Panel on Carbon Cycles, Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems (“Biosphere”)
The Panel on Carbon Cycles, Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems (Biosphere) is one of five science panels addressing the major domains of Earth system science. For organizational simplicity, the science panels will be structured broadly around the Earth science “spheres” supported by NASA’s Earth System Science Research Program. Within the scope of the biosphere sphere, the panel will identify the highest-priority science goals for 2028–2037 and develop potential implementation options for the survey committee’s consideration. The panel will also respond to other requests for information from the survey committee.
Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space 2028-2037 (ESAS 2028) 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.