Grant For Research 80NSSC23K0141
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- This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC22K0505, was granted to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc. The $452,865.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center will fund research on the distribution of clouds and their impact on atmospheric radiative heating, circulation, and precipitation. The research aims to improve the understanding of this critical factor in climate and weather systems....
- This is a $553,099 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc. The grant will fund research to study the effects of deep convective transport on atmospheric composition and climate. The research will combine NASA aircraft and satellite observations with lightning data assimilation and large-eddy simulations to address key science questions related to how global atmospheric changes impact regional...
- Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a Lexington, Massachusetts-based subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc., received a $449,459 research grant from the Shared Services Center to investigate sea ice-ocean interactions using ICESat-2 satellite data. The grant, awarded on May 15, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of May 14, 2026, carries no set-aside designation, reflecting AER's status as a competitive prime contractor. This research effort aligns with AER's established...
- This is a grant award to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc., from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for $482,241.00. The award is for a research project on "Subtropical South America (SSA) and its intense convection patterns" with a performance period ending on March 31, 2026. AER has extensive experience providing weather, climate, and atmospheric research services to federal agencies, including past...
- This $96,683 federal grant award to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc., supports spectroscopy research in support of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) missions. The research aims to improve the interpretation of spectral observations from the OCO instruments by advancing the state-of-the-art knowledge of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and interferant species absorption coefficients. This award, granted by the Shared Services Center, has an...
- This is a $705,543.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc. The grant is for research to profile water vapor in the planetary boundary layer using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) radio occultation data assimilation. AER is a for-profit organization with expertise in atmospheric and Earth sciences research, providing advanced...
- This is a $414,741.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc. The grant is for the project "QUANTIFYING ARCTIC SEA ICE LEAD VARIABILITY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON UPPER OCEAN DYNAMICS" and does not have a set-aside designation. AER is a for-profit organization specializing in atmospheric and Earth sciences research, and this grant supports...
- This is a $683,838.00 grant contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc. The contract is for research on ocean bottom pressure, which is an essential variable for understanding changes in ocean circulation. The award has no set-aside designation. AER is a for-profit organization that specializes in atmospheric and Earth sciences research, providing...
- This federal contract award to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER) is a $178,869.46 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The purpose of the grant is to provide direct assessment and validation of the capability for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite to accurately resolve regional-scale gradients of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in an urban domain. AER will leverage a network of...
- This federal contract award of $679,871.00 was granted to Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc., a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc., by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The objective of this grant is to develop enhancements to the RRTMGP radiation code, which is used in the GEOS-5 climate model, to support key priorities of NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). The enhancements will improve the code's accuracy and...
Atmospheric & Environmental Research Inc. (AER), a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics, Inc., received a $344,885 grant award from NASA's Shared Services Center for research titled "Implications for Cloud Feedbacks from the Evaluation of Low Cloud Properties and Radiative Effects in a GCM Using CloudSat and CALIPSO Observations." The award was issued on October 21, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of October 20, 2026. This non-set-aside research grant will be performed in Lexington, Massachusetts and represents part of AER's ongoing portfolio of scientific research supporting federal agencies in atmospheric and Earth sciences. The project focuses on advancing understanding of cloud feedback mechanisms in General Circulation Models (GCMs) through analysis of satellite observations from CloudSat and CALIPSO, instruments critical for characterizing cloud properties and their radiative effects. This research aligns with NASA's broader climate science objectives and contributes to improved climate modeling capabilities. AER's expertise in satellite data analysis, climate modeling, and atmospheric composition research positions the company to deliver sophisticated scientific analysis that will enhance understanding of cloud dynamics and their implications for climate predictions and feedback mechanisms.
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| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/19/25 | |
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| P00004 | Funding Only Action | $24.9k | 9/29/25 | |
| Not listed | $24.9k | 9/29/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 5/21/25 |