This federal contract award, valued at $261,089.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) to conduct research combining high-resolution satellite observations from the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission with simulations from the Global Cloud-Resolving (or Cloud-Permitting) Model (GCRM). The goal is to improve understanding of the characteristics of precipitation systems and precipi. UMD is a prominent...
This federal contract award, valued at $214,677.94, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The award is part of the "ASSIMILATION OF ALL-WEATHER GMI AND ATMS OBSERVATIONS INTO HWRF" major program, which aims to improve numerical weather prediction (NWP) by incorporating microwave cloud observations from the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Microwave Imager (GMI) and Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder...
This federal contract award, identified as NNX16AE20G, was granted by the Shared Services Center (part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The $453,604.00 grant is for research focused on using data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellites to provide the best possible estimates of mean surface precipitation over the TRMM/GPM era. The research will examine seasonal,...
This federal contract award, ID 80NSSC20K1415, was granted to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to develop cross-component modeling and data assimilation capabilities for the Integrated Earth System Analysis (IESA). The $75,452.00 grant will fund efforts to directly assimilate satellite altimetry and atmospheric microwave radiometer data into the ocean and atmospheric components of the IESA prototype, with the goal of improving...
This federal contract award was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) in the form of a $687,658.66 cooperative agreement. The award provides funding for UMD to generate long-term satellite-based precipitation data records using multiple well-founded retrieval techniques. This will help establish a benchmark dataset to monitor the performance of more complex precipitation retrieval schemes and...
This is a $256,160.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) to improve coupled atmosphere-ocean Earth system analyses and weather forecasts by directly assimilating data from NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. The primary goal is to enhance understanding of the air-sea interface through advanced data assimilation techniques. This grant is not associated with a set-aside program. UMD is a...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K0905, was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University of Maryland, College Park. The objective of this $119,477.08 grant for research is to enhance existing precipitation algorithms for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission constellation, with a focus on retrieving light precipitation like snow and drizzle. The University of Maryland, College Park is a state-controlled institution of higher learning that...
This federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park, supports research to improve precipitation estimates from cross-track passive microwave sensors in the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite constellation. The $264,077.03 grant will contribute to NASA's Precipitation Measurement Mission by providing more comprehensive precipitation observations from operational satellite instruments. The research...
This is a $119,999.99 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park to extend their initial successful work in assimilating Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) precipitation data. The key objectives are to: A) Compare IMERG and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) data, B) Use a higher resolution Global Forecast System...
This is a $821,671.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) for a joint modeling project between NASA's Goddard Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) and Mesoscale Atmospheric Modeling Group. The award, which has a period of performance through May 26, 2026, is for research related to this proposed modeling effort. The University of Maryland is performing this work as the prime contractor, and the...
This federal contract award is for a $134,999.99 training grant provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center to the University of Maryland, College Park. The award supports research into improving hurricane forecasting by assimilating precipitation data from NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) into weather models. The goal is to develop new methods for transforming precipitation data into Gaussian variables and using ensemble-based data assimilation to directly influence model dynamics and potential vorticity, which is key for accurately predicting hurricane intensity and track. This work builds upon previous successful efforts to assimilate remotely sensed precipitation data to enhance tropical cyclone forecasts. The award does not utilize any set-aside designations. The University of Maryland is part of the University System of Maryland, which has received federal contracts and grants to support a range of research, education, and infrastructure initiatives.