This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to build a consistent, long-term sea surface salinity (SSS) data record from multiple satellite measurements. The project aims to provide a comprehensive error analysis, produce a consistent SSS data record, and investigate scientific questions related to freshwater fluxes and variability in the Maritime Continent and the Eastern Tropical Pacific. The potential value of this grant is $640,402.76, and it does not have a set-aside designation. As the prime contractor, the University of Hawaii at Manoa will collaborate with researchers at Remote Sensing Systems on this effort, which directly responds to NASA's research themes on evaluating and improving Aquarius and Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) SSS products, exploiting SSS measurements to study ocean circulation and the water cycle, and synergistically using SSS data with other satellite and in-situ measurements.
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