The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $343,807 grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) to conduct research on transport processes in the Labrador Sea. This research aims to quantify the relative importance of different mechanisms driving the offshore export of meltwater from the Greenland Ice Sheet, and how this may influence stratification and climate dynamics in the region. The grant does not have a set-aside...
This federal contract award is for a $135,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Oregon (UO) for research on the rapid breakup of Greenland's ice tongues and the associated dynamic thinning and retreat of its marine-terminating outlet glaciers. The award does not have a set-aside designation. As a major research institution, UO has extensive capabilities in scientific research, data analysis, and environmental science. Through this grant,...
This federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), provides $644,796 in funding to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to conduct research on improving estimates of Greenland ice sheet mass balance. The project aims to combine data from altimetry, gravimetry, and in-situ measurements with electromagnetic and regional climate modeling to generate more accurate long-term estimates of mass changes in the Greenland ice sheet between...
This federal contract award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation), a non-profit organization that manages sponsored programs at the University of Georgia. The $1,148,302.00 grant is for a research project investigating the role of urbanization in precipitation processes, which has been a longstanding scholarly question. The research will utilize field...
This federal contract award to the University of Maine System (UMS) supports research on the rapid response of the Greenland Ice Sheet to climate forcing over the past two decades. The $94,852.43 training grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will investigate the mechanisms controlling dynamic mass loss at the marine boundaries of outlet glaciers. This contract does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting UMS's broad capabilities and competitiveness...
This federal contract award to The Ohio State University, with a ceiling value of $378,838.48, is for a research project to extend and improve records of thickness, velocity, and ice discharge for Greenland's marine-terminating outlet glaciers. The goal is to better understand changes in ice dynamics, freshwater flux, and contribution to sea level rise, in order to constrain ice sheet and ocean models. The research will utilize a range of Earth observation data, including from NASA's MEASURES...
This federal grant award to Brown University from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will fund research to address key knowledge gaps related to surface water runoff on the Greenland Ice Sheet. The $677,839 project aims to 1) map surface runoff drainage patterns using satellite imagery, 2) obtain in-situ measurements of proglacial river discharge for climate model validation, 3) refine climate/surface mass balance model runoff products, and 4) assess the influence of...
This is a federal research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado, to improve the constraints on estimating mass changes in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. The $149,999.94 grant will fund research into two main areas: 1) assessing changes in surface roughness and melting of the Greenland ice sheet over the past 20 years, and 2) classifying the types of...
This federal contract award NNX16AJ95G, totaling $1,218,336.95, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Stanford University, a renowned private research institution, to conduct observational research on the subglacial hydrology of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The research aims to characterize the distribution of subglacial water, estimate the bed roughness and catchment topography, and understand the spatial variation in processes occurring along the bed, with...
This federal contract award, NNX17AG65G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Grants and Contracts Administration Division, operating as Grants & Contracts. The $524,374 grant is for research to "CONSTRAIN TIME-VARYING BASAL MO", specifically focusing on improving the characterization of ice sheet basal motion and its impact on sea level rise predictions. The project aims to use satellite data, including...
This federal contract award to the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGA Research Foundation) is focused on examining the impact of atmospheric rivers on the energy budget and mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The award, valued at $93,111.43, is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Earth Science Research Program and aims to address key questions related to water and energy cycle changes, climate variability, and future Earth system changes.
The research will utilize observational datasets from NASA's Earth observing satellites, reanalysis datasets, and climate modeling to investigate the frequency and characteristics of atmospheric rivers affecting Greenland, their impacts on the ice sheet's surface energy budget and clouds, and changes in the dominant evaporative source regions of water vapor reaching the Greenland Ice Sheet. This work is intended to provide insights into how increases in poleward moisture transport may be contributing to recent Greenland ice mass loss. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and runs through August 31, 2019.