This is a $95,151.41 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to conduct satellite data analysis and radiative transfer simulations in support of above-cloud absorbing aerosols studies. The research aims to quantify the impact of aerosols transported above low clouds, which can influence climate. The grant leverages data from NASA's A-Train satellite constellation, including the CALIPSO lidar, to develop algorithms for retrieving above-cloud aerosol properties. This work builds on UMBC's past federal contract and grant activities supporting NASA's Earth science, astrophysics, and space technology programs through data analysis, instrument development, and collaborative research. The grant does not have a set-aside designation and was awarded on May 27, 2015, with a performance period through January 31, 2019.
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