Training Grant 80NSSC17K0384
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- This $113,003.54 federal contract award was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System's University of Wisconsin - Madison division, operating as Research and Sponsored Programs. The contract supports the objectives of NASA's Earth Science Research Program by leveraging satellite observations from the A-Train mission to advance the understanding of polar cloud characteristics and their impact on the cryosphere. The work aims to...
- This federal contract award, valued at $661,509.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System through its University of Wisconsin - Madison division, operating as Research and Sponsored Programs. The contract is focused on advancing the understanding of the spatial, energetic, and precipitation characteristics of convection on a global scale. The research leverages data from the CloudSat and CALIPSO satellite missions, as well...
- This is a $247,498.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System for research on "ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING AND MODELING OF POLAR CLOUD AND PRECIPITATION PROCESSES USING CLOUDSAT, CALIPSO, AND COMPLEMENTARY DATASETS". The grant is for research purposes and has an ultimate completion date of October 24, 2023. The University of Wisconsin System, through its University of Wisconsin - Madison division operating as Research...
- This is a $338,004 grant awarded by NASA to the University of Wisconsin System for a research project to re-calibrate water vapor measurements from international geostationary satellites to be consistent with data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. The goal is to generate a long-term climate data record of consistent water vapor measurements that can be used to assess the accuracy of water vapor simulations in reanalysis datasets like MERRA and MERRA-2. The project...
- This is a $337,092 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System for research on "Environmental Controls on Tropical Oceanic Convection". The grant, which runs from July 2023 to July 2026, supports scientific research in the area of weather and climate. The University of Wisconsin System is a public university system headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, and is the prime contractor for this grant. This grant award is...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $315,074 grant to the University of Wisconsin System to study the 3D structure and frequency of occluded extratropical cyclones and their impact on cloud and precipitation patterns. The research aims to use observations from the CloudSat and CALIPSO satellites to analyze how cloud and precipitation distributions evolve during the occlusion process and how they are influenced by large-scale environmental factors. The findings will...
- This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC20K1651, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System for a research project titled "Investigating the Processes Underlying Convective Organization and Their Impacts on the Local Environment." The $135,000 grant, classified as a research contract, aims to enhance precipitation forecasting and predictions related to changing surface temperatures. The University of...
- This federal contract award to the University of Wisconsin System provides $275,906.00 to quantify cloud and radiation processes involved in Arctic air mass formation using remote sensing data. The award is a grant for research and does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Wisconsin System, through its Research and Sponsored Programs division at the flagship University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, will be performing the research work. This contract is associated with the...
- This federal contract award is a $90,194 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System, a U.S. state government entity and 1862 land grant college. The objective of the research is to develop new methods to retrieve attenuated backscatter coefficient and extinction data from the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) satellite instrument, while maintaining the high spatial and vertical resolution of...
- The University of Wisconsin System, through its University of Wisconsin - Madison division, has been awarded a $155,026 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop algorithms for key cloud products to satisfy the agency's mission requirements. This grant does not have a set-aside designation, and the expected completion date is August 31, 2023. The University of Wisconsin System is the prime contractor on this research and development effort, which aligns...
This contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System, operating through its University of Wisconsin - Madison division, to conduct research on the relationship between tropical cirrus clouds and stratospheric water vapor. The $105,265.85 training grant will explore how radiative heating impacts cloud properties, ice sedimentation, and water vapor entering the stratosphere, which is necessary for improving climate modeling of the stratospheric response to a changing climate. This research leverages observations from NASA's A-Train satellite constellation, including CALIPSO, CloudSat, and Aura. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and was awarded on September 1, 2017, with a completion date of August 31, 2020.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00003 | Funding Only Action | ($30k) | 5/20/21 | |
| Not listed | ($30k) | 5/20/21 | ||
| P00002 | Funding Only Action | $45.0k | 6/19/19 | |
| Not listed | $45.0k | 6/19/19 | ||
| Not listed | $45.0k | 8/2/18 |