Grant For Research NNX16AM05G
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- This is a $562,161 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to conduct research on the response of low clouds to changing atmospheric composition. The work aims to gain a better understanding of the spatial and temporal relationships between precipitation, microphysics, and cloud radiative properties, which are critical for improving climate model physics. The research will leverage data from...
- This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC19K0501, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to investigate the relationship between phytoplankton and sea surface aerosol. The $99,710.26 grant will fund research to test two hypotheses related to the impact of phytoplankton blooms on organic enrichment and cloud condensation nuclei activity in sea spray aerosol. The research objectives are aligned...
- This federal contract award to the University of Washington (UW) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center focuses on understanding the processes controlling variability in low cloud albedo from process to climate scales. The $558,184.27 grant will leverage data from the CloudSat radar, CALIPSO lidar, and other A-Train sensors to examine factors that control cloud albedo, including cloud droplet concentration, precipitation, and meteorological conditions....
- This federal contract award, valued at $109,477.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW). The contract is for research services to analyze data from the CloudSat and CALIPSO satellites in order to advance the understanding of polar cloud and precipitation processes, enable the development and validation of cloud parameterizations in global climate models, and improve the detectability and reliability...
- This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC19K1273, was granted to the University of Washington (UW) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $591,681.00 grant is for research to utilize CALIPSO observations to develop a climatology of blowing snow in polar regions, improve parameterization of blowing snow aerosols in global models, and further the understanding of these phenomena. The award has no set-aside designation, indicating UW was...
- This federal contract award to the University of Washington (UW) was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract, valued at $108,402.99, is for research services to analyze data from the CALIPSO spaceborne lidar and CERES satellite measurements to understand the relationships between low cloud cover, cloud droplet concentration, integrated attenuated backscatter, and albedo. The goal is to examine trends in these parameters,...
- This federal contract award, NNX17AB49G, was granted to the University of Washington by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The $131,720.18 grant is to fund research on the interaction between the wind-driven ocean surface and the geostrophically dominated interior, using satellite and airborne ocean color observations, in-situ data, and analytical models. The research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of the transfer of nutrients and loss...
- This federal contract award is for a grant to the University of Washington (UW) for research on the role of giant cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) in influencing warm rain production from shallow liquid clouds. The award, valued at $200,884, is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and has an ultimate completion date of April 16, 2026. The University of Washington is the prime contractor for this grant and has no set-aside designation. UW is a prominent research...
- This federal contract award, valued at $599,804.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) as the prime contractor. The contract is a grant for research to understand spatiotemporal transitions in marine low cloud systems using observations from various Earth observation satellites. There is no set-aside designation for this award. The University of Washington is a leading research university that has...
- This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Washington for a research project titled "LOW CLOUDS IN THE EXTRATROPICS: MESOSCALE MORPHOLOGIES AND RADIATIVE EFFECTS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE". The award, valued at $150,000.00, will run from October 4, 2023 through October 3, 2026. The University of Washington is the prime contractor on this research grant, which is not set aside for any specific business type. The award supports...
This federal contract award, NNX16AM05G, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Washington (UW) to develop a cloud, precipitation, and aerosol climatology for the Southern Ocean. The $537,705.00 grant is focused on studying the vertical and horizontal structure, as well as microphysical properties, of clouds, precipitation, and aerosols in the Southern Ocean and their relationship to the regional meteorology. This research aims to improve the representation of Southern Ocean clouds in climate models and enhance the understanding of pristine marine aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions. The award does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting UW's status as a leading research university with significant federal contracting and grant experience. As the prime contractor, UW will leverage its expertise in areas such as atmospheric science, climate modeling, and remote sensing to deliver the required research and analysis.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 8 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 7/15/20 | |
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| Not listed | $0 | 6/21/19 | ||
| 7 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/21/19 | |
| Not listed | $127.1k | 3/4/19 |