Ocean, atmosphere and terrestrial applications of Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission to meet the needs of the carbon cycle & ecosystems user communities

Erin Urquhart Jephson,  NASA GSFC / SSAI,  erin.urquhart.jephson@nasa.gov
Natasha Sadoff,  NASA GSFC / SSAI,  natasha.sadoff@nasa.gov
Antonio Mannino,  NASA GSFC,  antonio.mannino-1@nasa.gov (Presenter)
Paul Jeremy Werdell,  NASA GSFC,  jeremy.werdell@nasa.gov

The NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) observatory, scheduled to launch in early 2024, will host the hyperspectral radiometer (Ocean Color Instrument; OCI), as well as two multi-angle polarimeters (SPEXone and HARP2). PACE will extend heritage ocean color measurements and enable new global hyperspectral and polarimetric observations of the global ocean, atmosphere, terrestrial ecosystems, and earth system climate change impacts. PACE will provide an unprecedented view of the entire earth every two days informing applied work through research to address environmental and societal challenges. The PACE Applications program seeks to strengthen the ties between science and decision-making through efforts such as the Community of Practice, Early Adopters program, workshops and focus sessions, and information-sharing and co-production activities.

This presentation will highlight PACE’s upcoming global hyperspectral and polarimetric technology and showcase practical applications that PACE data will support. We will highlight PACE’s ability to fill societal needs and enable decision-making in terrestrial/land resource management and water resource management from the perspective of the PACE Applications program. Some of these key application areas include monitoring of agricultural practices and wetland-forest health, inland and coastal harmful algal blooms, and safe and sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. Finally, we will discuss the PACE Application Program’s mechanisms and methods for understanding and meeting data end user needs, as well as the ways in which the PACE team is designing data dissemination and data management tools to ensure improved data-to-decision pathways.

Poster: Poster_Jephson_3-14_34_35.pptx 

Poster Location ID: 3-14

Presentation Type: Poster

Session: Poster Session 3

Session Date: Thu (May 11) 3:00-5:00 PM

CCE Program: OBB