure and biodiversity - F. Hall/G. Henebry
· Carbon stocks, disturbance and recovery - G. Hurtt/M. Keller
· Dynamics of ice - R. Forster
· Solid Earth hazards, resources, and dynamics - H.-P. Plag/M. Sneed
5:30 Adjourn

Evening
6:00 Poster Session and reception (cash bar and hors d’oeuvres)
7:30 Adjourn

THURSDAY, JULY 19

Morning
Break-out Summary Reports - (Andrea Donnellan, chair)
8:30 InSAR and Lidar synergism and supporting measurements - H. Zebker/R. Shutz
8:35 Ecosystem structure and biodiversity - F. Hall/G. Henebry
8:40 Carbon stocks, disturbance and recovery - G. Hurtt/M. Keller
8:45 Dynamics of ice - R. Forster
8:50 Solid Earth hazards, resources, and dynamics - H.-P. Plag/M. Sneed

Plenary Session (Diane Wickland and John LaBrecque, chairs)
8:55 Present draft outline of report Writing Team
9:15 Discussion of open issues - Seelye Martin
10:00 Break
10:15 Workshop recommendations and identification of next steps - John LaBrecque
12:00 Adjourn

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