This is a $401,946.08 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to study the effects of climate variables on global vegetation. The objective is to use symbolic regression techniques to uncover new relationships between climate factors and vegetation anomalies, including the impact of extreme events and human-induced disturbances. The project aims to improve the understanding of ecosystem dynamics...
This is a $17,400.79 grant award from NASA's Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for USRA to contribute to NASA's Earth Information System for Greenhouse Gas (EIS-GHG) program. The grant has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2024. USRA is a well-established nonprofit that frequently partners with universities, companies, and government agencies to advance space science and exploration. The...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $410,512.94 grant to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to conduct research on improving the simulation of Antarctic sea ice changes in the NASA Goddard Earth Observing System Model, Version 5 (GEOS-5). The proposed work involves using coupled replay simulations and observations to quantify the impact of atmospheric and oceanic processes on Antarctic sea ice variability and trends. The research aims to address...
This is a $139,288.62 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for research to develop tools and methods to extract and interpret city-level particulate matter (PM2.5) monitoring and forecast data from NASA satellite and model data, making this information more accessible to the public and end-users. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. USRA has extensive experience supporting...
This federal contract award to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization, is for an Observation-System Simulation Experiments (OSSES) and Seasonal Forecasts project to support the EXPORTS (Export Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing) program. The $3,681,387.14 grant will assess observational strategies to improve understanding of the export of organic matter from the ocean surface to the deep ocean and how this flux may change under different...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $64,999 grant to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization, to execute a balanced science program. The grant supports USRA's participation as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. USRA will also advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting...
This is a $153,084.33 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization, on August 15, 2019. The work under this grant is focused on developing techniques to enhance astrophysics and Earth science measurements, as well as technological tools for applications in quantum communication, information, and computation. The grant has a completion date of January 27,...
This is a $218,991.39 grant awarded to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The grant is for a research project that will use long-lived trace gas records to address questions about ozone trend attribution, stratospheric circulation change, and the sensitivity of ozone projections to simulated dynamical variability. The research aims to quantify the effect of declining ozone-depleting substances...
This award is a $76,462 grant to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) for research on tropospheric ozone and its formation. USRA, a nonprofit research organization, will conduct this work for NASA's Shared Services Center. The grant is not associated with a larger contract vehicle and does not have a set-aside designation. As a leading provider of scientific research and engineering services to federal agencies like NASA, USRA leverages its expertise in Earth science, climate...
This is a $395,394 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for a research project titled "Hydrothermal and Periglacial Processes Following Large Impact Events May Be of Fundamental Importance in the Creation of Environments Conducive to Organic Chemistry". The research is focused on studying volatile-rich impact melt and...