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 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 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was granted to the University of Wisconsin System for a research project titled "Snowfall in the GPM Era: Assessing GPM Snowfall and Ice Microphysical Retrievals Using Independent Spaceborne and Ground-Based Observations." The $113,744.30 grant will fund an evaluation of snowfall detection and snowfall rate retrieval capabilities of NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, using...
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...
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 $87,392 federal contract award to the University of Wisconsin System (UW System) was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research in support of the Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystems (ACE) mission. The research aims to quantify the impact of ACE radar specifications on cloud microphysics and precipitation processes, focusing on mid- and high-latitude regions. The effort will involve analyzing airborne radar data, conducting sensitivity studies, and using...
This federal contract award to the University of Wisconsin System provides $275,906.00 to quantify cloud and radiation processes involved in Arctic air mass formation using remote sensing data. The award is a grant for research and does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Wisconsin System, through its Research and Sponsored Programs division at the flagship University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, will be performing the research work. This contract is associated with the...
This federal contract award, with identification number NNX16AH72G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System for a research project titled "A Regional Analysis Framework for Evaluating Satellite Rainfall Extremes in Complex Terrain for Landslide Hazards Applications." The $170,999.94 grant is focused on developing regional-scale extreme rainfall metrics and evaluating the performance of satellite-based rainfall...
This federal contract award is for $142,150 and was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a division of the University of Wisconsin System, to support the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission Ground Validation Team. The goal is for researchers at the university to work with Dr. Larry Bliven to transfer knowledge of the Particle Imaging Package (PIP) instrumentation and software, and to support the use and application...
This is a $150,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System for a research project titled "QUANTIFYING SATELLITE PRECIPITATION AND HYDROLOGIC MODEL PARAMETER UNCERTAINTIES TO ADVANCE FLOOD PREDICTION IN UNGAUGED REGIONS". The project will run from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027. This award is not set aside and represents open competition. The University of Wisconsin System has a strong track record of...
This federal contract award, NNX16AE87G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Wisconsin System, operating through its University of Wisconsin - Madison division, to conduct research on the characterization of precipitation microphysical properties aloft using ground validation observations. The objective is to leverage concurrent aircraft and ground-based observations from past NASA precipitation measurement campaigns to quantify vertical variations in precipitation microphysical properties and infer the effects of microphysical processes. This information will support the evaluation of model microphysical parameterizations and the development of precipitation remote sensing algorithms. The contract has a ceiling value of $258,274.00 and does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Wisconsin System is the prime contractor, and there are no major subcontractors mentioned.