The Observing Facilities Assessment Panel (OFAP) acts an independent advisory body to NCAR and the four other LAOF Partner Organizations. Composed of a diverse pool of scientists with broad-based experience in observational studies of Earth system sciences, the role of the Panel is to
| The overall goal of the OFAP process is to optimize support of NSF-sponsored observational science to assure that the scientific objectives of each campaign can be accomplished successfully. |
In this role, the Panel provides valuable feedback and evaluation concerning experiment design, the appropriate and efficient use of NSF resources as related to a specific field campaign, technical and operational challenges as well as data management strategies. These recommendations will be provided to the relevant Facility Managers and shared with the requesting principal investigators as well as the responsible NSF Program Officers. The comments and technical evaluation presented by the OFAP, together with feasibility analyses and cost estimates provided by Facility Managers, are taken into consideration before a final decision is made by individual NSF Program Officers whether or not to fund a project.
The Panel meets bi-annually in spring and fall of each year at NCAR. It is EOL's responsibility to coordinate all aspects related to requesting LAOF among principal investigators, facility providers, panel members, and NSF including the preparation of feasibilities and cost estimates for NSF-funded field campaigns.
Panel Member Name and Affiliation |
Contact Information |
Research Area and Expertise |
Term ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Michael Bell Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Sciences |
PH: 970/491-8681 mmbell @ rams . colostate . edu |
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Spring 2017 |
| Dr. Charles Brock NOAA/ESRL |
PH: 303/497-3795 charles.a.brock @ noaa . gov |
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Spring 2017 |
| Dr. Annmarie Carlton Rutgers University |
PH: 848/932-5778 carlton @ envsci . rudgers . edu |
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Fall 2017 |
| Dr. Joe Cione NOAA/HRD |
PH: 303/497-4169 joe.cione @ noaa . gov |
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Spring 2017 |
| Dr. Ankur Desai University of Wisconsin - Madison Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department |
PH: 608/218-4208 desai @ aos . wisc . edu |
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Spring 2017 |
| Dr. Ian Faloona University of California - Davis |
PH: 530/752-2044 icfaloona @ ucdavis . edu |
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Spring 2017 |
| Dr. Katja Friedrich University of Colorado Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
PH: 608/218-4208 katja.friedrich @ colorado . edu |
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Fall 2019 |
| Dr. Brian Heikes (Chair) University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography |
PH: 401/874-6638 bheikes @ gso . uri . edu |
|
Fall 2016 |
| Dr. Barry Lefer Tropospheric Composition Program Earth Science Division NASA Headquarters |
PH: 202/358-3857 barry.lefer @ nasa . gov |
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Fall 2016 |
| Dr. Heping Liu Washington State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
PH: 509/335-1529 heping.liu @ wsu . edu |
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Fall 2016 |
| Dr. Jessica Lundquist University of Washington Civil and Environmental Engineering |
PH: 206/685-7594 jdlund @ uw . edu |
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Fall 2017 |
| Dr. Brian Mapes University of Miami, RSMAS Meteorology and Physical Oceanography |
PH: 305/421-4275 mapes @ miami . edu |
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Fall 2016 |
| Dr. Greg McFarquhar University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Atmospheric Sciences |
PH: 217/265-5458 mcfarq @ atmos . uiuc . edu |
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Spring 2017 |
|
Dr. Eric Pardyjak |
PH: 801/585-6414 pardyjak @ mech . utah . edu |
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Spring 2017 |
| Dr. Tom Parish University of Wyoming Atmospheric Sciences |
PH: 307/766-5153 parish @ uwyo . edu |
|
Fall 2016 |
| Dr. Walt Petersen Code 610.W NASA GSFC/Wallops Flight Facility |
PH: 757/824-1567 walt.petersen @ nasa . gov |
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Spring 2017 |
|
Dr. Jielun Sun |
PH: 303/497-8994 jsun @ ucar . edu |
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Spring 2017 |
Contact Information: Brigitte Baeuerle (baeuerle @ ucar . edu / 303-497-2061)
