This is a $611,337.96 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Global Atmospheric Technologies and Sciences, Inc. (GATS) to conduct research on small-scale gravity wave, instability, and turbulence dynamics in the middle and upper atmosphere. The proposed research aims to simultaneously observe the spatial context of driving gravity wave and instability dynamics, the transition from larger-scale instabilities to turbulence, and the evolving instability and...
This is a research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Global Atmospheric Technologies And Sciences, Inc. (GATS), a for-profit aerospace company. The grant, with a value of $788,251.71, is to conduct research on small-scale gravity wave, instability, and turbulence dynamics in the middle and upper atmosphere. This research aims to improve understanding of the transport and deposition of energy and momentum throughout the atmosphere, which impacts the...
This is a grant award to Global Atmospheric Technologies and Sciences, Inc. (GATS), a for-profit aerospace company, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $887,375.81 grant funds research on "Modeling Wave Forcing of the Coupled Atmosphere - Ionosphere System". The research aims to improve understanding and modeling of tides, planetary waves, and gravity waves in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, and their impact on global dynamics....
This is a $584,814.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit scientific research organization. The grant is for a focused study on high-resolution Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) modeling, validation, and analysis to investigate atmospheric waves and their influences on winds in the upper troposphere and stratosphere. This research aims to inform improved methods for simulating small-scale wave...
This is a grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. The research focuses on quantifying the ionospheric and thermospheric responses to acoustic and gravity waves, using a combination of ground and space data along with advanced numerical modeling. The objectives are to investigate the natural atmospheric responses that shape the wave spectra, the signatures of these waves in ground-based total electron...
This $316,157.05 federal grant award to The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Office of Contracts and Grants Division, is for research focused on understanding the role of atmospheric waves in influencing the structure and dynamics of the thermosphere-ionosphere system. The grant will leverage the Whole Atmosphere Model (WAM) and Coupled Thermosphere Ionosphere Plasmasphere Electrodynamics (CTIPE) models to quantify the relative contribution of...
This is a grant award to Global Atmospheric Technologies And Sciences, Inc. (GATS), a for-profit aerospace company, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $279,387.53 grant is for research to quantify the effects of the 2-day wave on polar mesospheric clouds and the coupling of the 2-day wave to planetary Rossby wave breaking and inertial instability. The research aims to enhance the understanding of polar mesospheric cloud variability as a...
This is a research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to study high-resolution modeling, validation, and analysis of atmospheric waves and their influence on winds in the upper troposphere and stratosphere. The $97,863.81 grant will fund a focused study to improve the simulation of small-scale waves, including orographic and non-orographic gravity waves, and their effects on the tropical lower...
This is a $1,136,567 federal grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC (doing business as Orion Space Solutions), a small business specializing in smallsat manufacturing, space science, and atmospheric research. The grant will fund research on the turbopause region of the upper atmosphere, which is a crucial yet poorly explored area where the atmosphere transitions from turbulent mixing to diffusive processes. The research will...
This is a $49,855.53 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Global Atmospheric Technologies and Sciences, Inc. (GATS) to fund the SKYWINDER project, which aims to investigate dynamics, clouds, and turbulence in the middle and upper atmosphere. The grant has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2022 and was awarded on November 26, 2019. The award does not have a set-aside designation. GATS is an aerospace company that specializes in atmospheric...