We are excited to let you know that our ARID white paper draft was officially submitted for community comment on Sept 20th, and we are currently in public comment phase as a means to incorporate feedback on the white paper. The ARID white paper PDF and a survey link is available on the bottom right of the NASA's Terrestrial Ecology website here: https://cce.nasa.gov/terrestrial_ecology/scoping_survey_landing.html.
While we are happy for you to comment on any part of the white paper, you can feel free to only read and comment on only the sections that interest you. You can also feel free to only answer the first question of the survey to input your feedback on this section. Note that both positive and negative feedback are useful.
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NASA ARID (Adaptation and Response in Drylands) Scoping Project Overview
ARID is a scoping study selected by NASA’s Terrestrial Ecology (TE) Program to work with dryland scientists and stakeholders and the remote sensing community to outline a future NASA field campaign focused on drylands. If NASA selects this study, they will commit significant funds to a multi-year field campaign aimed at improving our understanding of drylands via integrated measurements across spatial scales (e.g., plot, tower, drone, aircraft, and satellite scale). Previously funded campaigns include the Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE), the Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA), and the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS). Our scoping study will take place until approximately December 2024 when a final report will be submitted to the NASA TE Program.
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