Project Grant 2556135
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded $144,000 to the Regents of the University of Colorado on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research linking lower-atmosphere weather to space weather using mesoscale modeling and artificial intelligence. The project will investigate how atmospheric gravity waves generated by meteorological events such as hurricanes and severe thunderstorms propagate upward...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $120,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research linking lower-atmosphere weather to space weather through mesoscale modeling and artificial intelligence. The project provides the first systematic investigation of how gravity waves generated by more than 400 meteorological events evolve through the atmosphere and...
- This $212,120 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) funds research into the impacts of atmospheric waves and geomagnetic disturbances on space weather conditions. Led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in collaboration with Clemson University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025, the research will advance...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded the University of Texas at Dallas $439,511 on October 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop a science-driven framework for CubeSat missions monitoring energetic particle precipitation into Earth's upper atmosphere. The project addresses how space weather—driven by energetic particles from Earth's magnetosphere and solar events—affects satellites, communications, navigation systems, and...
- This $188,835 Project Grant award, made by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will support research to determine how the breaking of mountain waves affects space weather approximately 100-200 miles above the Earth's surface. The award will fund a collaborative research effort by The Johns Hopkins University to: 1) Characterize the gravity wave characteristics and sources of concentric traveling ionospheric disturbances over the continental U.S. and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. five hundred thousand dollars on April 1, 2026, to investigate the interactions of gravity waves and tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLTI)—the upper atmosphere region above 80 kilometers. The research quantifies dynamical interactions between gravity waves and atmospheric tides within the MLTI region, addressing four science topics: how tides...
- This $719,982 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support collaborative research to investigate how the breaking of mountain waves affects space weather at altitudes of 100-200 miles above the Earth's surface. The research team from Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (Nwra) will study the impact of these mountain wave-driven turbulence and large-scale waves on the formation of traveling ionospheric...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $299,130 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin on July 15, 2021 for collaborative research titled "Dynamics of Seasonal Forecast Uncertainty: Cross-Basin Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions." The research is being conducted under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth system. The University of Texas at...
- This federal Project Grant award of $113,466 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) aims to investigate the relative contributions of different sources to the observed large-scale gravity waves in the thermosphere and their impacts on tides, planetary waves, and circulations. The research, conducted by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, will use the Specified-Dynamics Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with Thermosphere and Ionosphere...
The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded the University of Texas at Arlington $236,000 on August 15, 2026, to investigate how atmospheric gravity waves generated by severe weather propagate into the ionosphere and produce traveling ionospheric disturbances. Under the Geosciences program, the project will conduct the first systematic examination of gravity wave evolution across more than 400 meteorological events, including hurricanes and severe thunderstorms, and trace their effects on the ionosphere—the electrically charged upper-atmospheric region supporting satellite communications, radio transmissions, and global navigation systems. The work will characterize gravity wave morphology and climatology in the lower atmosphere and mesosphere, determine how background atmospheric conditions affect wave propagation and ionospheric disturbances, and establish predictive frameworks to improve forecasting of upper-atmospheric variability. The project includes interdisciplinary training for early-career researchers. Performance runs through July 31, 2029, with work based in Arlington, Texas. The award supports basic research within the NSF's mission to expand fundamental knowledge of the integrated Earth system.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $236.0k | 8/3/26 |