The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a division of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), was awarded a $508,559.76 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support the KORUS-AQ field campaign. Under this grant, NCAR will provide near-real-time satellite data, regional and global chemical forecasts, and full chemistry simulations that incorporate satellite CO observations. The analysis will compare the model outputs to...
This federal contract award to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) supports the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Korea-U.S. Air Quality Study (KORUS-AQ) through the deployment of solar radiation measurement instrumentation on the NASA DC-8 aircraft. The primary objective is to collect spectrally-resolved actinic flux data and calculate photolysis frequencies for over 30 atmospheric species to improve understanding of photochemistry supporting the...
NASA awarded a $629,940 grant to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), operating as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), for research focused on in situ measurements of nitrogen oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3) from the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the ASIA-AQ campaign. The grant, awarded May 1, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2026, supports UCAR's atmospheric chemistry research capabilities. UCAR is a nonprofit...
This federal contract award to the University of New Hampshire (UNH), through its Office of Sponsored Research, provides $373,914.32 in funding for UNH's contributions to the DC-8 aircraft payload for the KORUS-AQ (Korea-United States Air Quality) field campaign led by NASA's Tropospheric Chemistry Program. The award supports two primary objectives: 1) measurement and analysis of inorganic ions in bulk aerosols, and 2) measurement and analysis of atmospheric distributions of nitric acid and fine...
This is a $594,905.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), doing business as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The grant is for a project titled "CONTINUOUS MULTI-SPECIES VOC MEASUREMENTS ABOARD THE NASA DC-8 AIRCRAFT DURING THE ASIA-AQ FIELD CAMPAIGN" and has a period of performance through April 30, 2026. UCAR, a non-profit organization, will provide specialized...
This federal contract award to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is for the provision of whole air sampling (WAS) from the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the KORUS-AQ field campaign. Under this $649,106.46 grant, UCI will employ its proven technique of combining WAS with laboratory analysis using gas chromatography to provide high-quality measurements of various trace gas species, including nonmethane hydrocarbons, halocarbons, and alkyl nitrates. These measurements will address...
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), operating under its parent organization the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), was awarded a $82,912 research grant (22-ACMAP22-0042) by a civilian federal agency on June 1, 2023, with a completion date of May 31, 2026. The grant supports an improved assessment of recent trends in nitrogen oxide (NOx) and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and ozone production sensitivity regimes using satellite data. The work...
This federal contract award, valued at $733,515.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The contract, titled "EO14042 ENHANCING AIR QUALITY DECISION-MAKING ACTIVITY IN INDIAN MEGACITIES THROUGH ASSIMILATION OF NASA EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM," is a grant for research with no set-aside...
This federal contract award (80NSSC19K0281) was made to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The $333,540.99 grant supports research to determine the factors affecting nitric oxide (NO) levels in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere, and to reduce discrepancies between models and observations. The research will use data from the Solar Occultation for Ice Experiment (SOFIE) and...
This federal contract award is to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium of over 115 universities that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The $109,248.39 grant from the Shared Services Center at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) supports atmospheric research to improve understanding of ozone, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds photochemistry, leveraging over 15 years of satellite data. The...
This federal contract award is for $600,403.76 to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), to provide measurements of nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2, NOy) and ozone (O3) from the NASA DC-8 aircraft during the KORUS-AQ international air quality field study over South Korea. The measurements are critical to addressing the campaign's three key science questions related to satellite observations, ozone photochemistry, and air quality model performance. This grant award supports fundamental atmospheric research and does not have a set-aside designation. The funding is provided by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to assist with the airborne component of the KORUS-AQ study, which aims to improve understanding of air quality in the region and advance satellite and model capabilities.