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2. The need for reference-able and peer reviewed position papers
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Alexa Jean Halford, Benoit Lavraud, Sabrina Savage, Joseph E Borovsky, and Gina Luca Delzanno
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Space Sciences (General) - Abstract
Space Physics community members are putting substantial efforts and ideas into position papers, in preparation for the U.S. Heliophysics Decadal Survey process; an analysis of the current state of the field and where future research, mission programs, and funding should focus. Furthermore, Space Physics community members in Europe and the U.S. have recently put substantial efforts and ideas into position papers for Vision 2050 and Heliophysics 2050. There are also other ideas in the community about the needs and focus of future Space Physics research efforts, whether they were submitted to other road mapping activities, or have yet to find the appropriate home. With this in mind, we have created a Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences Research Topic ’The Future of Space Physics 2022’, to provide a format for a reference-able, peer reviewed, archived, accessible collection of these ideas from around the world. We wish to make these ideas available to the national academies decadal survey committees, the broader research community and a wider audience, by developing this collection. The collection will publish high-quality papers on key topics across the field of Space Physics, aiming to highlight recent advances in the field, whilst emphasizing important directions and new possibilities for future inquiries.
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- 2022
3. Microfluidic pressure in paper (μPiP): rapid prototyping and low-cost liquid handling for on-chip diagnostics
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Md. Nazibul Islam, Jarad W. Yost, and Zachary R. Gagnon
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- 2022
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4. NASA White Paper - Terramechanics for LTV Modeling and Simulation
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Zu Qun Li and Lee K. Bingham
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Engineering (General) - Abstract
Simulating the interaction between wheel and soil is critical to the overall rover dynamics. This paper presented simple models for wheel soil interaction including the rolling resistances on the wheel due to soil compression and bull- dozing and the maximum tractive force between wheel and soil. Summary of typical lunar soil properties were presented in this paper and the wheel resis- tance model implementation and integration were also discussed. Integrating the wheel resistance model with the rover simulation will improve its dynamics and wheel slip models and enable the capability simulate the situation where wheel got stuck in the soil.
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- 2022
5. Revisiting the Solar Research Cyberinfrastructure Needs: A White Paper of Findings and Recommendations
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Gelu Nita, Azim Ahmadzadeh, Serena Criscuoli, Alisdair Davey, Dale Gary, Manolis Georgoulis, Neal Hurlburt, Irina Nikolayevna Kitiashvili, Dustin Kempton, Alexander Kosovichev, Piet Martens, Ryan McGranaghan, Vincent Oria, Kevin Reardon, Viacheslav Sadykov, Ryan Timmons, Haimin Wang, and Jason T L Wang
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Aeronautics (General) - Abstract
Solar and Heliosphere physics are areas of remarkable data-driven discoveries. Recent advances in high cadence, high-resolution multiwavelength observations, growing amounts of data from realistic modeling, and operational needs for uninterrupted science-quality data coverage generate the demand for a solar metadata standardization and overall healthy data infrastructure. This white paper is prepared as an effort of the working group “Uniform Semantics and Syntax of Solar Observations and Events” created within the “Towards Integration of Heliophysics Data, Modeling, and Analysis Tools” EarthCube Research Coordination Network (@HDMIEC RCN), with primary objectives to discuss current advances and identify future needs for the solar research cyberinfrastructure. The white paper summarizes presentations and discussions held during the special working group session at the EarthCube Annual Meeting on June 19th, 2020, as well as community contribution gathered during a series of preceding workshops and subsequent RCN working group sessions. The authors provide examples of the current standing of the solar research cyberinfrastructure, and describe the problems related to current data handling approaches. The list of the top-level recommendations agreed by the authors of the current white paper is presented at the beginning of the paper.
