Project Title |
Institution |
Principal Investigator |
Performance Period |
Administered By |
Fiscal Year 2011 |
Maintaining high quality spectroscopy for the Community Radiative Transfer Model |
Atmospheric & Environmental Research (AER) |
Vivienne Payne, PI |
2 yrs. from 6/2011 |
NASA / ROSES |
Development of a common, consistent infrared and microwave emissivity database for use as a priori information in the JCSDA |
ESTELLUS |
Filipe Aires, PI |
2 yrs. from 6/2011 |
NASA / ROSES |
Improved impact of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Radiance Assimilation in Numerical Weather Prediction |
NASA/MSFC |
Bradley Zavodsky, PI |
2 yrs. from 6/2011 |
NASA / ROSES |
Fiscal Year 2010 |
Radiative Transfer Modeling Support to the JCSDA (Applic. #2176792) |
Atmospheric & Environmental Research (AER) |
Jean-Luc Moncet, PI
Vivienne Payne, Co-PI |
3 yrs. from 6/2010 |
NOAA / FFO |
Techniques for Assimilating Geostationary Lightning Mapper Data
& Assessment of the Resulting Impact on Forecasts |
NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory |
Don MacGorman, PI
Edward Mansell, Co-PI
Conrad Ziegler, Co-PI |
3 yrs. from 6/2010 |
NOAA / FFO |
Research in Support of Radiance Assimilation of Clouds & Precipitation |
University of Wisconsin |
Tom Greenwald, PI
Ralf Bennartz, Co-PI |
3 yrs. from 6/2010 |
NOAA / FFO |
Data Assimilation of Lighting in WRF 4-D VAR Using Observation Operators
(Applic. #2176840) |
Florida State University |
Henry Fuelberg, PI
I. Michael Navon, Co-PI |
3 yrs. from 6/2010 |
NOAA / FFO |
Utility of GOES-R Instruments for Hurricane Data Assimilation & Forecasting |
Colorado State University |
Milija Zupanski, PI
Louis Grasso, Co-PI
Dusanka, Zupanski, Co-PI |
3 yrs. from 6/2010 |
NOAA / FFO |
Evaluation & Further Improvement of Land Surface Temperature...
(Applic. #2176847) |
University of Arizona |
Xubin Zeng, PI
Michael Barlage, PI
Zhuo Wang, Co-PI
Fei Chen, Co-PI |
3 yrs. from 6/2010 |
NOAA / FFO |
CIMSS Participation in the Utility of GOES-R Instruments for Hurricane Data Assimilation & Forecasting |
University of Wisconson |
Jun Li, PI
Milija Zupanski, PI
Dusanska Zupanski, Co-PI
Louis Grasso, Co-PI |
3 yrs. from 6/2010 |
NOAA / FFO |
MODIS & AVHRR-derived Polar Winds Experiments-using the NCEP GDAS/GFS |
University of Wisconsin |
David Santek, PI
James Jung, Co-PI |
3 yrs. from 6/2010 |
NOAA / FFO |
Fiscal Year 07-09 |
Error models for remotely sensed surface heights and temperature in ocean data assimilation |
LDEO of University of Columbia |
A. Kaplan |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2007 |
NOAA / FFO |
Impact of representation error of satellite and in-situ data for assimilation into ocean climate models |
Oregon State Univ |
R. Miller |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2007 |
NOAA / FFO |
Improving the NOAH model for better NOAH/CRTM coupling and accelerated use of satellite data over land |
University of Arizona |
Z. Zeng |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2007 |
NOAA / FFO |
Observation error characterization for radiance assimilation of clouds and precipitation |
University of Wisconsin |
R. Bennartz |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2007 |
NOAA / FFO |
Comparison of satellite data impact in Navy and NASA GOESS forecast system using adjoint methods |
Navy Research Lab |
R. Langland |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2007 |
NOAA / FFO |
Land surface thermal infrared emissivity database development and modeling |
University of Maryland |
S. Liang |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2007 |
NOAA / FFO |
Fiscal Year 06-08 |
Improved Spectroscopy for Microwave Data Assimilation |
AER Inc. |
J. Moncet |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2006 |
NOAA / FFO |
Use of Kernel Methods in data Selection & Thinning for Satellite Data Assimilation in NWP Models |
University of Oklahoma |
L. Leslie |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2006 |
NOAA / FFO |
Integrating Recent Remote Sensing Products to Improve the Representation
of Vegetation and Transportation Processes in the Noah Land Surface Model |
