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 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 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 $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...
This federal grant award to Global Atmospheric Technologies And Sciences, Inc. in the amount of $101,225.01 is for research to address neutral atmosphere ionosphere coupling at small spatial scales initiated by gravity waves (GWs) from various sources in the lower neutral atmosphere. The research goals include exploring GW initiation of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) at mid-latitudes, contributions of upward-propagating or ducted GWs to mid-latitude spread F, and...
This is a $113,205.01 grant awarded by NASA to Global Atmospheric Technologies and Sciences, Inc. (GATS) for research on polar mesospheric clouds (PMC). The research aims to interpret longitudinal and local time variations in PMC, which are thin, ephemeral layers of ice-water clouds occurring in very cold upper atmosphere temperatures. GATS is an aerospace company focused on remote sensing and atmospheric science, and has received several prior federal research grants and contracts from agencies...
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 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 federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Global Atmospheric Technologies And Sciences, Inc. (GATS), a for-profit aerospace company, for the development and testing of a prototype Doppler Wind and Temperature Sounder (DWTS) sensor. The goal is to advance the DWTS technology, which uses gas filter correlation radiometry to measure atmospheric winds and temperatures, to a high technology readiness level in preparation for future space-based...
This $269,851.58 NASA grant was awarded to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit research organization, to investigate the effects of atmospheric gravity waves on circulation and composition in the Southern Hemisphere. The research will utilize NASA satellite data and climate model output to understand why models typically have biases in temperatures and winds in this region, which impacts the ability to accurately model the ozone hole and climate change. The goal is to...