The NASA’s Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Office (CCE Office) is hosted by Goddard Code 618 and is funded by program elements of the NASA Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Focus Area at NASA HQ to provide scientific and logistics support across various CC&E Focus Area activities.
Dr. Peter Griffith is an ecosystem ecologist and carbon cycle scientist. He is the founding director of the CCE Office, and the project manager for the Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (http://above.nasa.gov) and for NASA's Carbon Monitoring System (http://carbon.nasa.gov).
#EarthDayAtHome 2020: Tour of the Permafrost Tunnel
Carbon Crisis in 90 Seconds cartoon
https://youtu.be/85TQHzS88L4
Origin Story for Carbon Crisis in 90 Seconds
https://youtu.be/VcxCk1zkaUw
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow >>
Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE)
NASA Carbon Monitoring System
B.S. (cum laude), Botany & Zoology, Duke University (1978)
M.S., Marine, Estuarine, & Environmental Science, University of Maryland College Park (1982)
Ph.D., Ecology, University of Georgia (1988)
American Geophysical Union,
1984
-
Present
At-Large Member of the AGU Council (2014-2018)
Leadership Development & Governance Committee (2020- )
NASA Group Achievement Award for support of the Large-scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (2003)
NASA Outstanding Public Leadership Medal (2016)
NASA Group Achievement Award for the ABoVE Airborne Campaign (2018)
The University of Georgia Graduate School Alumni of Distinction Award recognizing alumni who exemplify the school's mission "to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things" (2013)
Refereed
Brown, M. E., V. Escobar, F. M. Younis, et al. 2022. "Scientist-stakeholder relationships drive carbon data product transfer effectiveness within NASA program."
Environmental Research Letters,
[10.1088/1748-9326/ac87bf]
Hurtt, G. C., A. Andrews, K. Bowman, et al. 2022. "The NASA Carbon Monitoring System Phase 2 synthesis: scope, findings, gaps and recommended next steps."
Environmental Research Letters,
17
(6):
063010
[10.1088/1748-9326/ac7407]
Brown, M. E., M. W. Cooper, and P. C. Griffith. 2020. "NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System and Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) social network and community of practice."
Environmental Research Letters,
(Accepted)
[10.1088/1748-9326/aba300]
Miller, C. E., P. Griffith, S. Goetz, et al. 2019. "An overview of ABoVE airborne campaign data acquisitions and science opportunities."
Environmental Research Letters,
14
(8):
080201
[10.1088/1748-9326/ab0d44]
Najjar, R. G., M. Herrmann, R. Alexander, et al. 2018. "Carbon budget of tidal wetlands, estuaries, and shelf waters of Eastern North America."
Global Biogeochemical Cycles,
32:
[10.1002/2017gb005790]
Fisher, J., D. J. Hayes, C. R. Schwalm, et al. 2018. "Missing pieces to modeling the Arctic-Boreal puzzle."
Environmental Research Letters,
13
(2):
[10.1088/1748-9326/aa9d9a]
Benway, H. M., S. R. Alin, E. Boyer, et al. 2016. "A science plan for carbon cycle research in North American coastal waters. Report of the Coastal CARbon Synthesis (CCARS) community workshop, August 19-21, 2014."
Coastal CARbon Synthesis,
[10.1575/1912/7777]
Brown, M., P. C. Griffith, S. Delgado Arias, and O. A. Hendrick. 2016. "Social network and content analysis of the North American Carbon Program as a scientific community of practice."
Social Networks,
44
(2016):
226-237
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2015.10.002]
Herrmann, M., R. G. Najjar, W. M. Kemp, et al. 2015. "Net ecosystem production and organic carbon balance of U.S. East Coast estuaries: A synthesis approach."
Global Biogeochem. Cycles,
29:
96–111
[10.1002/2013GB004736]
Sheldon, J., P. Griffith, M. Francesc, et al. 2012. "Southeastern U.S.A. continental shelf respiratory rates revisited."
