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Estimating Carbon Fluxes with Quantum Enabled Annealing Algorithms

Completed TRL 4 (started at 2, targeting 4)

Description

The project will avhieve goals but generalizing the QAC edge detection and nueral nets for satellite data with high spatial and temporal locality. A 3D-VarDA QAC alforithm for LIS is developed and tested. Anealing Radiative transfer for both regions is evaluated. Timestep data tranfsfer between QAC and LIS will be enabled. OCO-2 observation function for LIS will be implemented along with QAC image registration for D-Wave Quantum Computer. Maps of vegetationa dn vegetation change will be derived. Data assimilation on LIS will be demonstrated. The project will also estiamte and evaluate Net Carbon Uptake for oth sites.

Details

Technology areaSoftware, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing > Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence > Science, Engineering, and Mission Data Life Cycle
ProgramAdvanced Information Systems Technology (AIST)
Lead organizationNASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
Start date2015-06-01
End date2017-06-01

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