This federal contract award to Colorado State University (CSU) is a $1,605,887.71 Cooperative Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop a citizen-based monitoring network for atmospheric particulate matter (PM2.5) and aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements. The "Citizen-Enabled Aerosol Measurements for Satellites (CEAMS)" project aims to improve satellite-derived estimates of surface-level PM2.5 concentrations, which are often uncertain due to...
This is a $185,502.15 cooperative agreement award to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a project to leverage citizen science and low-cost air quality sensors to improve NASA's satellite-derived fine particulate matter (PM2.5) monitoring capabilities. The project aims to collect spatially dense, high-quality PM2.5 data from citizen scientists in three regions representing low, moderate, and high PM2.5 levels. This...
This is a $1,607,640 Cooperative Agreement awarded by NASA to the non-profit Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to collect and analyze data from low-cost air quality sensors deployed by citizen scientists in three regions (Raleigh, Los Angeles, and Delhi) to improve the ability to estimate fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations from satellite aerosol measurements. The goal is to enhance the value of NASA's Earth science data products for monitoring air quality near the...
This federal contract award to Colorado State University, a public land-grant research university, was issued by the Shared Services Center on behalf of NASA. The $682,223.64 grant is for a project titled "Tackling Aerosol-Induced CO2 Uncertainties Through the Synergistic Use of MODIS and OCO-2 Observations." The objective is to explore the benefits of combining data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors to...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,213,200.16, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Colorado State University (CSU) to conduct research on the impacts of aerosols on the microphysical and dynamical processes of tropical convection and cold pools, and their environmental modulation. The research aims to enhance scientific understanding of these complex aerosol-cloud-environmental interactions, which will help improve representation of these processes...
This is a $367,584 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Colorado State University (CSU) for research in support of the Precipitation Measurement Missions (PMM) program. The primary research objectives include studying the variability of drop size distribution and column microphysics related to tropical convection, as well as validating the microphysical parameterizations in the Goddard Cumulus Ensemble (GCE) model using in-situ and radar data. The research...
This is a $150,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Colorado State University (CSU) to conduct research on the "IMPACTS OF CHANGES TO LAND COVER AND AEROSOLS ON CONVECTION IN THE MARITIME CONTINENT". The award is for a student, Gabrielle Leung, to perform this research. The award does not have a set-aside designation. CSU is the prime contractor, and there is no information provided about any subcontractors. The award is part of the...
This is a grant awarded by NASA to the University of Colorado in the amount of $752,955.23 to conduct research using an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) aboard the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the KORUS-AQ field campaign. The research aims to improve understanding of the sources and chemical evolution of organic aerosols (OA) over the Korean Peninsula, which is critical for improving satellite aerosol retrievals and regional air quality models. The University will use the AMS to...
This is a $150,000.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Colorado State University for a research project titled "ASSESSING THE ROLE OF NEAR-CLOUD AEROSOLS IN RADIATION BUDGET USING RETRIEVALS FROM 3D RADIATIVE TRANSFER AND MACHINE LEARNING (STUDENT CHEN-KUANG YANG)". The grant is for a research project to assess the impact of near-cloud aerosols on the Earth's radiation budget using advanced modeling techniques. Colorado State University,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $373,854.76 grant to Colorado State University (CSU) on October 1, 2019 to conduct research and analysis related to improving Earth system models' ability to predict climate change. The research aims to better understand the carbon cycle feedbacks and the relationship between emissions and atmospheric concentrations, leveraging data from the Japanese GOSAT and NASA's OCO-2 satellites. The grant does not have a set-aside...
This is a $161,545 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Colorado State University (CSU) for the "Citizen-Enabled Aerosol Measurements for Satellites (CEAMS)" project. The goal is to deploy a large-scale citizen science network to collect ground-level particulate matter (PM2.5) and aerosol optical depth (AOD) data, which will be used to improve satellite-based estimates of surface PM2.5 concentrations. The project has three main aims: 1) prototype and validate low-cost PM2.5 and AOD sensors, 2) expand the CEAMS network to hundreds of stations across urban and rural areas, and 3) use the CEAMS data to characterize spatial and temporal PM2.5:AOD variability and validate satellite PM2.5 products. There is no set-aside designation for this award. The project leverages expertise from Colorado State University researchers as well as collaborators from Dalhousie University and the University of British Columbia.