Biogeochemistry,
107
(1-3):
501-506
[10.1007/s10533-010-9552-0]
Birdsey, R., R. Cook, S. Denning, et al. 2007. "Investigators Share Improved Understanding of the North American Carbon Cycle."
Eos - Trans. AGU,
88
(24):
255.
Griffith, P. C., and L. R. Pomeroy. 1995. "Seasonal and spatial variations in pelagic community respiration on the southeastern US continental shelf."
Continental Shelf Research,
15
(7):
815--825.
Griffith, P., F.-K. Shiah, K. Gloersen, H. W. Ducklow, and M. Fletcher. 1994. "Activity and distribution of attached bacteria in Chesapeake Bay."
Marine Ecology Progress Series,
108:
1.
Griffith, P. C., and M. Fletcher. 1991. "Hydrolysis of protein and model dipeptide substrates by attached and nonattached marine Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIMB 2021."
Applied and environmental microbiology,
57
(8):
2186--2191.
Griffith, P., D. Douglas, and S. Wainright. 1990. "Metabolic activity of size-fractionated microbial plankton in estuarine, nearshore, and continental shelf waters of Georgia."
Marine Ecology Progress Series MESEDT,
59
(3):
Griffith, P. C. 1988. "A high-precision respirometer for measuring small rates of change in the oxygen concentration of natural waters."
Limnology and Oceanography,
33
(4):
632-638
[10.4319/lo.1988.33.4.0632]
Griffith, P. C., J. Cubit, W. Adey, and J. Norris. 1987. "Computer-automated flow respirometry: metabolism measurements on a coral reef flat and in a microcosm."
Limnology and Oceanography,
32:
442-451.
Non-Refereed
Houben, A., D. McLennan, S. Goetz, et al. 2019. "Pushing remote sensing capacity for climate change research in Canada’s North: POLAR’s contributions to NASA's Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE)."
Polar Knowledge: Aqhaliat Report
1
(1):
53-62
[10.35298/pkc.2018.07]
Hoy, E., P. Griffith, C. Miller, and Above Science Team. 2018. "ABoVE: Directory of Field Sites Associated with 2017 ABoVE Airborne Campaign."
ORNL DAAC
[10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1582]
Subject Matter Expert for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit “Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest”
4
/
2023
-
Present
https://www.sites.si.edu/s/topic/0TO1Q000000bM0cWAE/knowing-nature-stories-of-the-boreal-forest
Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest / Historias del bosque boreal focuses on the biodiversity and global importance of the our northern-most forests through first-person stories, commissioned objects, interactive experiences and exquisite photography and videography.
The boreal forest holds stories written over thousands of years, stories of 500 billion trees, billions of migratory birds, millions of lakes and miles of rivers. The boreal forest stores more carbon that most tropical forests and plays a significant role in stabilizing our climate. The boreal forest is also home to hundreds of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and communities. Their ways of knowing nature offer a vision for a sustainable future.
This timely exhibition integrates the themes of climate change, Indigenous perspectives and the relationship between people and nature. It takes audiences on a learning journey that starts with curiosity, builds empathy and leads to action. Knowing Nature offers stories of resilience, strength and hope in a changing world.
Refereed
Brown, M. E., V. Escobar, F. M. Younis, et al. 2022. "Scientist-stakeholder relationships drive carbon data product transfer effectiveness within NASA program."
Environmental Research Letters
[10.1088/1748-9326/ac87bf]
Hurtt, G. C., A. Andrews, K. Bowman, et al. 2022. "The NASA Carbon Monitoring System Phase 2 synthesis: scope, findings, gaps and recommended next steps."
Environmental Research Letters
17
(6):
063010
[10.1088/1748-9326/ac7407]
Brown, M. E., M. W. Cooper, and P. C. Griffith. 2020. "NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System and Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) social network and community of practice."
