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Recommendations SSC_19 • The LBA SSC recommends that the ORNL DAAC post the LBA data policy with all LBA data sets for a period of 5 years following archival of the data sets and encourages the ORNL DAAC to suggest that users of the data contact the originators of the data even beyond the 5 year period. • The LBA SSC recommends that the LBA DIS meta-data be searchable by Google and similar internet search engines.
Recommendations SSC_19 • The LBA SSC recommends that the LBA Centraol Office separate the LBA publication list into at least three categories to include • peer-reviewed publications in professional journals and similar venues • theses and dissertations, • other publications including semi-popular literature such as newsletters.
Recommendations SSC_19 • The LBA SSC recommends that the LBA Central Office and Training and Education committee follow up on the careers of the LBA students that have completed their training. • The LBA SSC recommends that scientists from LBA and PP-Bio work together to co-locate their research and to maximize the synergism between these projects. Antônio Nobre and Regina Luizão will represent the LBA SSC for interactions with PP-Bio and should report the results of these interactions at the next SSC meeting.
Recommendations SSC_19 • The LBA SSC recommends that the LBA Central Office prepare a work plan and budget distributed to SSC members prior to each SSC meeting that relates how Central Office activities support active LBA research projects.
Recommendations SSC_19 • The LBA SSC recommends that Michael Keller, John Gash, and [Pedro Silva Dias] serve as the chief editors of the LBA IGBP volume. This group should select section editors for the volume and together with the section editors should assign chapters to authors prior to the next SSC meeting.
Recommendations SSC_19 • The LBA SSC recommends that an editorial committee led by Reynaldo Victoria, Regina Luizão, and Diogenes Alves coordinate the production of the LBA Series of education and outreach materials with EDUSP. • The LBA SSC recommends that Mateus Batistella and Flávio Luizão serve as the focal point for LBA for discussions of the PIME activity of MCT.
Recommendations SSC_19 • The LBA SSC recommends that the SUMAAR project be considered an associated project of LBA. • The LBA SSC recommends that the project “How Resilient is the Hydrometeorology of the Amazon Basin to Human Pressure” led by Roni Avissar be included as an LBA project.
Recommendations SSC_19 • The LBA SSC recommends that the project “…” led by Philip Fearnside be included as an LBA project.