Welcome by Ralph Cicerone (NAS President) and Chris Scolese (Acting NASA Administrator)

Historical Evolution: How NASA Earth Science was Launched

• Earth Observations from Space: Scientific Accomplishments at the Dawn of the Space Age
  Jim Fleming (Colby College) Presentation [PDF - 15.9MB]
• The Scientific and Historical Foundations of Earth System Science
  Bob Corell (Heinz Foundation) Presentation [PDF - 19.9MB]

Satellite Contributions to Global Change Studies
Claire Parkinson (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Presentation [PDF - 45MB]

Eyes on the Earth: Technology Capabilities of the Past, Present, and Future
Chris Scolese (NASA Headquarters) Presentation [PDF - 14.3MB]

Forward Look - Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond
Rick Anthes (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Presentation [PDF - 9.5MB]

Panel Discussion - The Journey from Disciplines of Earth Science to Earth System Science
Moderator: Dixon Butler (former NASA Headquarters, now House Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development)
Shelby Tilford (former NASA Headquarters, retired)
Tasuku Tanaka (former NASDA/JAXA, now Yamaguchi University) Presentation [PDF - 9.6MB]
Stan Wilson (NOAA NESDIS)
William Townsend (Townsend Aerospace Consulting, LLC.)

The Antarctic Ozone Hole
Rich Stolarski (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Presentation [PDF - 18.6MB]
5-minute commentary: Mack McFarland (Dupont)

Ice Sheets, Sea Ice, and Satellites: Transforming Polar Paradigms
Waleed Abdalati (University of Colorado) Presentation [PDF - 30.3MB]

The Color of the Sea and What it Means
Jim Yoder (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Presentation [PDF - 7.9MB]

Assimilation of Satellite Data for Improved Description and Prediction of the Climate System:
Space Observations for improved description and dynamical prediction of weather and climate

• NASA Impact on Numerical Weather Prediction: Past, Present and Future
  Eugenia Kalnay (University of Maryland): 30 minutes Presentation [PDF - 18.2MB]
• The Impact of Quantitative Satellite Data on Numerical Weather Prediction
  Bob Atlas (NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory): 15 minutes Presentation [PDF - 7.9MB]
• NASA's Ocean Observations for Climate Analyses and Prediction
  Michele Rienecker (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center): 15 minutes Presentation [PDF - 7.1MB]
• Opportunities and Challenges in Land Data Assimilation
  Christa Peters-Lidard (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center): 15 minutes Presentation [PDF - 25.1MB]

Advances in Climate Prediction and Climate Model Validation from Space Observations
Jadadish Shukla (George Mason University) Presentation [PDF - 33MB]

Composition, Condition, and Function of Global Land Vegetation
Ramakrishna Nemani (NASA Ames Research Center) for Jim Tucker (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Presentation [PDF - 22.2MB]
5 minute commentary: Inez Fung (University of California, Berkeley) Presentation [PDF - 10.2MB]

MEDIA BRIEFING - NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIETAL APPLICATIONS OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE

• From Wind to Whales: Stewardship of Living Marine Resources: Dave Foley (Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research University of Hawai`i at Manoa/Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center)
• Forecasting California Agricultural Water Needs: Ramakrishna Nemani (NASA Ames Research Center)
• From Space to Village: The Growing SERVIR Program: Dan Irwin (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)

Ocean Circulation, Sea Level, and Climate
Lee-Lueng Fu (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Presentation [PDF- 29.8MB]

Hunting Hurricanes: NASA's Field Programs Exploring Hurricanes With Satellites, Supercomputers and High Altitude Aircraft
Jeff Halverson (University of Maryland Baltimore County) Presentation [PDF - 30.9MB]
5 minute commentary by Dave Atlas (retired, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Presentation [PDF - 68KB]

Monitoring the Planet's Heartbeat: Keeping Track of the "Solid" Earth
Bernard Minster (University of California, San Diego) Presentation [PDF - 38.8MB]

Public Showcase - Observations of Our Changing Earth from Space
Moderator: Kathy Sullivan (Ohio State University)
Jim Yoder (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Waleed Abdalati (University of Colorado)
Chris Justice (University of Maryland)
Marshall Shepherd (University of Georgia)
* Performance by Bella Gaia violinist Kenji Williams

The Ocean's Mesoscale, its Impacts on Pelagic Ecosystems and How Satellite Viewing Changed (Created?) Interdisciplinary Oceanography
David Siegel (University of California, Santa Barbara) Presentation [PDF - 19.4MB]

Aerosols, Clouds, and Climate
Michael King (University of Colorado) Presentation [PDF - 53.5MB]

How Bright Is the Sun? How Does It Vary? Why Do We Care?
Judith Lean (Naval Research Laboratory) Presentation [PDF - 22.7MB]

MEDIA BRIEFING - RESEARCH FRONTIERS IN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE

• Where Deserts and Mountains Collide: Implications of Accelerated Snowmelt by Disturbed Desert Dust: Tom Painter (University of Utah)
• A New View of "Arctic Haze": Jim Crawford (NASA Langley Research Center)
• Rethinking What Causes Spring Phytoplankton Blooms: Mike Behrenfeld (Oregon State University)
• New Tools for Carbon Detectives: Using Satellite and Atmospheric Data to Track Carbon Emissions and Sequestration: Anna Michalak (University of Michigan)

Data Access, Integration and Stewardship Challenges for the Future
Sara Graves (University of Alabama - Huntsville) Presentation [PDF - 5.6MB]

Operational Challenges for the Next 20 Years
Tony Janetos (Joint Global Change Research Institute/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory/University of Maryland) Presentation [PDF - 7.7MB]

Remote Sensing and the Success of the next IPCC Assessment
Chris Field (Carnegie Institution for Science) Presentation [PDF - 8.3MB]

The Role of Suborbital Research in Addressing NASA's Mandate in Atmospheric Composition
Michael Kurylo (Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center/University of Maryland Baltimore County) Presentation [PDF - 30.6MB]

Aerosol Properties and Distributions for Earth System Science from Ground-Based Networks: What We've Accomplished and What We Need to Accomplish
Brent Holben (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Presentation Coming Soon

Concluding Thoughts: The next 20 years of NASA Earth system science
Ralph Cicerone (President, National Academy of Sciences)