| Science Team Members | Project Title | Project Dates |
| Baccini, Alessandro | Baccini (CMS 2015): Time-Series Measurements of Biomass Change from InSAR (TanDEM-X), MODIS, and LiDAR Observations >> |
2016-2019 |
| Cochrane, Mark | Cochrane (CMS 2015): Continuation and expansion to a national-scale of the filling a critical gap in Indonesia's national carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification capabilities for supporting REDD+ activities: Incorporating, quantifying and locating fire emissions from within tropical peat-swamp forests project >> |
2016-2019 |
Cook, Bruce
Andersen, Hans | Cook (CMS 2015): Remote Sensing as a Bridge to Operational Forest Carbon Monitoring in Interior Alaska >> |
2016-2019 |
| Duren, Riley | Duren (CMS 2015): Prototype methane monitoring system for California >> |
2016-2019 |
Elvidge, Chris
Zhizhin, Mikhail | Elvidge (CMS 2015): Global monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system for carbon emissions from natural gas flaring >> |
2016-2019 |
Escobar, Vanessa
Masek, Jeffrey (Jeff) | Escobar (CMS 2015): CMS Applications: Stakeholder Engagement and Analysis of CMS Data Products in Decision Making and Policy Frameworks >> |
2016-2019 |
Fatoyinbo, Temilola (Lola)
Duncanson, Laura
Neuenschwander, Amy | Fatoyinbo (CMS 2015): Future Mission Fusion for High Biomass Forest Carbon Accounting >> |
2016-2019 |
Izaurralde, Roberto (Cesar)
Bandaru, Varaprasad (Prasad) | Izaurralde (CMS 2015): Cropland Carbon Monitoring System (CCMS): A satellite-based system to estimate carbon fluxes on U.S. Croplands >> |
2016-2019 |
| Kawa, Stephan (Randy) | Kawa (CMS 2015): Airborne Eddy Flux Measurements for Validation/Evaluation of High-Resolution MRV Systems >> |
2016-2017 |
| Kennedy, Robert | Kennedy (CMS 2015): Tools to bridge the gap between static CMS maps, models, and stakeholders >> |
2016-2019 |
Lin, John
Raczka, Brett | Lin (CMS 2015): Towards a Complex Terrain Carbon Monitoring System (CMS-Mountains): Development and Testing in the Western U.S. >> |
2016-2019 |
Miller, John
Basu, Sourish | Miller (CMS 2015): Disaggregating Amazon Basin fire fluxes using remote sensing of atmospheric carbon monoxide and burned area >> |
2016-2019 |
| Nehrkorn, Thomas | Nehrkorn (CMS 2015): Prototype regional carbon monitoring systems for urban regions >> |
2016-2019 |
| Olofsson, Pontus | Olofsson (CMS 2015): Tracking carbon emissions and removals by time series analysis of the land surface: prototype application in tropical MRV systems compliant with IPCC Tier 3 >> |
2016-2019 |
Saatchi, Sassan (Sassan)
Bloom, A. Anthony
Bowman, Kevin
Yu, Yifan | Saatchi (CMS 2015): Annual GHG Inventory and MRV System for the US Forestlands >> |
2016-2019 |
| Science Team Members | Project Title | Project Dates |
Andrews, Arlyn
Hu, Lei
Michalak, Anna
Miller, John | Andrews (CMS 2014): Regional Inverse Modeling in North and South America for the NASA Carbon Monitoring System >> |
2014-2018 |
| Baker, David | Baker (CMS 2014): A Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Data Assimilation System for Carbon Flux Monitoring and Verification >> |
2014-2018 |
Bowman, Kevin
Gurney, Kevin
