A -- LAND COVER LAND USE CHANGE PROGRAM The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to solicit proposals for data analysis and theoretical studies as an Investigator in the Land Cover Land Use Change Program (LCLUC). The purpose of this NASA Research Announcement (NRA) is to solicit scientific investigations on the topic of land cover and land use change that combine remotely-sensed data with information and knowledge from other sources. The scope of this NRA will be directed at two important elements of the LCLUC Program: 1) Human and natural disturbance and the implications for carbon dynamics and 2) Development of remote sensing techniques and data sets that could lead to operational forest monitoring systems. LCLUC is an interdisciplinary activity within the NASA Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) program structure and supports one of the priority research areas identified by the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). ESE is NASA's enterprise to study the Earth as an integrated system, emphasizing observations made from the unique perspective of space together with underlying laboratory, field, theoretical, and modeling research. LCLUC aims to develop and use NASA remote sensing technology to improve our understanding of human interaction with the terrestrial environment. This improved understanding will be used to provide a foundation for sustainable use and management of our natural resources. The NRA will be available electronically on the release date, via the Internet at the Earth Science Enterprise ''Home Page'' at ''http://www.earth.nasa.gov'' under ''Research Opportunities'' or via anonymous ftp at ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/ese. A paper copy will be available to those who do not have access to Internet by calling (202) 358-3552 and leaving a voice mail message. This announcement will be open for the period from July 29, 1999 through September 29, 1999, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that period. WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#NRA-99-0ES-06. E-MAIL: Dr. K. Jon Ranson, jransone@hq.nasa.gov. Posted 07/15/99 (D-SN354782).

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