This federal contract award, valued at $851,320.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a non-profit research organization. The contract, titled "EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY OF SOLAR IRRADIANCE ON THE THERMOSPHERIC AND THE IONOSPHERIC WEATHER PREDICTABILITY," is a grant for research to be conducted over a period ending on May 9, 2027. UCAR, which operates the National Center...
This federal contract award is a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), also known as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The $463,967.37 grant supports a research study on the dynamics and composition changes in the Earth's upper atmosphere during the equinox transitions. The study aims to utilize data from NASA's TIMED-GUVI (Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics...
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, valued at $160,991.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center (SSC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a non-profit consortium that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The award will fund a 2-year study to better understand the tertiary ozone maximum, a seasonal feature in the upper atmosphere, using data from various satellite and ground-based...
This federal contract award is a $35,000 grant for research provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The grant is not set aside for any specific business type. The goal of the award is to contribute to science, technology, and exploration research, aligning with NASA's 2022 strategic plan. UCAR, located in Boulder, Colorado, will provide...
This $690,892.74 grant was awarded by NASA to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to conduct an observational and modeling investigation of thermospheric density anomaly. The primary goal is to elucidate the causal relationship between high-latitude energy input and the formation of thermospheric neutral mass density anomaly through detailed model-data intercomparison. The research will leverage data from current and past NASA missions as well as other space and...
This is a $89,892.58 grant award from NASA to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The grant is for a NASA-led project to advance the physical understanding of the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere (ITM) region through a combination of ground-based and satellite observations, sounding rockets, and improvements to models. The goal is to provide better specification of mesospheric circulation, enhanced...
This is a $936,609.00 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to conduct research on ionospheric outflow and its impact on global magnetosphere dynamics. UCAR manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and will leverage its expertise and facilities in Earth system science to perform this work. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. UCAR...
This $711,719.00 federal grant award to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) region of Earth's atmosphere. The grant supports using numerical simulations and satellite data to better understand how global MLT temperature changes during geomagnetic storms and the resulting impacts on atmospheric waves and mean flow. UCAR, a non-profit...
This is a $686,023 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium of over 115 universities. The grant is for a research project to study the effects of the "By" component of the interplanetary magnetic field on the Earth's thermosphere and ionosphere. The project will use numerical simulations and data from the TIMED GUVI satellite to understand how thermospheric composition...
This federal contract award, valued at $449,930.64, was granted by the Shared Services Center (an agency within NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a non-profit consortium that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The award is for a research grant to study the impact of carbon dioxide trends and the solar cycle on the thermosphere-ionosphere climate.
The research aims to address key scientific questions regarding the differential trend of increasing carbon dioxide levels in the mesosphere-thermosphere compared to the lower and middle atmosphere, and how this could be affecting the thermosphere and ionosphere. The study will analyze carbon dioxide data from satellite instruments, conduct numerical modeling, and compare the results to observed changes in the thermosphere and ionosphere, including density, temperature, and ion trends. This work supports Goal #2 of the Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey to determine the dynamics and coupling of Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere.
There is no set-aside designation for this award, which is a grant for research rather than a contract for specific products or services. UCAR/NCAR may collaborate with university partners through subawards as part of this grant-funded initiative.