The University of California, Davis was awarded a $613,490 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences. The grant supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MULTI-PHASE SULFUR AND NITROGEN CHEMISTRY IN AIR AND SNOW DURING ALASKAN LAYERED POLLUTION AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS" project under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The three-year project beginning June 15, 2021 involves basic research to strengthen understanding of integrated earth...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $399,905 provides funding from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025 under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop a new poloidal convection model and multi-scale description of moist circulations in tall cumulus clouds. The University of California, Davis will test and further develop the poloidal model framework to incorporate both ascending and descending air motions within convective clouds. This will allow for new understanding of cloud...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a three-year Project Grant of $104,339 by the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences. The grant supports collaborative research to study geyser dynamics through laboratory experiments and theoretical modeling from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The research funded under this award directly supports the goals of the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $597,946 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will fund research from March 2021 through February 2026 on the chemistry of the sulfate radical anion in atmospheric droplets. As the primary awardee, UC Davis will conduct research to increase understanding of a major oxidant present in atmospheric water that can impact air quality and climate through oxidation...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a $567,386 Project Grant from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research on the "Macrophysical and Microphysical Properties and Processes in Arctic Fog." The grant period runs from September 1, 2024 to February 28, 2026. The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in environmental...
This National Science Foundation project grant award of $816,275 will fund research at the University of California, Davis from July 2022 through June 2025 to improve understanding of how photo-oxidants form and influence the chemistry of atmospheric particles under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). Specifically, the award will support measuring photo-oxidant concentrations and reaction kinetics in aerosol liquid water extracts from particles collected in Davis, California. It will also...
The University of California, Davis was awarded a $201,245 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences on August 1, 2021, with a completion date of July 31, 2024. The grant falls under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to expand fundamental knowledge and understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, the grant will fund a collaborative research project led by UC...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $654,531 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) with a performance period from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. The grant supports research to explore how changes in land hydrology, water volatility, and planetary rotation rate affect cloud, climate, and atmospheric circulation patterns. The principal investigator has developed a...
The University of California, Davis will use a $207,061 project grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on the nature and timing of Earth's accretion. The grant was awarded on August 15, 2021 under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) and will support the research project through July 31, 2024. The Geosciences program aims to expand understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, this award...
This $596,100 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography supports research to understand the equilibrated response of shallow clouds and climate. The project aims to develop a global climate model that can capture the interactions between small-scale cloud processes and large-scale climate conditions. Key research questions include whether atmospheric adjustments...