Project Grant 2556137
- 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...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $407,336 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Colorado, a U.S. state government entity and institution of higher learning, under the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The funding will support data-driven modeling to study the day-to-day and longitudinal variability of the equatorial electrojet, a critical electrodynamic feature of the low- and mid-latitude ionosphere. Key...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $346,253 on August 1, 2026, through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop improved methods for measuring low-frequency whistler-mode hiss waves in Earth's magnetosphere. The project will implement a new methodology to measure wave amplitude and frequency distributions while circumventing instrumental noise limitations that have constrained prior analysis....
- 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...
- 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 $212,291 to Space Science Institute on August 15, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate how solar wind dynamic pressure enhancement generates ionospheric ion outflow and affects space weather forecasting. The recipient will conduct two parallel research activities: analyzing Cluster satellite data to characterize temporal variations of ion fluxes in the cusp and lobes resulting from...
- 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...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $202,000 to support analysis and modeling of persistent gravity waves in the Antarctic mesosphere and lower thermosphere, effective October 1, 2026. The award funds observational analysis using ground-based lidar remote sensing instruments combined with advanced numerical modeling to characterize persistent gravity waves (PGW) detected above Antarctica. Work will determine horizontal wavelength, intrinsic frequency,...
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 through the atmosphere and into the ionosphere, where they can produce traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) that degrade the accuracy and reliability of satellite communications, radio transmissions, and global navigation satellite systems. The research will provide the first systematic investigation of how gravity waves generated by more than 400 meteorological events evolve through the atmosphere and influence the ionosphere, resulting in multiscale morphology and climatology of gravity waves in the lower atmosphere and mesosphere, determination of associated TIDs in the ionosphere, and analysis of the effects of background atmospheric conditions on wave propagation. The knowledge generated will improve characterization of upper-atmospheric variability and strengthen the scientific foundation for future forecasting capabilities. The project will provide interdisciplinary training opportunities for early-career researchers. Performance of work occurs in Boulder, Colorado, with a period of performance from the award date through July 31, 2029. The University of Colorado, operating through its Office of Contracts and Grants Division, receives the award as the prime recipient.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $144.0k | 8/3/26 |