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- 2022
6. NASA Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft Technology for Public Services – A White Paper
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Johnny T. Doo, Marilena D. Pavel, Arnaud Didey, Craig Hange, Nathan P. Diller, Michael A. Tsairides, Michael Smith, Edward Bennet, Michael Bromfield, and Jessie Mooberry
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Aeronautics (General) - Abstract
History has shown that our personal life is highly dependent on the technology that people have developed. A strategic scan of the aerospace environment at the beginning of the 21st century strongly suggests that the world might be approaching a new age of airpower—the era of electrified/hybrid aircraft propulsion. Undeniably, starting from the Montgolfier Brothers balloon flight in 1783, to the Wright Brothers piston engine flight in 1903, and the jet engine of the 1960s, or the space age of today, one can say that leaps in propulsion technology have marked the different ages of human flight. The technological advancements, brought at the beginning of 21st century by the revolution in data exchange, computational power, sensors, wireless communication, internet, and autonomy, contributed to the vision of this new age of propulsion we are approaching. Historically, conventional vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft have been equipped with propulsion units relying on complex internal combustion machines (turbines, piston engines, for example), and complex mechanical arrangements (gearboxes, shafts, variable pitch propeller). By contrast, electric VTOL aircraft (eVTOL)1 rely on simpler propulsion units (electric motors and in some cases fixed-pitch propellers). This promotes redundancy and improves tolerance to failures, in turn improving safety. The use of simpler electric propulsion units should also allow significant acquisition and operating cost reductions. Whether full-electric (relying solely on batteries) or hybrid-electric (relying on a combination of batteries, fuel-powered engines, and generators.), eVTOLs are also expected to generate less noise and air pollution than conventional aircraft with similar payloads. According to the 2019 Annual Review of IATA (International Air Transport Association) [ref.1], due to an expected increase in air transport traffic by 5% every year and a doubling of air transport passenger numbers to 8.2 billion by 2037 significant challenges are posed to the aviation industry. Furthermore, this report does not factor in the expected demand for short-range (intra-city) air transportation, which is in development and yet to be operational. The increased demand to fly creates a responsibility to expand in a sustainable manner and an endeavor to develop more environmentally-friendly aircraft. eVTOL aircraft, either piloted or autonomous, is gathering considerable interest worldwide. Modern and novel full-electric or hybrid-electric eVTOL configurations enable a new paradigm shift in air transportation as the aviation industry remains committed to its goals of carbon-neutral growth from 2020 onwards and cutting CO2 emissions to half 2005 levels by 2050. While electric power has been used for decades, recent developments in mobile electric/hybrid propulsion coupled with advanced materials and autonomous systems may create the possibility to transition into the next age of air mobility propelled by electric/hybrid VTOL aircraft technology. Although eVTOL aircraft might seem like an incremental improvement or even a counterintuitive regression with regard to past VTOL development, it has in fact the potential to transform air mobility across a wide range of government applications. Previous transformations in aviation generated dramatic leaps in performance, but the cost was commensurate with performance, limiting quantity produced. This next age appears to take a different approach. Performance may not increase, but at this moment technology is poised for future urban mobility that will spawn commercial passenger drone services, that is, autonomous (pilotless) air taxis and thereby add a new dimension to the urban transportation mix of the future [ref. 2]. Advances in electric propulsion, autonomous flight technology, and 5G communication networks will enable this fast new-growing market to become a reality. It is now time to envision the introduction of electric/hybrid eVTOL aircraft for Public Services2. We believe that in the next decades eVTOL aircraft will have the potential to become an essential tool to Public Service agencies around the world in applications such as firefighting, public safety, search and rescue, disaster relief and law enforcement. This is due to several major factors. • First, with the increasing popularity of small, unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) or drones, many companies today are focusing on the development of passenger UAVs designed to accommodate up to five passengers or equivalent cargo payload. Many such configurations are electric or hybrid-electric designs with VTOL capabilities. Several of these projects have started a flight test program and many more are expected to be in the experimental and development phase in 2020. Such revolutionary vehicles could be in commercial operations by 2030. These eVTOL systems could be ready for selected Public Services missions even sooner. • Second, although these advanced eVTOL vehicles under development still need access to fuel (hybrid) and/or electric charging capability, they can take off and land from almost anywhere. Therefore, such vehicles, both manned and unmanned can be successfully integrated for the critical missions of the Public Services with extra deployment flexibilities. • Third, advancement in electric propulsion systems in the automotive industry together with NASA’s leading efforts in electrification of aircraft propulsion systems, FAA’s ongoing active eVTOL certification programs, and EASA’s proposed framework for the certification of electric/hybrid small category VTOL aircraft in Europe [ref. 3] will help accelerate industry electric propulsion system development and integration. • Finally, eVTOL vehicles could be deployed for Public Services sooner than air taxi or other commercial applications, since Public Services missions may be more easily approved based on specific mission criteria, localized airworthiness authority for public-use aircraft3, and are normally operating under centralized airspace management and control by the theater command. Moreover, public perception and acceptance are generally less of a concern when operations save lives and benefit the wider community. The prioritized introduction of eVTOL aircraft in Public Services is ambitious, but we believe it is achievable in the coming decades if fundamental enablers (people and technologies) are engaged in defining