Project Grant N000142312253

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $587,816 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to understand the formation and characteristics of the Monsoon Onset Vortex (MOV) over the Arabian Sea. The 3-year project involves analyzing satellite and reanalysis data, along with running simulations using idealized models and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, to study the...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 3-year, $575,150 Project Grant to Florida State University (FSU) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to study the impacts of ocean surface currents and waves on atmospheric boundary layer processes over the Gulf Stream. The research aims to determine how coupling of winds, currents, and waves modifies the budgets of heat, moisture, and momentum, as well as the extent to which vertical transport within the atmospheric boundary layer...

This three-year, $473,907 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences will support research into quantifying the exchange processes between the ocean surface boundary layer and interior at submesoscales. Submesoscale interactions between currents, waves, and turbulence can significantly impact biogeochemistry and climate through entrainment and subduction of tracers between layers. The awardee, Brown University, will conduct numerical simulations and develop new...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $844,671 Project Grant to The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton University to conduct research titled "A DIRECT MODELING APPROACH TO MOMENTUM, HEAT AND MASS EXCHANGE AT THE OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE INTERFACE AT HIGH WIND SPEED" from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The research aims to develop a computational framework for modeling the coupled air-water flows and exchange of momentum, heat, and mass at...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $399,900 will fund research at the University of Delaware from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The research aims to advance understanding of the ocean surface boundary layer dynamics under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). Specifically, the award will support collaborative research to explore the effects of surface waves on the stratified ocean surface boundary layer during conditions of surface heating. Through analyses of existing...

This three-year, $405,234 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund research at the University of Colorado Boulder to develop initialization strategies for the Unified Forecast System coupled atmosphere-ocean numerical forecast model. The goal is to improve probabilistic skill scores for subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasts of 2-8 weeks by ensuring initial ensemble perturbations project onto oscillating eigenfunctions of the Koopman and Perron-Frobenius...

This $745,652 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into atmospheric boundary layers in extreme Alaskan winter conditions from December 2022 through November 2025. Funded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the University of Alaska Fairbanks will investigate boundary layer dynamics and turbulence regimes in cold, dark atmospheres. Researchers will conduct intensive field experiments using surface instruments, remote sensing, and unmanned aircraft to document...

This three-year, $358,347 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support research to determine the role of ocean dynamics in Atlantic sea surface temperature variations using coupled climate models. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will lead a collaborative effort to develop a hierarchy of coupled climate models within the Community Earth System Model version 2 platform. Comparisons between model pairs that disable specific oceanic...

The National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences awarded a $453,861 Project Grant to the University of Pittsburgh to support research titled "Turbulence in the Long-Lived, Very Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layer." The award period is from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. The grant funds research aimed at better understanding turbulence under stable atmospheric conditions, such as those frequently observed at night or during cold seasons, and developing reliable...

This $579,603 Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The grant supports a collaborative research project focused on advancing the understanding of mesoscale air-sea coupling processes and their impact on long-term climate variability in the Southern Ocean region. The project aims to use a hierarchy of coupled climate models to investigate how mesoscale air-sea interactions and related sea...