The objectives of the proposed research are to improve understanding of a) the organization of tropical convection, in terms of precipitation and cloud systems characteristics and relationships with…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNX16AE45G
- Awardee
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University Of Maryland, College Park UEI NPU8ULVAAS23
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $320,484
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $320,484.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 0 offers Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- College Park, MD 20742, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$760 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $102,262 | |
| Funding Only Action | $102,380 | |
| Original award | $116,602 |
About this award
This federal contract award to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) is for research to improve understanding of tropical convection and its relationship with extreme precipitation events (EPEs) in the tropics and extratropics. The $320,484 grant is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and has a February 2020 completion date. UMD will analyze data from satellite missions like TRMM, GPM, CloudSat, and MODIS to characterize precipitation and cloud systems, and use NASA's multi-model framework and high-resolution regional models to study the physical processes contributing to organized tropical convection and its teleconnections to EPEs over the Pacific Northwest. This research is part of NASA's broader efforts to advance knowledge of the organization of tropical convection and its global impacts. The contract does not have a set-aside designation.
Description
The objectives of the proposed research are to improve understanding of a) the organization of tropical convection, in terms of precipitation and cloud systems characteristics and relationships with extreme precipitation events (epes) in the tropics, and b) the contributions of organized convections through atmospheric teleconnection to occurrence and potential predictability of extratropical epes over the pacific northwest of the US. We plan to carry out data analysis using trmm (1998-2014) and GPM (2014-present) data products, together with cloudsat, and modis cloud regime datasets, and merra reanalysis, as well as observations from the pending PMM field campaign over the olympic peninsular (olympex). These data will also be used to validate numerical experimentations to explore the relative contributions of physical processes to motc and to test hypothesis using the NASA multi- model framework (MMF) global model, and NU-WRF high-resolution regional model.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNX16AE45G?
NNX16AE45G was awarded to University Of Maryland, College Park by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on February 3, 2016.
How much is contract NNX16AE45G worth?
The government has obligated $320,484 on NNX16AE45G.
Was contract NNX16AE45G competed?
The extent of competition for NNX16AE45G was full and open competition. The government received 0 offers.
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