EVS-4: FarmFlux, FORTE, HAMAQ, INSPYRES, LACCE, Snow4Flow
FarmFlux will measure the amount of carbon- and nitrogen-containing gases emitted from agricultural lands across the Midwestern United States
Arctic Coastlines – the Frontlines Of Rapidly Transforming Ecosystems (FORTE) will combine optical and radar measurements from planes, helicopters, boats, and drones, as well as measurements from surface and underwater platforms, to measure water flows and chemistry and observe how ecosystems respond to changing environmental conditions
Websites: https://espo.nasa.gov/forte
https://cce.nasa.gov/forte/index.html
ROSES: FORTE Science Team ROSES call
White Paper: FORTE White Paper
Hemispheric Airborne Measurements of Air Quality (HAMAQ) will investigate areas of poor air quality over Mexico City and Atlanta, GA. HAMAQ will also test how satellite information can help improve ground-based forecasting and mitigation strategies.
Website: https://science.larc.nasa.gov/HAMAQ/
White Paper: HAMAQ White Paper.
ROSES: Anticipate solicitation release in Q1CY2026
The INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment (INSPYRE) Science Team will constrain the role of pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) in the earth system and characterize their physical links to extreme wildfire behavior. INSPYRE will test the hypothesis that: Increasing wildfire size and intensity will amplify pyroCb-driven smoke injection into the stratosphere and induce measurable changes to Earth’s radiative balance.
White Paper: INSPYRE White Paper
Website: https://espo.nasa.gov/inspyre
ROSES: INSPYRE Science Team ROSES call
Landslide Change Characterization Experiment (LACCE) will combine airborne measurements with ground-based sensors and models to track the way landslides are evolving as they are impacted by changes in precipitation and glacier extent.
White Paper: LACCE White Paper
ROSES Call: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/274affe7-8fea-441e-8f21-143f8b7fcbb9
Snow4Flow will quantify the current state and assess the future of glaciers across the Arctic , using microwave and high-frequency radar sounders to measure snow accumulation and ice thickness. The obtained data combined with satellite assets will be used to improve projections of land ice changes and how those changes influence water sources, natural hazards and associated socioeconomic impacts.
Website: https://snow4flow.lpl.arizona.edu
White Paper: Snow4Flow White Paper
ROSES: Anticipate solicitation release in Q1CY2025