Environmental Research Letters
(Accepted)
[10.1088/1748-9326/aba300]
Miller, C. E., P. Griffith, S. Goetz, et al. 2019. "An overview of ABoVE airborne campaign data acquisitions and science opportunities."
Environmental Research Letters
14
(8):
080201
[10.1088/1748-9326/ab0d44]
Najjar, R. G., M. Herrmann, R. Alexander, et al. 2018. "Carbon budget of tidal wetlands, estuaries, and shelf waters of Eastern North America."
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
32
[10.1002/2017gb005790]
Fisher, J., D. J. Hayes, C. R. Schwalm, et al. 2018. "Missing pieces to modeling the Arctic-Boreal puzzle."
Environmental Research Letters
13
(2):
[10.1088/1748-9326/aa9d9a]
Benway, H. M., S. R. Alin, E. Boyer, et al. 2016. "A science plan for carbon cycle research in North American coastal waters. Report of the Coastal CARbon Synthesis (CCARS) community workshop, August 19-21, 2014."
Coastal CARbon Synthesis
[10.1575/1912/7777]
Brown, M., P. C. Griffith, S. Delgado Arias, and O. A. Hendrick. 2016. "Social network and content analysis of the North American Carbon Program as a scientific community of practice."
Social Networks
44
(2016):
226-237
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2015.10.002]
Herrmann, M., R. G. Najjar, W. M. Kemp, et al. 2015. "Net ecosystem production and organic carbon balance of U.S. East Coast estuaries: A synthesis approach."
Global Biogeochem. Cycles
29
96–111
[10.1002/2013GB004736]
Sheldon, J., P. Griffith, M. Francesc, et al. 2012. "Southeastern U.S.A. continental shelf respiratory rates revisited."
Biogeochemistry
107
(1-3):
501-506
[10.1007/s10533-010-9552-0]
Birdsey, R., R. Cook, S. Denning, et al. 2007. "Investigators Share Improved Understanding of the North American Carbon Cycle."
Eos - Trans. AGU
88
(24):
255
Griffith, P. C., and L. R. Pomeroy. 1995. "Seasonal and spatial variations in pelagic community respiration on the southeastern US continental shelf."
Continental Shelf Research
15
(7):
815--825
Griffith, P., F.-K. Shiah, K. Gloersen, H. W. Ducklow, and M. Fletcher. 1994. "Activity and distribution of attached bacteria in Chesapeake Bay."
Marine Ecology Progress Series
108
1
Griffith, P. C., and M. Fletcher. 1991. "Hydrolysis of protein and model dipeptide substrates by attached and nonattached marine Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIMB 2021."
Applied and environmental microbiology
57
(8):
2186--2191
Griffith, P., D. Douglas, and S. Wainright. 1990. "Metabolic activity of size-fractionated microbial plankton in estuarine, nearshore, and continental shelf waters of Georgia."
Marine Ecology Progress Series MESEDT
59
(3):
Griffith, P. C. 1988. "A high-precision respirometer for measuring small rates of change in the oxygen concentration of natural waters."
Limnology and Oceanography
33
(4):
632-638
[10.4319/lo.1988.33.4.0632]
Griffith, P. C., J. Cubit, W. Adey, and J. Norris. 1987. "Computer-automated flow respirometry: metabolism measurements on a coral reef flat and in a microcosm."
Limnology and Oceanography
32
442-451
Non-Refereed
Houben, A., D. McLennan, S. Goetz, et al. 2019. "Pushing remote sensing capacity for climate change research in Canada’s North: POLAR’s contributions to NASA's Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE)."
Polar Knowledge: Aqhaliat Report
1
(1):
53-62
[10.35298/pkc.2018.07]
Hoy, E., P. Griffith, C. Miller, and Above Science Team. 2018. "ABoVE: Directory of Field Sites Associated with 2017 ABoVE Airborne Campaign."
ORNL DAAC
[10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1582]
