FOA-DOE
Office of Science - Atmospheric System Research (ASR) (DE-FOA-0002391); December
2, 2020
Agency
US
Department of Energy – Office of Science (SC)
Description
The
US Department of Energy – Office of Science, Atmospheric System Research (ASR)
program in the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division (CESD), Biological
and Environmental Research (BER), supports research on key cloud, aerosol,
precipitation, and radiative transfer processes that affect the Earth’s
radiative balance and hydrological cycle, especially processes that limit the
predictive ability of regional and global models.
This
FOA invites applications for research grant support aligned with the ASR goal of
using observations to advance fundamental understanding of cloud, aerosol,
precipitation, and radiative transfer processes across a range of scales that
are key to improving the predictability of the Earth’s radiative balance and
hydrological cycle. Requests for research support under this FOA must
address one of the following research topics. PIs should clearly indicate to
which topic or topics they are responding.
1.
Aerosol-cloud
interactions: Conduct
observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies using observations
supported by BER, e.g. from ARM, to improve understanding of aerosol-cloud
interactions that affect the Earth’s energy balance and water cycle.
2.
Aerosol
processes: Conduct
observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies using observations
supported by BER, e.g. from ARM, to improve understanding of atmospheric
aerosol processes that affect the Earth’s energy balance and water cycle.
3.
Warm
boundary-layer atmospheric processes: Conduct
observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies using observations
supported by BER, e.g. from ARM, to improve understanding of boundary-layer
energy and moisture budgets and other processes controlling the formation and
micro- and macrophysical properties of warm
boundary-layer clouds.
4.
Arctic
atmospheric processes from COMBLE and MOSAiC:
Conduct observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies using observations
from ARM’s COMBLE3 and MOSAiC4 campaigns to improve understanding of cloud,
aerosol, and/or surface-interaction processes controlling the surface energy
budgets in the Arctic.
5.
Convective
cloud processes from CACTI: Conduct
observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies using observations from
ARM’s CACTI5 field campaign to improve understanding of environmental
properties and convective processes controlling the properties, life cycle,
organization, and radiative impact of convective clouds.
An
individual researcher may participate in no more than one (1) application as
lead Principal Investigator and may have a Senior Personnel role in no more
than two (2) applications (e.g. as principal investigator, co-investigator,
other senior personnel) in response to this FOA. Cost sharing is not
required.
Announcement
Number:
DE-FOA-0002391
Closing
Date:
Pre-Applications:
December 2, 2020
Full
Applications: January 27, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329520
Contact
Information
Shaima Nasiri