the objectives and needs of these missions. The revolution that is currently taking place in eVTOL aircraft represents an unprecedented opportunity to develop a safer, more affordable, more available and more environmentally friendly future of vertical flight. To ensure that these novel aircraft meet the future expectations of Public Services, it is essential to take a collaborative and multi-disciplinary approach to their development, across engineering disciplines, policy-making, program management, business case development, manufacturing, and flight demonstrations. It should be noted that the term eVTOL (in the near term) used throughout this publication implies aircraft capable of transporting up to 5 persons which may or may not include a pilot if operated fully autonomously, assuming an average of 200 pounds (91 kg) per person or equivalent payload and a range up to 60 miles plus a suitable reserve. Hybrid or hydrogen powered eVTOLs would have greater range. For example, a “3-seat” eVTOL aircraft may only be able to carry two fully equipped firemen, and payload capacity is more relevant when used for the supply mission. Moreover, this paper concentrates on the “last-mile” solutions with a deployment time of no more than 6 hours. Although not specifically discussed in this document, it is understood that the future of Transformative Vertical Flight in general and Public Services, in particular, will also involve smaller UAVs that will undoubtedly play a crucial role in future aerial operations. For example, smaller unmanned aircraft may be used to dispatch medical supplies, portable filtration systems or perform the Search task of future Search and Rescue (SAR) operations. Close collaboration between the aircraft industry, the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA), e.g., Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) certifiers, will help identify Public Services requirements, define expectations and limit development cost and timescales. Take the US Air Force Agility Prime as an example, the majority of the eVTOL application opportunities and mission elements identified are in line with the NASA TVF WG-4 objectives and use cases. Together, it forms a strong partnership to accelerate the development, certification, and practical deployment for public service missions. The US Air Force Agility Prime has been a collaboration partner on this white paper, and provided valuable input and recommendations. Most of the eVTOL public service mission elements discussed in this paper and additional use cases envisioned by the NASA TVF WG-4 team are shared by the Agility Prime program. The focus and efforts of the Agility Prime in product and system development, industry and government partnership, accelerated certifications as well as early test and deployment are totally in sync with the path forward recommended by this white paper. This kind of collaboration and partnership will help enable the practical use of the eVTOL for public service missions, benefit the eVTOL public acceptance, and accelerate the eVTOL industry revolution.
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7. TFAWS Active Thermal Paper Session: Europa Clipper Thermal Subsystem Overview
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Ochoa, Hared
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8. TFAWS Active Thermal Paper Session: Europa Clipper Thermal Subsystem Overview
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Ochoa, Hared
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9. TFWAS Interdisciplinary Paper Session: Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) of Liquid Cold Plate Heat Exchangers for NASA Thermal Management Applications
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Mastropietro, A. J. J and Norfolk, Mark
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- 2021
10. TFWAS Interdisciplinary Paper Session: Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) of Liquid Cold Plate Heat Exchangers for NASA Thermal Management Applications
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Norfolk, Mark and Mastropietro, A. J. J
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- 2021
11. CCSDS White Paper for BPv7 Red Book Discussion Topics
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Beau Blanding
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Computer Programming And Software - Published
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12. NASA Deep Space Network Commitments for Human Missions to the Moon and Beyond: Paper 1530
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Harmon, Kathleen, Asmar, Sami, Berner, Jeff, Berry, David, Pham, Tim, Sanders, Felicia, and Turcios, Ricky
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- 2021
13. NASA Deep Space Network Commitments for Human Missions to the Moon and Beyond: Paper 1530
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Turcios, Ricky, Sanders, Felicia, Pham, Tim, Berry, David, Berner, Jeff, Asmar, Sami, and Harmon, Kathleen
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- 2021
14. The JAGWAR Prowls LIGO/Virgo O3 Paper I: Radio Search of a Possible Multimessenger Counterpart of the Binary Black Hole Merger Candidate S191216ap
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D Bhakta, K P Mooley, A Corsi, A Balasubramanian, D Dobie, D A Frail, G Hallinan, D L Kaplan, S T Myers, and L P Singer
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Astrophysics - Abstract
We present a sensitive search with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array for the radio counterpart of the gravitational wave candidate S191216ap, which is classified as a binary black hole merger and suggested to be a possible multimessenger event, based on the detection of a high-energy neutrino and a TeV photon. We carried out a blind search at C band (4–8 GHz) over 0.3 deg2 of the gamma-ray counterpart of S191216ap reported by the High-Altitude Water Cerenkov Observatory (HAWC). Our search, spanning three epochs over 130 days of postmerger and having a mean source-detection threshold of 75 μJy beam−1 (4σ), yielded five variable sources associated with active galactic nucleus activity and no definitive counterpart of S191216ap. We find <2% (3.0% ± 1.3%) of the persistent radio sources at 6 GHz to be variable on a timescale of <1 week (week–months), consistent with previous radio variability studies. Our 4σ radio luminosity upper limit of ∼1.2 × 1028 erg s−1 Hz−1 on the afterglow of S191216ap, within the HAWC error region, is 5–10 times deeper than previous binary black hole (BBH) radio afterglow searches. Comparing this upper limit with theoretical expectations given by Perna et al. for putative jets launched by BBH mergers, for on-axis jets with energy ≃1049 erg, we can rule out jet opening angles ≲ 20° (assuming that the counterpart lies within the 1σ HAWC region that we observed).
