PLAN

PLAN "A" FOR SD NASA-EPSCoR PROPOSAL

One collaborative "research proposal" entitled either: Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Cycles in Major Ecosystems of the Northern Great Plains or Investigation of Biocomplexity in Major Ecosystems of the Northern Great Plains

Whereas long-term goal will be to study five different NGP ecosystems, initial NASA-EPSCoR project will focus on a multidisciplinary investigation of just two:

1) Closed-Basin Aquatic Ecosystem (i.e., the prairie wetlands or potholes) in Northeastern SD
2) Black Hills Forest Ecosystem

Submit this "research proposal" with a budget of ~$400K/Yr along with the "program plan" and its mandatory budget of $125K/Yr. That is, a combined request of ~$525K/Yr; for a total of ~$1.6M over 3 Yrs.

PLAN "B" FOR SD NASA-EPSCoR PROPOSAL

Three individual, collaborative "research proposals" that are all linked to remote sensing and NASA interests (via names/numbers in the Compendium)

Potential research themes for these separate proposals include:

1) Quantification of evapotranspiration and ground water recharge in representative areas of the UMRB
2) Investigation of water and nutrient budgets for NGP agroecosystems using field measurements, remote sensing, and coupled models
3) Impacts of continental wetlands on regional hydrology, water quality, carbon sequestration, and climate
4) Scaling issues in the use of satellite-based RS data and quantification of sub-pixel variability
5) Representation of variable surface heterogeneity in wetland systems by an integrative RS and modeling approach
6) Measurements of aerosol optical thickness in NGP for atmospheric corrections of satellite-based imagery
7) OTHERS...........??

Each of these collaborative "research proposals" has a budget request of ~$150-175K/Yr for 3 Yrs

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