Energy and heat flux at the ocean surface are vital to many physical oceanography processes and more accurate flux observations are needed for future improvements of coupled earth system dynamics.…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K0822
- Awardee
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University Of Washington UEI HD1WMN6945W6 Part of University Of Washington
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $807,462
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $807,462.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $122,905 | |
| Funding Only Action | $173,848 | |
| Funding Only Action | $119,105 | |
| Funding Only Action | $119,105 | |
| Funding Only Action | $52,886 | |
| Funding Only Action | $109,806 | |
| Original award | $109,807 |
About this award
This federal contract award, valued at $807,462, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to conduct research on improving the agency's capabilities in ocean flux measurement from space. The goal is to develop novel remote sensing approaches that complement current and future radiometer data and provide independent information about the air-sea interface thermal stability. This research aligns with NASA's Earth Science program, which seeks to obtain more accurate global-scale measurements of energy and heat flux at the ocean surface. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting UW's status as a leading research university. As a parent organization, UW has a strong track record of securing prime contracts, grants, and subcontracts from various federal agencies, leveraging its expertise across disciplines such as medicine, engineering, environmental sciences, and information technology.
Description
Energy and heat flux at the ocean surface are vital to many physical oceanography processes and more accurate flux observations are needed for future improvements of coupled earth system dynamics. High quality satellite measurement of these fluxes at global scale has long been a central goal of NASA s earth science program. The ocean remote sensing community recognizes that present-day microwave sensors lack the precision to measure near-surface temperature and humidity, often due to unresolved variability in their vertical gradients within the marine planetary boundary layer. These measurements are needed to infer the thermal stability near the air-sea interface, and the spatial and temporal variations in this stability have first-order impacts on both the sensible and latent heat flux. What is needed to improve NASA s capabilities in ocean flux measurement from space are novel remote sensing approaches that complement present and future radiometer data and provide independent information about the air-sea interface thermal stability.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0822?
80NSSC20K0822 was awarded to University Of Washington by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 24, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K0822 worth?
The government has obligated $807,462 on 80NSSC20K0822.
Was contract 80NSSC20K0822 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0822 was full and open competition.
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