This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit scientific research organization, to conduct satellite observational analysis and modeling studies on the role of gravity wave dynamics in atmospheric processes. The $538,924.97 grant supports research on how gravity waves impact chemical transport, stratospheric lifetimes, stratosphere-troposphere exchange, radiatively active...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA) to conduct research on atmospheric science and space physics. The research aims to study mechanisms by which disturbances in one region of the atmosphere produce a response in a distant region, focusing on specific wave phenomena and their impact on the mean meridional circulation. The grant has a potential value of $384,171.01 and a...
This is a $828,902.62 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit scientific research organization based in Seattle, Washington. The grant is for a research project titled "Active Region Dynamics and the Variability of Meridional and Zonal Flows", which focuses on advancing the understanding of atmospheric dynamics and flows. The grant does not have a set-aside designation and has a period of...
This is a $584,814.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit scientific research organization. The grant is for a focused study on high-resolution Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) modeling, validation, and analysis to investigate atmospheric waves and their influences on winds in the upper troposphere and stratosphere. This research aims to inform improved methods for simulating small-scale wave...
This is a $824,878.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit scientific research organization in Seattle, Washington. The grant is for the "INVESTIGATION OF THE SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF THE LARGE SCALE GRAVITY WAVES OBSERVED BY ICON MIGHTI IN THE QUIET TIME THERMOSPHERE." There is no set-aside designation for this grant, which has an ultimate completion date of December 22, 2026. Nwra has...
This federal grant award to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a scientific research organization, is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for $88,886.40 to conduct satellite observational analysis and modeling studies on the role of gravity wave dynamics in chemical transport, stratospheric circulation, and climate impacts. The research will utilize data from NASA's Aura satellite instruments, including the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS)...
This $269,851.58 NASA grant was awarded to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit research organization, to investigate the effects of atmospheric gravity waves on circulation and composition in the Southern Hemisphere. The research will utilize NASA satellite data and climate model output to understand why models typically have biases in temperatures and winds in this region, which impacts the ability to accurately model the ozone hole and climate change. The goal is to...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC23K0519, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA), a for-profit scientific research organization. The $401,712.00 grant supports continued improvement of orographic and nonorographic gravity wave parameterizations and resolved gravity waves in the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) climate model. This work aligns with NASA's Geosciences,...
This federal contract award, valued at $450,032.01, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA), a scientific research organization specializing in geophysical and space sciences. The award supports research on "Very Recent Helioseismic and Other Observational Analysis Suggests that the Conventional Picture of Large-Scale Turbulent Motions in the Sun is Complicated by the Presence of Rossby Waves." This is not...
This is a $527,498.93 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra), a for-profit scientific research organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The grant is directly relevant to NASA's Heliophysics Research Program and will support advanced research, modeling, analysis, and software development services from Nwra. The award does not have a set-aside designation and has an ultimate completion date of May 31,...