Research in Satellite Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction Models

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	11440NESDIS 063004
Posted Date:	Jul 01, 2004
Original Due Date for Applications:	Letters of Intent (LOI) must be received by NOAA/NESDIS no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Ddaylight Ttime, August 2, 2004, and full proposals must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Ddaylight Time, October 1, 2004.  Applicants who have not received a response to their letter of intent within four weeks should contact the appropriate Technical Point of Contact.
Current Due Date for Applications:	Letters of Intent (LOI) must be received by NOAA/NESDIS no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Ddaylight Ttime, August 2, 2004, and full proposals must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Ddaylight Time, October 1, 2004.  Applicants who have not received a response to their letter of intent within four weeks should contact the appropriate Technical Point of Contact.
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Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards:	8
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000.00
Award Ceiling:	$150,000.00
Award Floor:	$50,000.00
CFDA Number:	11.440 -- Environmental Sciences, Applications, Data, and Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other non profits, commercial organizations, international organizations, state, local and Indian tribal governments and Federal agencies.  Applications from non-Federal and Federal applicants will be competed against each other.  Joint proposals involving Federal and external investigators are encouraged.  PLEASE NOTE:  Before non-NOAA Federal applicants may be funded, they must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds from another Federal agency in excess of their appropriation.  The only exception to this is governmental research facilities for awards issued under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 44720(b).   Because this announcement is not proposing to procure goods or services from applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535) is not an appropriate legal basis.

Agency Name

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Grants Management Division

Description

The NOAA/NASA/DOD Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) announces the availability of Federal assistance for research in the area of Satellite Data Assimilation in Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction Models.  The goal of the JCSDA is to accelerate the use of observations from earth-orbiting satellites in operational numerical prediction models for the purpose of improving weather forecasts, improving seasonal to interannual climate forecasts, and increasing the physical accuracy of climate data sets.  The advanced instruments of current and planned NOAA, NASA, DOoD, and international agency satellite missions will provide large volumes of data on atmospheric, oceanic, and land surface conditions with accuracies and spatial resolutions never before achieved. The JCSDA will strive to  realize the maximum benefit of its investment in space as part of an advanced global observing system.  Funded proposals will help accelerate the use of satellite data from both operational and experimental spacecrafts in operational weather and climate prediction environments, advance data assimilation science including  radiative transfer models, improve numerical weather prediction model physics to increase information extraction, and characterize the error covariances related to forecast models, radiative transfer models and satellite observations.  

Link to Full Announcement

Research in Satellite Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction Models

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Drescher, Steve, Policy Advisor, Phone 301-713-0942 x122, Fax 301-713-0947, Email Steve.J.Drescher@noaa.gov Drescher, Steve

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