Henze, Daven
Huntzinger, Deborah
Liu, Junjie
Menemenlis, Dimitris | Bowman (CMS 2014): Continuation of the CMS-Flux Pilot Project >> |
2014-2017 |
Fatoyinbo, Temilola (Lola)
Lagomasino, David | Fatoyinbo (CMS 2014): Total Carbon Estimation in African Mangroves and Coastal Wetlands in Preparation for REDD and Blue Carbon Credits >> |
2014-2018 |
Ganguly, Sangram
Milesi, Cristina
Nemani, Ramakrishna (Rama) | Ganguly (CMS 2014): Reducing Uncertainties in Satellite-Derived Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimates Using a High Resolution Forest Cover Map >> |
2014-2017 |
| Greenberg, Jonathan | Greenberg (CMS 2014): Reducing Uncertainties in Estimating California's Forest Carbon Stocks >> |
2014-2018 |
Hudak, Andrew (Andy)
Kennedy, Robert | Hudak (CMS 2014): Prototyping A Methodology To Develop Regional-Scale Forest Aboveground Biomass Carbon Maps Predicted From Landsat Time Series, Trained From Field and Lidar Data Collections, And Independently Validated With FIA Data >> |
2014-2019 |
Hurtt, George
DeCola, Philip (Phil)
Dolan, Katelyn
Dubayah, Ralph | Hurtt (CMS 2014): High-Resolution Carbon Monitoring and Modeling: Continuing Prototype Development and Deployment >> |
2014-2018 |
Jacob, Daniel
Bowman, Kevin | Jacob (CMS 2014): High-Resolution Constraints on North American and Global Methane Sources Using Satellites >> |
2014-2017 |
Lohrenz, Steven (Steve)
Tian, Hanqin | Lohrenz (CMS 2014): An Integrated Terrestrial-Coastal Ocean Observation and Modeling Framework for Carbon Management Decision Support >> |
2014-2018 |
| Morton, Douglas (Doug) | Morton (CMS 2014): Long-Term Carbon Consequences of Amazon Forest Degradation >> |
2014-2017 |
Ott, Lesley
Collatz, George (Jim)
Kawa, Stephan (Randy)
Oda, Tomohiro (Tom)
Poulter, Benjamin (Ben) | Ott (CMS 2014): GEOS-Carb II: Delivering Carbon Flux and Concentration Products Based on the GEOS Modeling System >> |
2014-2017 |
| Walker, Wayne | Walker (CMS 2014): Direct Measurement of Aboveground Carbon Dynamics in Support of Large-Area CMS Development >> |
2014-2018 |
Williams, Christopher (Chris)
Gu, Huan
Poulter, Benjamin (Ben) | Williams (CMS 2014): Translating Forest Change to Carbon Emissions/Removals Linking Disturbance Products, Biomass Maps, and Carbon Cycle Modeling in a Comprehensive Carbon Monitoring Framework >> |
2014-2017 |
Windham-Myers, Lisamarie
Byrd, Kristin
Holmquist, James
Simard, Marc (Mac) | Windham-Myers (CMS 2014): Linking Satellite and Soil Data to Validate Coastal Wetland 'Blue Carbon' Inventories: Upscaled Support for Developing MRV and REDD+ Protocols >> |
2014-2018 |
For an overview of all CMS 2013 data & products, see CMS Data & Products Fact Sheet.
| Science Team Members | Project Title |
Asrar, Ghassem
West, Tristram (Tris) | Asrar-West (CMS 2013): Carbon Monitoring of Agricultural Lands: Developing a Globally Consistent Estimate of Carbon Stocks and Fluxes >> |
2013-2016 |
Cochrane, Mark
Saharjo, Bambang
Yokelson, Bob | Cochrane (CMS 2013): Filling a Critical Gap in Indonesia's National Carbon Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification Capabilities for Supporting REDD+ Activities: Incorporating, Quantifying and Locating Fire Emissions from Within Tropical Peat-swamp Forests >> |