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15. Machine Learning in Heliophysics and space weather forecasting: a white paper of finding and recommendations
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Irina Nikolaevna Kitiashvili, Gelu Nita, Manolis Georgoulis, Irina Kitiashvili, Viacheslav Sadykov, Enrico Camporeale, Alexander Kosovichev, Haimin Wang, Vincent Oria, Jason Wang, Rafal Angryk, Berkay Aydin, Azim Ahmadsadeh, Xiaoli Bai, Timothy Bastian, Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi, Bin Chen, Alisdair Davey, Sheldon Fereira, Gregory Fleishman, Dale Gary, Andrew Gerrard, Gregory Hellbourg, Katherine Herbert, Jack Ireland, Egor Illarionov, Natsuha Kuroda, Qin Li, Chang Liu, Yuexin Liu, Hyomin Kim, Dustin Kempton, Ruizhe Ma, Petrus Martens, Ryan Mcgranaghan, Edward Semones, John Stefan, Andrey Stejko, Yaireska Collado Vega, Meiqi Weng, Yang Xu, and Sijie Yu
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Aeronautics (General) - Abstract
The authors of this white paper met on 16-17 January 2020 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology,Newark, NJ, for a 2-day workshop that brought together a group of heliophysicists, data providers,expert modelers, and computer/data scientists. Their objective was to discuss critical developments and prospects of the application of machine and/or deep learning techniques for data analysis, modeling and forecasting in Heliophysics, and to shape a strategy for further developments in the field. The workshop combined a set of plenary sessions featuring invited introductory talks interleaved with a set of open discussion sessions. The outcome of the discussion is encapsulated in this white paper that also features a top-level list of recommendations agreed by participants
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16. White Papers for the Next Decadal Survey: Thermal Protection Systems and Instrumentation
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Hwang, Helen H, Beck, Robin A. S, Ellerby, Donald T, Gasch, Matthew J, Santos, Jose A, and White, Todd R
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Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance ,Spacecraft Instrumentation And Astrionics - Abstract
NASA is anticipated to commission the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey (PSDS) with preparation expected in early calendar year 2020. The new PSDS will outline the priorities of science missions for the decade spanning 2023-2032. For the previous PSDS, the science and technology communities have been invited to submit white papers to the PSDS sub-panels as background information to guide the PSDS recommendations. The National Research Council has previously stated that white papers that represent the opinion of many authors from different institutions carried more significance and weight, and the recommendations from the previous PSDS attempted to reflect more of a consensus opinion. In 2009, a total of 4 white papers were submitted to the PSDS panels regarding thermal protection system (TPS) readiness for missions, as well as one on TPS instrumentation. The TPS readiness papers were co-authored by 90 individuals from many institutions. These white papers surveyed the TPS materials for both forebody and afterbody of a probe and analyzed the suitability of materials for missions to each destination. In addition, each paper outlined the ground testing required and ongoing technology development. Recommendations were provided for further technology development and ground test capability in order to fulfill future missions. Many improvements and changes have occurred in the past 10 years with regard to TPS materials and instrumentation. New materials have been developed and tested, such as the high density material Heat-shield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET), and new capabilities for ground testing for high heating and high pressures have been added such as the 3-inch nozzle at the Ames arc jet. NASA has also flown several TPS instrumentation suites, such as MEDLI (Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent, and Landing Instrument) and EFT-1 (Exploration Flight Test-1). In order to provide the PSDS sub-panels with the most current information about the state-of-the-art suitability for TPS materials for entry missions, we are beginning to update and draft new white papers. We will present the outline for material to be covered in the white papers, and we invite all IPPW (International Planetary Probe Workshop) attendees to particiate in co-authoring these papers.
