Project Grant 2446475
- This $124,226 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Washington. The grant supports a collaborative research project to examine the generation and release of potential energy in the oceanic circulation. The project will utilize modeling, observations, and mathematical analysis techniques to investigate how mesoscale ocean eddies of 200-500 km size generate potential energy through upwelling and downwelling...
- The University of Rochester received a $575,843 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences. The grant is part of the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) and will fund the PROBING THE OCEAN'S MULTISCALE PATHWAYS project from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. Through this award, the University of Rochester will conduct basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system and ocean sciences. Specifically, the funding will...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research to investigate the interactions between internal waves and submesoscale currents in the ocean's bottom boundary layer. The total award is $418,382 over a period of 3 years, from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027. The research will combine theoretical concepts, analyses of existing measurements, and computer modeling to assess how these wave-current interactions affect mixing and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), awarded a $574,439 project grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU) to study the demographics of mesoscale ocean eddies. The 3-year project, starting on August 1, 2025, will apply modern spatial-statistical methods to satellite observations of sea surface height to advance the understanding of the physical oceanography of these ubiquitous ocean features. The research aims to improve the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will examine the influence of mesoscale eddies on deep-sea dynamics and larval connectivity along mid-ocean ridges. The $311,553 award to the University of Delaware will utilize a multi-scale numerical ocean model and observational data on larval supply and colonization to simulate hydrodynamically mediated larval dispersal in the East Pacific Rise region over a 30-year period from...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $306,943 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Sponsored Projects Administration Division under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026. The grant will support a collaborative research project to conduct a global census of submesoscale energetics using in-situ drifter observations and a high-resolution ocean model. Specifically, Columbia...
- This federal Project Grant award of $714,230 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of a multiscale AI emulator to investigate the complex nonlinear dynamics of ocean circulation and variability across multiple time and space scales. The primary objectives are to construct a 3D physics-based AI ocean emulator from heterogeneous datasets, evaluate the emulator's performance, and determine the role of multiscale ocean processes on heat,...
- This $669,091 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports collaborative research to estimate global eddy-driven transport using in situ Lagrangian observations. The Planetary Science Institute will use existing particle-based methods and compare them with coherent structure methods to quantitatively assess the impact of long-lived ocean structures on fluid transport. Theiss Research will assist in this effort through intercomparisons of...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050), provides $545,490 to the University of Michigan for collaborative research examining lee waves and their interactions with sheared mean oceanic flows and topography from October 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025. The research aims to determine the role of lee waves in dissipating versus redistributing energy for improved parameterizations in ocean general...
- This $650,637 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports collaborative research at the University of California, San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to quantify and predict wind-driven internal wave shear in the ocean. The research aims to synthesize existing observations, theory, and models to create a global prediction system for near-inertial waves (NIWs), which are dominant in the ocean's kinetic energy and vertical shear...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $762,428 to the University of Rochester to examine the generation and release of potential energy within the oceanic circulation system. The project will utilize a combination of numerical models, advanced observations from Argo floats, and rigorous analysis techniques to investigate how mesoscale eddies (200-500 km in size) act as significant net generators of potential energy through upwelling and downwelling processes. This mechanism, which penetrates deep into the ocean, could be an overlooked driver of mixing in the ocean interior. The award, spanning from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will also support the participation of a graduate student and engage the public through a collaboration with the Rochester Museum and Science Center.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $762.4k | 8/18/25 |