2013-2016 |
Cohen, Warren
Andersen, Hans
Domke, Grant
Moisen, Gretchen
Schroeder, Todd | Cohen (CMS 2013): An Historically Consistent and Broadly Applicable MRV System Based on Lidar Sampling and Landsat Time-series (Tested in the US, and applied to the US NGHGI reporting system) >> |
2013-2016 |
| Collatz, George (Jim) | Collatz (CMS 2013): Improving and extending CMS land surface carbon flux products including estimates of uncertainties in fluxes and biomass >> |
2013-2016 |
Dubayah, Ralph
Hurtt, George
Swatantran, Anuradha (Anu)
Zhao, Maosheng | Dubayah (CMS 2013): Development of a Prototype MRV System to Support Carbon Ecomarket Infrastructure in Sonoma County >> |
2013-2016 |
| Dubey, Manvendra (Dubey) | Dubey (CMS 2013): Off-the-shelf Commercial Compact Solar FTS for CO2 and CH4 Observations for MRV >> |
2013-2016 |
Duren, Riley
Gurney, Kevin
Saatchi, Sassan (Sassan)
Woodall, Christopher (Chris) | Duren (2013): Understanding user needs for carbon monitoring information >> |
2013-2016 |
| Escobar, Vanessa | Escobar (CMS 2013): Applications of the NASA Carbon Monitoring System: Engagement, Use, and Evaluation >> |
2013-2016 |
Graven, Heather
Fischer, Marc
Keeling, Ralph
Parazoo, Nicholas (Nick) | Graven (CMS 2013): Quantifying fossil and biospheric CO2 fluxes in California using ground-based and satellite observations >> |
2013-2016 |
| Hagen, Stephen (Steve) | Hagen (CMS 2013): Operational multi-sensor design for national scale forest carbon monitoring to support REDD+ MRV systems >> |
2013-2016 |
Keller, Michael
Duffy, Paul | Keller (CMS 2013): A data assimilation approach to quantify uncertainty for estimates of biomass stocks and changes in Amazon forests >> |
2013-2016 |
Kellndorfer, Josef
Olofsson, Pontus | Kellndorfer (CMS 2013): Time Series Fusion of Optical and Radar Imagery for Improved Monitoring of Activity Data, and Uncertainty Analysis of Emission Factors for Estimation of Forest Carbon Flux >> |
2013-2016 |
Lauvaux, Thomas
Butler, Martha | Lauvaux (CMS 2013): Quantification of the sensitivity of NASA CMS Flux inversions to uncertainty in atmospheric transport >> |
2013-2017 |
Morton, Douglas (Doug)
Cook, Bruce | Morton (CMS 2013): A Joint USFS-NASA Pilot Project to Estimate Forest Carbon Stocks in Interior Alaska by Integrating Field, Airborne and Satellite Data >> |
2013-2017 |
Nehrkorn, Thomas
DeCola, Philip (Phil)
Hutyra, Lucy
Miller, Charles (Chip)
Schaaf, Crystal
Wofsy, Steven (Steve) | Nehrkorn (CMS 2013): Prototype Monitoring, Reporting and Verification System for the Regional Scale: The Boston-DC Corridor >> |
2013-2016 |
| Stehman, Stephen (Steve) | Stehman (CMS 2013): Developing Statistically Rigorous Sampling Design and Analysis Methods to Reduce and Quantify Uncertainties Associated with Carbon Monitoring Systems >> |
2013-2016 |
Vargas, Rodrigo
Birdsey, Richard
Johnson, Kristofer (Kris) | Vargas (CMS 2013): A framework for carbon monitoring and upscaling in forests across Mexico to support implementation of REDD+ >> |
2013-2016 |
For an overview of data & products, see CMS Data & Products Fact Sheet.
