November, 1992 Workshop Albuquerque, New Mexico
Representatives of the Long-Term Ecological Research Network and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration’s (NASA) Earth Observing System (EOS) program met at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico for a workshop to expand a collaboration initially begun in discussions at the 1990 LTER All Scientists Meeting. Scientists from both the ecological and remote sensing communities participated, as well as administrators from NSF and NASA. In addition, other members of the LTER community were called upon to document current and future interests for collaborative ventures utilizing satellite-derived data.
The workshop contributed to further collaboration by identifying potential areas for mutual studies, setting an agenda for these studies, and identifying key individuals to participate. As a result of the activity, new instrumentation is proposed for LTER sites to improve interpretation of remotely sensed data under changing atmospheric conditions. Specific areas of research collaboration and mutual data acquisitions were identified and, to initiate interaction beyond the workshop, NASA scientists and administrators were invited to participate in the September 1993 LTER All Scientists Meeting at Estes Park, Colorado. LTER representatives were invited to attend NASA meetings for the testing of the next generation satellite sensors, in particular, MODIS.
For more information or a copy of the workshop report and subsequent meeting reports: John Vande Castle, LTER Network Office, University of Washington, College of Forest Resources, AR-1O, Seattle, WA 98195. 206-543-6249, jvc@LTERnet.edu.