This federal contract award with ID NNX15AR61G was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System, operating through its University of Wisconsin - Madison division. The $228,412 grant is for a research project titled "Investigation of Mesoscale Flow Fields in Severe Storm Environments Enabled by the Development and Multiple Application of High Resolution Space and Time, Research Quality Atmospheric Motion Vector Fields Derived from...
The University of Wisconsin System has been awarded a $240,000.00 federal grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to maintain and continue the production of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) and NOAA-20 Fusion Radiance Products. These products are designed to provide continuity with the Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) measurements, which are critical for various atmospheric and cloud-related data products. The grant...
The University of Wisconsin System has been awarded a $470,580 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue the development of cloud retrieval algorithms for the next generation of geostationary weather satellite imagers. The goal is to provide algorithmic continuity with NASA's existing low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite data record, while adding the high temporal sampling of geostationary satellites to enable new capabilities for the NASA program. This effort will...
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 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 $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 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...
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 federal contract award, with the ID 80NSSC22K0600, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System, through its division at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The $428,224.00 grant is for a research project titled "GLOBAL MULTISCALE UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION FOR SATELLITE PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS TO IMPROVE HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION." The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Wisconsin System, a...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $400,308.00 grant to the University of Wisconsin System to conduct research on precipitation patterns over the global oceans. This grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, will run through May 31, 2025. The University of Wisconsin System, through its University of Wisconsin - Madison division operating as Research and Sponsored Programs, has a history of conducting federally-funded research, including projects...
This federal contract award 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 $355,311 grant is for research to improve the accuracy of subseasonal forecasts (10 days and beyond) by developing a 3D winds product.
The proposed effort aims to adapt and expand an existing 3D winds algorithm to leverage additional satellite data sources, including the Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on Suomi NPP and JPSS-1, as well as the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) on the METOP platforms. This will improve the spatial coverage and number of observations throughout the troposphere and stratosphere. The researchers will also utilize machine learning techniques to produce robust estimates of the uncertainty in the 3D wind retrievals. Improved understanding of stratosphere-troposphere coupling is expected to lead to more accurate extended-range weather forecasts using the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS-5) model.