| Science Team Members | Project Title |
| Andrews, Arlyn | Andrews (CMS 2011): North American Regional-Scale Flux Estimation and Observing System Design for the NASA Carbon Monitoring System >> |
2012-2014 |
| Balch, William (Barney) | Balch (OBB 2009): Coccolithophores of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas: Harbingers of a polar biogeochemical province in transition? >> |
2010-2014 |
| Behrenfeld, Michael | Behrenfeld (NOPP 2009): Characterizing the Phytoplankton Component of Oceanic Particle Assemblages >> |
2010-2015 |
Bowman, Kevin
Brix, Holger
Denning, Scott
Frankenberg, Christian
Gurney, Kevin
Henze, Daven
Hill, Christopher (Chris)
Lee, Meemong
Liu, Junjie
Marland, Eric
Menemenlis, Dimitris | Bowman (CMS 2011): Continuation of the Carbon Monitoring System Flux Pilot Project >> |
2012-2014 |
Cook, Bruce
Finley, Andrew (Andy) | Cook (CMS 2011): Improving Forest Biomass Mapping Accuracy with Optical-LiDAR Data and Hierarchical Bayesian Spatial Models >> |
2012-2015 |
Dubayah, Ralph
Hurtt, George | Dubayah (CMS 2011): High Resolution Carbon Monitoring and Modeling: A CMS Phase 2 Study >> |
2012-2015 |
French, Nancy
Billmire, Michael
McKenzie, Donald (Don) | French (CMS 2011): Development of Regional Fire Emissions Products for NASA's Carbon Monitoring System using the Wildland Fire Emissions Information System >> |
2012-2014 |
| Healey, Sean | Healey (CMS 2011): A Global Forest Biomass Inventory Based upon GLAS Lidar Data >> |
2012-2014 |
| Houghton, Richard (Skee) | Houghton (CMS 2011): Spatially Explicit Sources and Sinks of Carbon from Deforestation, Reforestation, Growth and Degradation in the Tropics: Development of a Method and a 10 Year Data Set 2000-2010 >> |
2012-2014 |
Huntzinger, Deborah
Fisher, Joshua
Schwalm, Christopher | Huntzinger (CMS 2011): Reduction in Bottom-Up Land Surface CO2 Flux Uncertainty in NASA's Carbon Monitoring System Flux Project through Systematic Multi-Model Evaluation and Infrastructure Development >> |
2012-2014 |
Jacob, Daniel
Wofsy, Steven (Steve) | Jacob (CMS 2011): Use of GOSAT, TES, and Suborbital Observations to Constrain North American Methane Emissions in the Carbon Monitoring System >> |
2012-2014 |
Kennedy, Robert
Kane, Van
Neeti, Neeti
Powell, Scott | Kennedy (CMS 2011): Integrating and Expanding a Regional Carbon Monitoring System into the NASA CMS >> |
2012-2014 |
| Loboda, Tatiana | Loboda (CMS 2011): The Forest Disturbance Carbon Tracking System -- A CMS Pilot Project >> |
2012-2014 |
| Lohrenz, Steven (Steve) | Lohrenz (CMS 2011): Development of Observational Products and Coupled Models of Land-Ocean-Atmospheric Fluxes in the Mississippi River Watershed and Gulf of Mexico in Support of Carbon Monitoring >> |
2012-2014 |
Miller, John
Basu, Sourish | Miller (CMS 2011): In Situ CO2-Based Evaluation of the Carbon Monitoring System Flux Product >> |
2012-2014 |
Pawson, Steven
Baker, David
Kawa, Stephan (Randy)
Oda, Tomohiro (Tom) | Pawson (CMS 2011): GEOS-CARB: A Framework for Monitoring Carbon Concentrations and Fluxes >> |
2012-2014 |
Saatchi, Sassan (Sassan)
Ganguly, Sangram
Harris, Nancy
Nemani, Ramakrishna (Rama) | Saatchi (CMS 2011): Prototyping MRV Systems Based on Systematic and Spatial Estimates of Carbon Stock and Stock Changes of Forestlands >> |
2012-2014 |
Shuchman, Robert (Bob)
Fahnenstiel, Gary | Shuchman (CMS 2011): Development of New Regional Carbon Monitoring Products for the Great Lakes Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data >> |
2012-2014 |
Verdy, Ariane
Key, Robert (Bob) | Verdy (CMS 2011): Towards a 4D-Var Approach for Estimation of Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Fluxes >> |
2012-2014 |
| West, Tristram (Tris) | West (CMS 2011): Estimating Global Inventory-Based Net Carbon Exchange from Agricultural Lands for Use in the NASA Flux Pilot Study >> |
2012-2014 |
NASA Carbon Monitoring System Phase 1 Report (May 16, 2014) is released (June 27, 2014). This document summarizes the results of CMS-Phase 1 activities and is based on the written contributions from participating investigators from the Science Definintion Team, Pilot Projects, and Scoping Studies.
