This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) for a research project on understanding the causal relationships between ecosystem dynamics, characterized by vegetation changes, and climatic factors as well as anthropogenic disturbances. The $551,406.50 grant aims to use a regression technique called symbolic regression to uncover new relationships among climate variables and identify latent factors...
This is a $356,695 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for a project titled "Improving Wildfire Management with Explainable Machine Learning from Multisensor Satellite Data and Stakeholder Mapping and Analysis." The project aims to develop machine learning tools to analyze satellite data and support wildfire management. USRA, the prime awardee, is...
This is a $1,040,202 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for a research program called ROSES (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences) with the following key goals: executing a balanced science program, participating as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives,...
This is a $57,845.51 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for a multi-faceted assessment of urban land change in the Mediterranean region to evaluate interconnected climate risks, which are expected to increase 25% faster than the global average in this area. The grant has an ultimate completion date of August 12, 2024 and was awarded on January 19, 2022. No...
This is a $17,400.79 grant award from NASA's Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for USRA to contribute to NASA's Earth Information System for Greenhouse Gas (EIS-GHG) program. The grant has an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2024. USRA is a well-established nonprofit that frequently partners with universities, companies, and government agencies to advance space science and exploration. The...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $64,999 grant to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization, to execute a balanced science program. The grant supports USRA's participation as a key partner and enabler in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. USRA will also advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting...
This is a $395,394 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit research organization. The grant is for a research project titled "Hydrothermal and Periglacial Processes Following Large Impact Events May Be of Fundamental Importance in the Creation of Environments Conducive to Organic Chemistry". The research is focused on studying volatile-rich impact melt and...
This is a $80,245.19 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to support research on monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels from space-based observations. The primary objective is to improve understanding of the processes controlling atmospheric CO2, including the anthropogenic emissions that drive long-term CO2 growth. The research will leverage data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory...
This is a $231,572 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to quantify and constrain the stratospheric water vapor and ozone responses and feedbacks to global warming using NASA's Goddard Earth System Model and satellite observations. The research aims to improve the understanding of the stratospheric chemical feedback and its impact on global warming. USRA, a nonprofit research organization, will conduct...
This is a $460,468 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona to conduct research on the coupling between terrestrial water, ecosystems, and climate. The research aims to analyze the seasonal and interannual variability of these interactions, develop an optimality-based dynamic root model to improve the realism of the Noah Land Surface Model, and couple the enhanced model with NASA's Unified Weather Research and Forecasting Model to...
This is a $401,946.08 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to study the effects of climate variables on global vegetation. The objective is to use symbolic regression techniques to uncover new relationships between climate factors and vegetation anomalies, including the impact of extreme events and human-induced disturbances. The project aims to improve the understanding of ecosystem dynamics and generalize findings from regional to global scales. This grant is not designated as a set-aside and is part of NASA's science mission to support research advancing the state-of-the-art in Earth science applications. As a large nonprofit research organization, USRA has extensive experience partnering with universities, companies, and government agencies on space science and exploration initiatives.