The plasma sheet has large-scale structure and embedded meso-scale flow bursts, which are critical for plasma transport and for major geomagnetic disturbances. Flow bursts have a large variety of…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K1314
- Awardee
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University Of California, LOS Angeles UEI RN64EPNH8JC6 Part of State Of California Controllers Office
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $735,536
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $735,536.00 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
- Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $252,396 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $244,830 | |
| Original award | $238,310 |
About this award
This is a five-year, $735,536 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to study the characteristics and behavior of plasma flow bursts in the Earth's magnetosphere. The research aims to identify how these meso-scale flow bursts interact with the large-scale structure of the plasma sheet and lead to geomagnetic disturbances and particle injections into the inner magnetosphere. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. As a public research university, UCLA will leverage its facilities, faculty expertise, and administrative capabilities to conduct this scientific investigation on behalf of NASA. The State of California Controller's Office, which oversees UCLA as a state institution, serves as the parent organization for this federal award.
Description
The plasma sheet has large-scale structure and embedded meso-scale flow bursts, which are critical for plasma transport and for major geomagnetic disturbances. Flow bursts have a large variety of different characteristics, occur during different geomagnetic and solar wind/IMF conditions, and may lead to quite different disturbances as well as to particle injections to the inner magnetosphere, depending on their coupling with the large-scale distribution. However, the variety of flow burst features, of different conditions under which they occur, and of disturbances to which they lead have generally not been distinguished. Also, evidence shows crucial interplay between the large-scale structure and flow bursts, and such interplay has not been evaluated. This work will identify the different characteristics of flow bursts under different geomagnetic conditions, determine how flow bursts in each category interact with and modify plasma sheet large scale convection and plasma structure, and when flow bursts are likely to lead to specific disturbances and ring current particle injection.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K1314?
80NSSC20K1314 was awarded to University Of California, LOS Angeles by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 1, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K1314 worth?
The government has obligated $735,536 on 80NSSC20K1314.
Was contract 80NSSC20K1314 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K1314 was full and open competition.
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