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Exploratory Team
The University of Arizona, 2007.






The exploratory team (white paper) is composed of three members, and was tasked to oversee the following activities:


  • Coordinate the overall effort
  • Compile a draft white paper.
  • Arrange meetings with experts in the field in order to properly scope this effort.
  • Plan a campus Workshop to disseminate the progress and recruit the community vision and take on such effort.
This effort is partially funded by a TRIF grant from ISPE (covering partial summer salary for Dr. Didan), other team members are mostly involved on a volunter basis. Lead Team Members
Team member
Contact
Role
Comments
Overall Coordination and White paper
Soil Water & En. Sci. Dept.
Dr. Rob Kursinski
Overall Coordination and White paper
Physics and Atmospheric Sci. Dept.
Dr. Stuart Marsh
Overall Coordination and White paper
Office of Arid land studies and Geography Dept.
The general team (Project team) members are: Note: This is only a preliminary list and will be expanded as this effort takes shape. Project team
Member
Contact
Role/Expertise
Jonathan Overpeck
jto@email.arizona.edu
Director, inst for the study of planet earth
Professor of Atmosphereic science
Dr. Alfredo Huete
Vegetation remote sensing
Shuttleworth William
shuttle@hwr.arizona.edu
Hydrology/Water resources
Zeng Xubin
xubin@gogo.atmo.arizona.edu
Atmospheric Science
Comrie Andrew
comrie@email.arizona.edu
geography & regional devel
Huxman Travis
huxman@email.arizona.edu
ecology & evolutionary biology
Biopshere 2
Archer Steven
sarcher@ag.arizona.edu
Natural Resource
Adelman David
adelman@law.arizona.edu
law instruction
Ruiz Joaquin
jruiz@geo.arizona.edu
dean, college of science
Michael Drake
drake@lpl.arizona.edu
Lunar and Planetary Lab
Morehouse Barbara
morehoub@email.arizona.edu
inst for the study of planet earth
Geography Dept.
Garfin Gregg
gmgarfin@email.arizona.edu
inst for the study of planet earth
geography & regional devel
Hutchinson Charles
chuck@ag.arizona.edu
Director of Arid lands studies
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Breshears David
daveb@ag.arizona.edu
schl of natural resources-res

Troch Peter
patroch@hwr.arizona.edu
hydrology and water resources
Thome Kurtis
kthome@email.arizona.edu
optical sciences


















Recent & Upcoming Events

TBD, Arid lands observing modeling and forecasting intiative workshop. Subject: Outline this initiative to the interested campus community and enlist their help and feedback.

TBD, Exploratory Team Meeting. Subject: White paper outline [Check with the tean for more info]

1:30 pm, Exploratory Team Meeting, August 24th, 2007. Subject : White paper planning

10:00 am, Meeting with Gregg Garfin, August 10th, 2007. ISPE conference Room. Subject : Arizona drought task force, climate modeling and SW water issues.

10:00 am, Meeting with Peter Troch. July 25th, 2007. HWR Room 318. Subject : Arizona hydrological cycle and water resource issues

11:00 am, Meeting with Dave Breshears. July 11th, 2007. RNR BioEast, Room 216.  Subject : Southwest ecology, Biosphere and NEON.

Acknowledgments/Links

ISPE

University of Arizona



Arid Lands Observing Modeling and Forecasting Initiative
Developed by: Dr. Kamel Didan
This project is sponsored by ISPE, The Univ. of Arizona
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