Magnetic flux emergence and coupling of scales in eruptive configurations from the upper convection zone to the solar corona
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC23K0092
- Awardee
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The Regents Of The University Of California UEI GS3YEVSS12N6 Part of State Of California Controllers Office
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $736,800
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $736,800.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- 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
- Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $250,122 | |
| Funding Only Action | $141,357 | |
| Funding Only Action | $60,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $40,271 | |
| Original award | $245,050 |
About this award
The University of California, Berkeley received a $736.8K research grant awarded on October 17, 2022, with a completion date of April 16, 2026, to investigate magnetic flux emergence and the coupling of scales in eruptive solar configurations. The project involves large-scale, high-resolution three-dimensional radiative magnetohydrodynamic simulations combined with observational data analyses to understand how magnetic flux emerges through the Sun's visible surface. The four primary scientific objectives address how subsurface structure of emerging active-region magnetic flux ropes affects surface magnetic structure, how convective turbulence impacts active-region magnetic field structures across multiple scales, the formation of non-potential magnetic structures at the photosphere, and enhanced understanding of magnetic field energization in the solar corona. UC Berkeley will analyze observations from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory instruments (HMI and AIA) in parallel with first-principles three-dimensional radiative magnetohydrodynamic modeling outputs to simulate convective turbulence interactions with emerging fields and magnetic evolution through the lower atmosphere, transition region, and corona.
The work is structured around four integrated research tasks examining how pre-emergence subsurface configurations affect surface structure, analyzing magnetic field evolution in turbulent environments through flux motions and Doppler patterns, studying the formation of non-potential surface structures such as sheared polarity inversion lines and filament channels, and investigating coronal energization through comparison of observational data with numerical models. This civilian research grant, with no set-aside designation, represents a competitive award based on scientific merit and demonstrates UC Berkeley's significant capacity to conduct advanced solar physics research supporting NASA's scientific objectives. The research conducted under this award will contribute to fundamental understanding of solar magnetic processes relevant to space weather prediction and solar eruption dynamics.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC23K0092?
80NSSC23K0092 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of California by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on October 17, 2022.
How much is contract 80NSSC23K0092 worth?
The government has obligated $736,800 on 80NSSC23K0092.
Was contract 80NSSC23K0092 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC23K0092 was full and open competition.
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