National Center for Atmospheric Research |
F. Chen |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2006 |
NOAA / FFO |
Improving Clouds and Precipitation for NWP Assimilation Using satellite Measurements |
CICS/University of Maryland |
N. Wang |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2006 |
NOAA / FFO |
Fiscal Year 05-07 |
Development of a Global Near-Real Time Aerosol Optical Depth Analysis for Use in Aerosol Transport Models |
Naval Research Laboratory |
J.S. Reid |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2005 |
NOAA / FFO |
Improved Photochemical Parameterizations of Stratospheric O3 and
H2O for NWP Systems |
Naval Research Laboratory |
J.P. McCormack |
2 yrs. from 6/1/2005 |
NOAA / FFO |
Assimilation of a Broadband Radiative Variable for Climate Model Diagnostic of Cloud by OLR - A Prefix study |
CICS/University of Maryland |
H.T. Lee |
1 yr. from 6/1/2005 |
NOAA / FFO |
Assimilation of EOS AURA O3 data for NWP and AQ applications |
NASA Goddard Modeling and Assimilation Office |
I. Stajner |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2005 |
NOAA / FFO |
Satellite Channel selection w/ Data Assimilation Adjoint |
Naval Research Laboratory |
R.H. Langland |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2005 |
NOAA / FFO |
Fiscal Year 04-05 |
Toward Passive Microwave Radiance Assimilation of clouds and precipitation |
University of Wisconsin |
R. Bennartz |
2 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Polar Winds Data Assimilation Experiments |
NESDIS |
J.Key |
1 yr. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Errors in Sea level height analyses: accounting for the small-scale and short-term variability |
Columbia University |
A. Kaplan |
2 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Integration of Satellite Observations with the NOAH Land Model for Snow Data Assimilation |
University of Arizona |
X. Zeng |
2 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Global Microwave Surface Emissivity Error Analysis |
Colorado State University |
A. Jones |
1 yr. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Improving Analysis of Tropical Upper Ocean Conditions for Forecasting |
University of Maryland |
J. Carton |
2 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Including Atmospheric Aerosols in the Optical Path Transmittance Model (OPTRAN) |
University of Maryland Baltimore County |
C. Weaver |
1 yr. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Fiscal Year 04-06 |
Assimilation of MODIS and AMSR-E Land Models into the NOAH LSM |
CREW |
P. Houser |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Development of Improved forward models for retrieval of snow properties from EOS-era satellites |
Princeton University |
Eric Wood |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Development of Improved forward models for retrieval of snow properties from EOS-era satellites |
University of Washington |
D. Lettenmaier |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Real time estimation and assimilation of remotely sensed properties for numerical weather prediction models |
Boston University |
M. Friedl |
2 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
SSMIS Brightness temperature evaluation in the context of data assimilation |
Naval Research Lab |
N. Baker |
2 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Development of RT Models based on the Optimal Spectral Sampling (OSS) Method |
Atmosperic and Environmental Reseach, Inc. |
J. Moncet |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Fully polarimetric Surface Models and Microwave Radiative Transfer Computer Program for Data Assimilation |
NOAA/ETL |
A. Gasiewski |
3 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
UCLS Vector Radiative Transfer Model for Application to Satellite Data Assimilation |
University California - Los Angeles |
K.N. Liou |
2 yrs. from 6/1/2004 |
NOAA / FFO |
Assimilation of Passive Mocrowave Radiances over land: Use of the JCSDA Common Microwave Emissivity Model (MEM) in Complex Terrain |
Naval Research Lab |
N. Baker |
6/1/2004 - 5/31/2005 |
NOAA / FFO |