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Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028)

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At the request of NASA (Science Mission Directorate’s Earth Science Division), the National Academies is initiating “ESAS 2028,” the Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028–2037 . This community-based effort will develop a comprehensive strategy that builds on the 2018 decadal survey and identifies an innovative, fiscally realistic path for addressing the highest priority Earth science and applications challenges that can be advanced in the coming decade through space-based and ancillary observations.

The guiding document for ESAS 2028 is the Statement of Task. The Study Approach provides additional information for the committee and staff.

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Statement of Task

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall establish a Decadal Survey Committee (the “Survey Committee”) to develop comprehensive science and programmatic guidance specifically for the NASA Earth Science portfolio with recommended activities for the 10-year period beginning in approximately 2028, with the flexibility to reaffirm or adjust priorities at the mid-term review dependent on the rapidly evolving Earth Science domain.
The Survey Committee, informed by the activities of The National Academies- appointed study panels, informal working groups, and input from the Earth science community, including end-users of Earth observation data from across the public and private sectors, and the national security community, will generate consensus recommendations to advance and expand the impact of NASA Earth observations in the coming decade and lay the groundwork for continued advances and impact in future decades. For the statement of task, science includes research, applied research, and applications.

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Committee Membership Roster Comments

9/10/2026 - Added Randerson; 9/30/2026 - Added Abernathey and Olkin

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NASA

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Art Charo

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Tarini Konchady

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Susan Roberts

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Dwayne Day

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Gaybrielle Holbert

Lindsay Moller

Madeline Jensen

Child projects

Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028): Panel on Earth Surface, Interior Dynamics, and Hazards (“Geosphere”)

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Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028): Panel on Carbon Cycles, Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems (“Biosphere”)

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In Formation

Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028): Panel on Continental Hydrology, Oceanography, and Water Cycles (“Hydrosphere”)

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In Progress

Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028): Panel on Weather, Air Quality, and Global Dynamics (“Atmosphere”)

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In Formation

Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028): Panel on Polar Ice Sheets, Glaciers, and Sea Ice Dynamics (“Cryosphere”)

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In Progress

Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028): Panel on the State of the Profession

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