The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $135,000.00 grant for research to the Regents of the University of Michigan, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, doing business as the University of Michigan. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a far-infrared and mid-infrared based phase discrimination algorithm to study how clouds exert an influence on the changing Arctic surface climate through radiative processes. This research aligns with NASA's goals of advancing our understanding of the Earth's climate system. The University of Michigan is a highly regarded public research institution that has previously received prime and subcontract awards from federal agencies like the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Institutes of Health to conduct research in various scientific and technological domains.