The ARID Scoping Study Final Report
This dataset provides the final report from the Adaptation and Response in Drylands (ARID) scoping study. ARID is one of the two scoping studies funded by NASA in 2023 to identify the scientific questions and develop the initial study design and implementation concept for a new NASA Terrestrial Ecology field campaign.
Figure 1. ARID will vastly improve the quantitative and predictive understanding of Earth's drylands, using a nested approach that coordinates in-situ measurements, existing and new research networks, and with drone and aircraft data that harmonize with and inform satellite observations.
Citation: Reed, S. C., Feldman, A. F., Hanan, N. P., Moore, D. J. P., Ojima, D. S., Smith, W. K., Wessels, K., Amaral, C., Babst, F., Biederman, J., Litvak, M. E., MacBean, N., Poulter, B., Scott, R. L., Babst-Kostecka, A., Fu, Z., Green, J. K., Kokaly, R. F., Swap, R. J., … Cook, B. (2025). The ARID Scoping Study Final Report (Version 1.1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2408