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July 2007 DESDynI Workshop Report now available

From the Acknowledgements:

This report summarizes the main discussions of a workshop held to assess the 2007 recommendation by the National Research Council Decadal Survey that NASA implement a space mission, DESDynI, consisting of radar and lidar instruments for the purpose of measuring Earth surface deformation, ecosystem structure, and dynamics of ice. 140 scientists attended and discussed the science objectives, measurement approaches, and across-discipline synergies enabled by the mission.

Many, if not most, of the attendees contributed to this report through discussions, presentations, posters, and writing at the meeting. Particular thanks are due to the writing team: Kathleen Bergen, Sean Buckley, Craig Dobson, Andrea Donnellan, Ralph Dubayah, Yuri Fialko, Eric Fielding, Rick Forster, Tony Freeman, Brad Hager, Forrest Hall, Richard Houghton, Ken Jezek, Mike Lefsky, Adam Loverro, Bill Pichel, Hans-Peter Plag, Eric Rignot, Paul Rosen, Sassan Saatchi, and Randolph Wynne.

We would also like to acknowledge the NASA folks responsible for sponsoring the workshop and for their help organizing both the meeting and the report: thanks to John LaBrecque, Diane Wickland, and Seelye Martin.

We hope that this report faithfully conveys the positive feeling shared by the participants that the DESDynI mission represents a significant and necessary step forward in understanding our Earth.

Cheers,

Howard Zebker, Editor
Hank Shugart, Ecosystem Structure Editor
Mark Fahnestock, Cryosphere Editor

Read the DESDynI Workshop Report (PDF, 1.74 MB).

Posted On: December 11, 2007

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