Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 9:06 AM
Subject: ROSES-15 Amendment 3: New opportunity, A.43 NISAR SDT
ROSES-15 Amendment 3: Release of a new program element – A.43 NASA ISRO Synthetic
Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission Science Definition Team
A competitively selected Science Definition Team (SDT), working iteratively with the NISAR
Program Scientist, Program Applications Lead, and the Project Scientist at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, develops NASA’s baseline and threshold science requirements for the NISAR
mission. The initial SDT was selected in 2012 for the DESDynI-Radar mission for a period of
three years. This solicitation will recompete the SDT for the NISAR mission (NSDT). The NSDT
supports the NISAR project to provide the science requirements flow down, science algorithms
definition, guidance on development of algorithms and associated error models, data acquisition
plan, data latency and data dissemination plans, definition of a calibration and validation plan,
publication of results, and public engagement, including liaison with the broader science and
applications communities. The SDT also assists in the promotion of early adopter activities that
may conduct prelaunch research and evaluation using data (simulated or from field campaigns)
to accelerate use of data after launch. The NISAR Science Team is expected to be selected
prior to launch to support Phase D and E activities; these include support to the NISAR project
on calibration and validation of science data products, refinement of science algorithms and
formats, publication of results, and public and user engagement.
Notices of Intent are requested by May 1, 2015, and proposals are due by June 8, 2015.
On or about March 9, 2015, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research
Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2015" (NNH15ZDA001N) will be posted
on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and will appear on
the RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations/roses-2015.
Questions concerning this program element may be directed to:
Craig Dobson
Earth Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC 20546-0001
Telephone: (202) 358-2054
E-mail: Craig.Dobson@nasa.gov