The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $390,804 Project Grant to the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund research into atmospheric lakes of vapor drifting over the east coast of Africa from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. As part of the Geosciences program's goal of expanding knowledge of the integrated Earth system through basic research,...
This $1,185,628 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) funds research at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science examining the evolving role of the ocean and atmosphere in decadal to multidecadal climate variability modes. The principal investigators aim to determine if climate modes characterized by alternating 20-40 year warming and cooling episodes in the North Atlantic, such as the Atlantic Multidecadal...
The University of Miami received a $708,450 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences to conduct collaborative research on El Niño/Southern Oscillation predictability from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2027. Through numerical simulations using the Community Earth System Model, the University will analyze the role of initial ocean conditions and atmospheric noise in limiting the predictability of ENSO events. Software and relevant datasets...
The University of Miami received a $481,510 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences on August 1, 2021 to complete work by July 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research titled "Isotopic Indicators for Mechanisms of Organic Matter Degradation under High Productivity and High Carbon Flux Conditions (EXPORTS)" through the agency's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The Geosciences program aims to strengthen understanding of the...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $523,833 will fund research into impacts of atmospheric waves and geomagnetic disturbances on space weather through April 2025. Under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to increase understanding of the integrated Earth system, the awardee Clemson University will collaborate with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Virginia...
Central Michigan University was awarded a $190,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences. The grant is part of the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to enhance understanding of the integrated Earth system. Under this three-year award running from August 2021 through July 2024, Central Michigan University will conduct collaborative research on mesoscale air masses with high theta-e, also known as...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $476,876 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Miami on September 1, 2021 for work completing August 31, 2024. The grant funds the CloudDrift project to develop a platform for accelerating climate research using Lagrangian data. Key products include identifying an efficient cloud-optimized data format for Lagrangian datasets tailored to community needs. An open-source library will be created to convert legacy...
Under a $717,310 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science will conduct research on using satellite imagery to study internal gravity waves in the atmosphere. The project aims to develop and automate image processing algorithms to measure and characterize the properties of these waves, which can modulate cloud formation and impact Earth's heat budget....
The National Science Foundation's Geosciences program awarded a $777,109 project grant to the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) to study the structure, dynamics, and moisture budgets of tropical cyclones from the lower to upper troposphere. The project will leverage airborne Doppler radar observations, dropsonde measurements, satellite imagery, and high-resolution computer simulations to better understand the three-dimensional structure of the...
This $276,085 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will establish a distributed network of meteor radars and optical instruments in the mid-latitudes of South America. The goal is to provide continuous measurements of upper atmospheric winds and nighttime wave perturbations in the mesosphere and thermosphere, enabling multi-point observations to resolve detailed four-dimensional structures of small-scale waves. The project will...