This is a $547,183.47 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) for a research project titled "Sinking Particulate Organic Matter is a Major Route of Carbon Export from the Sunlit Surface Ocean to the Ocean's Interior." The project aims to develop a mechanistic link between microbial attenuation of sinking particle flux and surface ocean properties, with the goal of creating a predictive understanding of...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a private non-profit research organization. The $1,429,983.00 grant is for the Exports Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing (EXPORTS) program, which aims to develop a predictive mechanistic understanding of the export and fate of fixed carbon from global ocean primary production. The project will involve large-scale field campaigns using...
This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) on September 1, 2018. The $135,000.00 training grant seeks to improve estimates of oceanic net primary production (NPP) by assimilating global-scale in-situ oceanographic tracer data with satellite-based observations. The proposed work aims to produce biogeochemically-consistent NPP estimates that can support NASA Earth science...
This is a $260,658.25 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct research on quantifying the ocean's biological carbon pump using a combination of satellite and in-situ oceanographic observations. The work aims to develop models that will improve how NASA uses its resources to monitor and quantify the ocean's carbon cycle. This grant does not have a set-aside designation, indicating it was awarded...
This is a $5,999,093.33 grant awarded by a civilian federal agency to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct research on particle size distribution (PSD) and its impact on the fate of net primary production in the ocean. The research aims to develop a predictive understanding of PSD for both suspended and sinking particles, and how this relates to carbon export and remineralization profiles. The project involves an integrated research program of in-situ optical and imagery...
This federal contract award, identified as NNX15AN87H, was granted by NASA to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to develop and validate a novel algorithm that merges particle size distribution (PSD) information from both particle backscattering and absorption spectra. The project aims to improve upon current studies by providing a better understanding of the bio-optical complexity of the ocean, which is critical for characterizing global particle size distribution and...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC18K0736, was provided to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue a long-term data collection effort supporting the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) ocean color algorithms. The $881,044.79 grant will fund the collection of high-quality in-situ optical data, including remote sensing reflectance spectra, chlorophyll-a concentration, and inherent...
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has been awarded a $649,890 grant for NRA-ESSR23, Plumes and Blooms MODIS Algorithm Maintenance, under a non-competed, full and open contract mechanism. The work will be performed at UCSB's Santa Barbara, California location through November 29, 2026, with the award issued on November 30, 2024. This research grant supports the maintenance and continued development of algorithms related to MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer)...
This federal contract award, valued at $120,000.00, was issued by the Shared Services Center (an agency of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to further elucidate the linkage between in situ optical signatures and phytoplankton community structure, as well as develop a relationship between these optical signatures and the non-photosynthetic microbial community. The research aims to advance the use of ocean color remote sensing...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC24K0025, was granted by the Shared Services Center to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) for research on the "IMPACTS OF DROUGHT, WATER LIMITATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON RIPARIAN WOODLAND ECOSYSTEMS IN DRYLANDS". The $149,000.00 grant-type contract has an ultimate completion date of October 3, 2026. UCSB, as the prime contractor, is a public research university with expertise in areas such as climate research, sustainable...
This federal contract award was granted by NASA to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to conduct a pilot study for the EXPORTS field campaign. The goal of EXPORTS is to gain a predictive understanding of the export and fate of global ocean net primary production. Under this $762,291 grant, UCSB will collect and collate available global ocean ecosystem and carbon cycling field observations, construct EXPORTS data products and diagrams, and evaluate the use of the mined data for assessing EXPORTS science questions and developing advanced satellite algorithms and numerical models. This work is intended to contribute to the EXPORTS planning and risk reduction process. The award does not have a set-aside designation, indicating it was competed in full and open competition. UCSB frequently collaborates with other research institutions on federal contracts and grants.