This project will study traveling ionospheric disturbances (tids) and their connection to ionospheric irregularities. Ionospheric irregularities are small-scale plasma density structures that exist…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC21K1310
- Awardee
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology UEI E2NYLCDML6V1
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $832,994
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $832,994.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $213,806 | |
| Funding Only Action | $207,184 | |
| Funding Only Action | $101,343 | |
| Original award | $310,661 |
About this award
This is a federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to study traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) and their connection to ionospheric irregularities. The $832,994.00 grant will run from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2026. The research aims to better understand the initiation and propagation of TIDs and their relationship to small-scale plasma density structures in the ionosphere. This award is not associated with any set-aside designation. MIT, as the sole prime awardee, will leverage its expertise in areas such as quantum computing, aerospace research, and advanced scientific modeling to carry out this fundamental research, which could have implications for space weather monitoring and satellite communications.
Description
This project will study traveling ionospheric disturbances (tids) and their connection to ionospheric irregularities. Ionospheric irregularities are small-scale plasma density structures that exist nearly universally in the earth's upper atmosphere and which exhibit diverse characteristics. They are believed to be initiated through plasma nonlinear instability processes. Frontier community topics of relevance include how, where, when, and exactly which instabilities are in action for a given condition. Furthermore, tids are, very much like irregularities, a ubiquitous and permanent feature of ionospheric variability. Depending on spatial scale and propagation properties, tids are excited by forcing from high latitudes and from below. A joint TID and irregularity relationship has been reported in the literature, but there still exists a lack of comprehensive knowledge to establish a connection between conditions for TID excitation, TID propagation, and irregularity onset.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K1310?
80NSSC21K1310 was awarded to Massachusetts Institute Of Technology by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 1, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC21K1310 worth?
The government has obligated $832,994 on 80NSSC21K1310.
Was contract 80NSSC21K1310 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K1310 was full and open competition.
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