| Leaders |
Project Title |
Gunson, Michael (Mike)
Jucks, Kenneth (Ken)
Pawson, Steven
Potter, Christopher | Gunson-Pawson-Potter (2009): NASA CMS Pilot Projects: Surface Carbon Fluxes >> |
2009-2011 |
Cook, Bruce
Hall, Forrest
Masek, Jeffrey (Jeff)
Nemani, Ramakrishna (Rama)
Saatchi, Sassan (Sassan)
Tucker, Compton | Masek-Nemani-Saatchi-Tucker (2009): NASA CMS Pilot Projects: Biomass and Carbon Storage >> |
2009-2011 |
| Balch, William (Barney) | Balch (OBB 2009): Coccolithophores of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas: Harbingers of a polar biogeochemical province in transition? >> |
2010-2014 |
| Behrenfeld, Michael | Behrenfeld (NOPP 2009): Characterizing the Phytoplankton Component of Oceanic Particle Assemblages >> |
2010-2015 |
Friedrichs, Marjorie (Marjy)
Hofmann, Eileen | Friedrichs (IDS 2009): Impacts of Changing Climate and Land Use on Carbon Cycling and Budgets of the Coastal Ocean Margin: Observations, Analysis, and Modeling >> |
2011-2015 |
| Gregg, Watson | Gregg (2011): Ocean CO2 Flux Maps >> |
2011-2012 |
| Lohrenz, Steven (Steve) | Lohrenz (IDS 2009): Assessing Impacts of Climate and Land Use Change on Terrestrial-Ocean Fluxes of Carbon and Nutrients and Their Cycling in Coastal Ecosystems >> |
2010-2013 |
Brown, Molly E.
Macauley, Molly | Policy, Management, and Decision Support (>>) | |
| Duren, Riley | CMS System Design Study Report (>>) | |
| Science Definition Team Members |
Project Title |
| Arellano, Avelino (Ave) | Arellano (CMSSDT 2010): Development of a Carbon Monitoring System from an Ensemble Coupled Data Assimilation Perspective >> |
2011-2012 |
| Brown, Molly | Brown (CMSSDT 2010): Developing a Framework for Evaluating CMS Pilot Products to Promote Engagement with the User Community >> |
2011-2012 |
| French, Nancy | French (CMSSDT 2010): Biomass Burning Assistance for NASA's Carbon Monitoring System >> |
2011-2012 |
| Healey, Sean | Healey (CMSSDT 2010): Assessing Potential Impacts of Ground Sample Bias in Global CMS Biomass Estimates, Now and in the DESDynI Era >> |
2011-2012 |
| Houghton, Richard (Skee) | Houghton (CMSSDT 2010): Biomass for Carbon Budgeting >> |
2011-2012 |
| Kasischke (CMSSDT 2010) | Kasischke (CMSSDT 2010): Evaluation of Approaches for Assessing the Impacts of Natural Disturbances on Aboveground Carbon Storage in and Emissions from U.S. Forests - A Carbon Monitoring System Science Definition Team Proposal >> |
2011-2012 |
| Kellndorfer, Josef | Kellndorfer (CMSSDT 2010): Mapping Biomass - Past Experiences and Future Directions in Data Fusion and Product Validation >> |
2011-2012 |
| Macauley (CMSSDT 2010) | Macauley (CMSSDT 2010): Development and Evaluation of Pilot Projects for a Carbon Monitoring System >> |
2011-2012 |
| Michalak, Anna | Michalak (CMSSDT 2010): Carbon Monitoring System Science Definition Team membership proposal (Integrated Emission/Uptake Pilot Product) >> |
2011-2012 |
| Shugart, Herman (Hank) | Shugart (CMSSDT 2010): Carbon Monitoring >> |
2011-2012 |
| Sun, Guoqing | Sun (CMSSDT 2010): Proposal to be a member of the Science Definition Team for Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) >> |
2011-2012 |
| Treuhaft, Robert | Treuhaft (CMSSDT 2010): Data Fusion, Error Analysis, and a Global Biomass Product: Proposal for Membership on the Carbon Monitoring System Science Definition Team >> |
2011-2012 |
| Woodcock, Curtis | Woodcock (CMSSDT 2010): Quantifying the accuracy and uncertainty in remote sensing products of land use change: implications for carbon monitoring >> |
2011-2012 |
| Xiao, Jingfeng | Xiao (CMSSDT 2010): Providing Scientific and Technical Guidance to the Development and Evaluation of the Integrated Flux Pilot Product: Forcing Evaluation, Parameter Optimization, Uncertainty Assessment and Product Validation >> |
2011-2012 |
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