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2024 PACE Applications Annual Workshop

December 8, 2024
Washington, DC

The 5th Annual PACE Applications Workshop was held in Washington D.C. on December 8th, 2024. Over 110 attendees joined the workshop from across the United States as well as across the globe!! Attendees had backgrounds in applied and research sciences, data/computer science, education/communications, end user support, policy-making, and more. Participants joined to learn more about utilizing the multi-disciplinary aquatic, atmospheric, and/or terrestrial applications of PACE data for their particular needs.

Through workshop activities, attendees networked with other participants, gave feedback to the PACE Team on user needs through interactive breakout sessions, asked a broad range of questions during a Question and Answer panel with PACE Team members, and learned the latest updates on the PACE Mission and PACE applications capabilities through presentations including 3 interdisciplinary case studies and lightning talks by fellow attendees.

Workshop description can be found on the event announcement webpage.

Agenda of activities and archive of presentation slides and recordings below.

Title Presentations Recordings
Welcome & Workshop Logistics
  • Morgaine McKibben (NASA GSFC / SSAI)
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Session 1 - Setting the stage: Overview of the PACE mission and PACE’s part in NASA's applied Earth observation goals

Goals:

  • Overview of NASA’s Earth Science to Action Strategy and how it relates to the PACE mission and PACE data users
  • Provide overview of, and updates on, the PACE mission
  • Provide resources for accessing PACE data and data support services
Life after launch: A snapshot of the first 10 months of (and a brief history of) NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission
  • Jeremy Werdell (NASA GSFC)
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NASA Earth Science Action by way of PACE Applications
  • Erin Urquhart (NASA Headquarters)
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Data Access - Finding NASA Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive (OB.DAAC)
  • Alicia Scott (NASA GSFC/SSAI)
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Session 2 - Participant Presentations: Share, Learn, Network

Goals:

  • Highlight projects of workshop participants via lightning talks
  • Promote research & applications connections within the Community
Lightning Talks from Participants (50 minutes)
~25 participants will provide 2 minute, 1 slide presentations on their work and how PACE’s data products can advance their efforts 		Download View
Session 3 - PACE Applications Program and Case Studies

Goals:

  • Provide updates on the PACE Applications Program
  • Provide resources for joining PACE Applications communities and staying informed
  • Present real-world examples of how PACE data products are leading towards innovation in aquatic, terrestrial, and atmospheric science and application
PACE Applications Program in the post-launch era
  • Morgaine McKibben (NASA GSFC / SSAI)
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Synergy of artificial intelligence and hyperspectral remote sensing for coastal water quality monitoring
  • Bingqing Liu (Univ. of Louisiana)
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New hyperspectral-enabled, terrestrial data products from PACE and prospective applications
  • Fred Huemmrich (Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County/NASA)
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Advanced, high spatial resolution nitrogen dioxide (NO2) product from PACE and the potential advancements in air quality and climate applications
  • Joanna Joiner (NASA/GSFC)
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Session 4 – Talk to the PACE Team: Collecting user feedback and answering your questions

Goals:

  • Interactive breakout groups will identify near term strategies for enhancing user readiness and sustained user engagement, and soliciting user feedback on data needs
  • Question and Answer panel to provide an opportunity for attendees to ask any remaining questions and offer additional comments
Breakout Groups on PACE User Needs
  • Groups will be thematic (aquatic, terrestrial, atmospheric) with PACE Team members distributed among the groups
  • Each group will compile basic notes to provide their feedback on the breakout topics to the PACE Team
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Question and Answer Panel
  • Participant-led questions regarding all things PACE. PACE Team and Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center representatives will be present to answer participant questions
  • Antonio Mannino (NASA/GSFC), Ivona Cetinic (NASA/Morgan State), James Allen (NASA/Morgan State), Skye Caplan (NASA/SSAI), Guoqing Wang (NASA/SSAI)
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Closing Remarks n/a
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