SATPC0037742 Tab 04 4 SOW.pdf

This Statement of Work (SOW) dated February 14, 2025, outlines research tasks for the Aura Science Team and Atmospheric Composition Modeling and Analysis Program project studying the Global Impact of Convection on the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere. The work will be performed from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026, under NASA oversight with Dr. Mark Schoeberl of Science and Technology Corporation serving as Chief Scientist.

The key objectives include: investigating physical processes controlling cirrus cloud distribution using a Lagrangian model, tracking water vapor from tropical convection, quantifying stratiform cirrus clouds linked to convection, identifying volcanic and pyrocumulonimbus aerosol plumes using SAGE III/ISS and OMPS-LP data, studying aerosol plume dispersal, updating gravity wave spectrum measurements, and submitting findings to a peer-reviewed journal. The project focuses specifically on understanding cloud formation and aerosol behavior in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) region through modeling and analysis of satellite data.