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A -- THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL FOREST CONVERSION: ECOLOGICAL RESEAR= CH IN THE LARGE-SCALE BIOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE EXPERIMENT IN AMAZ=F4NIA (LBA) SOL 97-MTPE-02 DUE 043097 POC Diane E Wickland, Sciencist, Phone (202) 358-0245, Fax (202) 358= -- -2771, E-mail diane.wickland@hq.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/date.html#97-MTPE-02. E-MAIL: Diane E Wickland, diane.wickland@hq.nasa.gov. NASA/HQ plans to issue a Request for Proposal for: The Effects of Tropical Forest Conversion: Ecological Research in the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amaz=F4nia (LBA) . The National Aerona= utics and Space Administration (NASA) announces the solicitation of proposals f= or scientific investigations to participate in a multi-year field campaign t= o improve our understanding of the effects of tropical forest conversion on= ecosystem function and the sustainability of land use in support of Missi= on to Planet Earth. The science question that will focus this research is:= How do tropical forest conversion, re-growth, and selective logging, influence carbon storage, nutrient dynamics, trace gas fluxes, and the prospect for sustainable land use in Amaz=F4nia? Proposals for research t= hat address this question are solicited in the general areas of carbon storag= e and exchange; nutrient dynamics; trace gas fluxes; dynamics of surface wa= ter chemistry; and land cover and land use change, including the human dimensions of land use change. NASA is seeking new research and new analytical approaches that will build upon past results to extract understanding of the effects of forest conversion, that will provide a whole system synthesis, that will employ innovative analytical approaches= combining data sets from multiple sources and/or linking across spatial a= nd temporal scales, and that will take advantage of new remote sensing observations as they become available. An integrated program of research= involving synthesis of past research results and data sets, modeling, remote sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS)-based analyses, new field observations and process studies, case studies, training and educat= ion, and synthesis and integration of new results is desired. The program of research to be selected will be a NASA contribution to the international Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amaz=F4nia (LBA) research initiative led by Brazil. Significant portions of this researchwill be conducted within the territory of Brazil, and the conduct of such researc= h activities will be subject to and contingent upon approval(s) by appropri= ate elements of the Brazilian Government. Participation in this program is open to all categories of organizations, both domestic and foreign: educational institutions, other nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, industry, and other Government agencies. This solicitation will be available electronically on the release date via the Internet at the Miss= ion to Planet Earth Home Page: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/mtpe/ under "MTPE Research Announcements" or via anonymous ftp at: ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/mtpe Paper copies of the announcement will be availa= ble to those who do not have access to Internet by calling (202) 358-3552 and= leaving a voice-mail message. Please leave your full name and address, including zip code, and your telephone number, including area code. This announcement will be open for the period from March 11, 1997, throug= h June 11, 1997, and proposals may be submitted at any time throughout that= period. Letters of Intent are requested by April 30, 1997. Letters to provide information, for NASA planning purposes only, on interests in a future airborne campaign involving U.S. aircraft are also requested and d= ue on June 11, 1997. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their= intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor= this site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Hard copies may be obtained from the identified point of contact; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation, inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. See notes B and 26. (0052)

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