This federal contract award, valued at $150,000.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) for a research project titled "ESTIMATING STREAMFLOW GAINS AND LOSSES USING IN-SITU, AIRBORNE, AND SWOT SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS". The award, which does not have a set-aside designation, is a grant for research with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2025. UNC, a public research university, will serve...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) received a $1,579,280 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on validating satellite altimetry data against in-situ lake observations from citizen scientists. The grant, with a period of performance through December 2025, is a continuation of an ongoing project to support hydrologic science. UNC-CH, as the prime recipient, will leverage its extensive experience managing large federal...
This is a $150,806.10 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to develop a network of citizen scientists to measure water storage in lakes. The project aims to support NASA's goals related to understanding the global water cycle and validating measurements from the upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission. UNC-CH, which has extensive experience managing...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $99,279.00 grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) to evaluate Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for mapping the extent of high-tide flooding inundation. This research grant has a completion date of March 5, 2025. UNC-Chapel Hill, operating through its Office of Sponsored Research, is a public research university with experience providing a range of goods and...
This is a $359,146.90 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), doing business as the Office of Sponsored Research. The grant is for the Lake Observations from Citizen Scientists and Satellites (LOCSS) project, which works with citizen scientists around the world to measure variations in lake water levels using simple gauges. The project aims to improve understanding of how lakes change over time,...
This federal contract award was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to study the impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) and climate changes on the gross and net primary productivity in the southeastern United States. The $906,216.31 grant will leverage remote sensing data, including historical aerial photos, Landsat imagery, LiDAR, and satellite data, to reconstruct LULC changes and their effects on carbon...
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $1,368,939.00 grant for research to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). The contract, titled "Identifying Disparities and Solutions to Urban Heat Stress with Multi-Satellite Imagery and Modeling Approaches", will run from January 16, 2024, to January 15, 2027. UNC-CH, a non-profit educational institution and state-controlled higher learning institution, will conduct research using...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC17K0552, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to quantify and relate primary productivity, remineralization, and net community production in the mixed layer across different ecosystem/carbon cycling states. The $1,089,136 grant, awarded on August 18, 2017, will contribute towards determining upper ocean ecosystem characteristics that control the vertical...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) has been awarded a $401,578 federal grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on sediment loads in rivers and coastal ecosystems. This five-year grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, will support UNC's research on managing the physical boundaries, navigability, and ecosystem impacts related to changes in sediment transport. UNC's Office of Sponsored Research will oversee this...
This federal contract award, valued at $927,917.00, was granted to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency. The award is for a grant supporting research, without any set-aside designation. UNC-CH, a prominent public research university, will provide a range of specialized services and research under this contract, which has an ultimate completion date of March 13, 2028. The university has a significant track record of...