1. LANCE UWG Applied Science Perspectives Dr. David Green NASA HQ

2. Decadal Survey The National Research Council (NRC), led by the Space Studies Board in collaboration with other Earth Science related boards across the NRC, will organize a “decadal survey” that will generate consensus recommendations from the environmental monitoring and Earth science and applications community on an integrated and sustainable approach to the conduct of the U.S. government’s civilian space-based Earth-system science programs. These programs are carried out predominantly by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United State Geological Survey (USGS), with supporting and complementary contributions from agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DoE), and Department of Defense (DoD).

3. Decadal Survey NRC has put out its own request for community white papers – they are due Nov. 2nd. The following website has details along with the white paper submission form. http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/Current Projects/SSB_166359#Steering_committee http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/Current Projects/SSB_166359#Steering_committee

4. Disaster Management Cycle

5. NASA Applied Sciences Disaster Response Program

6. Tiers of Response - disaster is of major national importance and it directly affects national safety, security, or interests - All relevant personnel would be expected to review their activities for possible support to the disaster and/or be on-call to be tasked. - Assets and personnel may be specifically assigned and tasked for lengthy time periods. Tier 3 - potential contributions are considerable given the extent of the disaster and are worth some impact to on-going activities. - Personnel relevant to the disaster type would be expected, tasked, and assigned to support data collection and analysis Tier 2 - disaster response and recovery is on an “as available” basis - ESD expects Centers and programs to make only minor impacts to existing, on-going activities Tier 1

7. External or Internal Response Request Disasters Manager Assigns Response Tier Yes (Tier 1) No Steering Committee: Pursue Research? Steering Committee: Pursue Research? Yes Inform and Consult Response Basis Disaster Event Disaster Event No Scientific Research Basis Stand up personnel, satellites, instruments, aircraft Disasters Manager and NASA Event Action Team (NEAT) Ad Hoc Disaster Science Group Ad Hoc Disaster Science Group Stand up personnel, satellites, instruments, aircraft, and NDAS support to teams Stand up personnel, satellites, instruments, aircraft, and NDAS support to teams ESD Director: Support Response ESD Director: Support Response Stop No Yes, (Tier 2 & 3) External Response Basis Scientific Research Basis NASA Admin/ SMD Yes, (Tier 2 & 3) Input to ESD Director Stop