Project Grant 2622840
- This Project Grant award 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 $368,409 award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will utilize the Specified-Dynamics Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with Thermosphere and Ionosphere Extension (SD-WACCM-X)...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 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 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...
- 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 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....
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, vertical wavenumber, and potential energy density of these waves, then use numerical models to identify propagation directions and sources. The research addresses how high-altitude gravity waves impact navigation, communications systems, and satellite operations. The project supports an early-career researcher and includes mentorship and outreach to high school students. Performance occurs in Boulder, Colorado through September 30, 2028. The award is issued under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports basic research in atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences to strengthen the national scientific enterprise. No sub-recipients are planned.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $202.0k | 8/5/26 |