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17. CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR SPACE DATA SYSTEMS (CCSDS) WHITE PAPER ON THE USE OF BUNDLE PROTOCOL (BP) VERSION 7
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Robert L Pitts
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Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking - Abstract
This export is a technical white paper that recommends what is necessary to create a version (V7) DTN specification for the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) blue book and is based on IETF RFC BPBis.v26 (Note the original CCSDS standard as IRTF 5050). The considerations in this document follow the current CCSDS specification 734.2-B-1 (https://public.ccsds.org/Pubs/734x2b1.pdf) and is consistent with its intent and level of service. In it, are identified areas requiring updates and specification items that are essential to meet current minimums of capability.
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18. EcAMSat – NASA’s first 6U Biological Spacecraft: System Integration and Environmental Test Technical Paper
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Matthew Chin, Stevan Spremo, Timothy V Snyder, Chris Rogers, Antonio J Ricco, Tori N Chinn, Michael R Padgen, Mike Henschke, Macarena Parra, Leland Taylor, Matt Lera, Chris Lorenzen, and Mike Rasay
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Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance - Published
- 2020
19. Bhutan Water Resources Tech Paper: Comparing Precipitation, Temperature, and Phenology Data Trends in Bhutan to Assist the Himalayan Environmental Rhythm Observation and Evaluation System (HEROES) Project
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Kinley Dorji, Tashi Kaneko, Tenzin Wangmo, Deki Namgyal, and Amanda Lynn Clayton
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Earth Resources And Remote Sensing - Abstract
Himalayan countries, including Bhutan, have become vulnerable to warming trends which result in increasing temperature and variable rainfall and snowfall. By combining phenological and meteorological data, Earth observation platforms and sensors were used to assess trends in precipitation, temperature, and vegetation phenology in Bhutan from 1996 through 2017. This project studied precipitation using Climate Hazards Center Infrared Precipitation with Station data, analyzed temperature using the Famine Early Warning System Network Land Data Assimilation System, incorporated elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, and assessed vegetation phenology using Aqua and Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to evaluate climate variability and its effects on Bhutan. In situ temperature and precipitation data were also collected from the Himalayan Environmental Rhythm Observation and Evaluation System (HEROES) project and Bhutan’s National Center for Hydrology and Meterology. Modeled and in situ data showed similar trends in precipitation and temperature for the Thimpu, Chhukha, and Gasa regions. Aqua and Terra MODIS phenology data were variable from year to year. However, the data suggested a late onset of spring green up. Partners at the Bhutan Foundation and locally in Bhutan can use this information to better understand and monitor climate variability and replicate these methods for future analysis.
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- 2020
20. Southern Bhutan Ecological Forecasting Tech Paper: Modeling Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Habitat Suitability along the Southern Bhutan Border with NASA Earth Observations
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Palchen Wangchuk, Tashi Choden, Kuenley Pem Dem, Sonam Choden, Kelzang Jigme, and Amanda Lynn Clayton
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Earth Resources And Remote Sensing - Abstract
Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are a flagship species essential for the functioning of forest ecosystems, and they also have cultural significance in Bhutan. Elephants receive the highest legal protection as listed under Schedule I of the Bhutan Forests and Nature Conservation Act, 1995. Yet, they face threats of extinction due to poaching for ivory as well as the loss and fragmentation of their habitat. Due to the recent clearing of forests and the growing populations in these areas, there has been an increase in incidents of human-elephant conflict. These conflicts have been detrimental to farmer’s annual harvests and livelihoods and have led to retaliatory killing and injury of elephants in southern Bhutan. The DEVELOP Southern Bhutan Ecological Forecasting team partnered with the Bhutan Foundation and Bhutan Tiger Center to help address this problem. The team integrated NASA Earth observations, including Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM), Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI), Terra Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) to acquire information on land cover change and elephant habitat suitability along the southern border of Bhutan. The team utilized Esri ArcGIS Pro and Software for Assisted Habitat Modeling (SAHM) for data analysis, modeling, and visualization. The team used elephant occurrence data and environmental variables to model current habitat suitability for migrating elephant populations. This analysis provided partners with maps to inform decisions about the placement and conservation of elephant corridors and helped build their capacity to use satellite data for future studies and project planning.
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