Funding-NASA -- ROSES
2012: Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science; April 1, 2013
Agency
NASA
Description
This
solicitation is for new and successor interdisciplinary research investigations
within NASAs Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science (IDS) program.
Proposed research investigations will meet the following criteria: a) offer a
fundamental advance to our understanding of the Earth system; b) be based on
remote sensing data, especially satellite observations, but including
suborbital sensors as appropriate; c) go beyond correlation of data sets and
seek to understand the underlying causality of change through determination of
the specific physical, chemical, and/or biological processes involved; d) be
truly interdisciplinary in scope by involving traditionally disparate
disciplines of the Earth sciences; and e) address at least one of the five
specific themes listed in this solicitation:
Understanding Earth System Vulnerabilities
to Climate Extremes
Impacts of Changing Polar Ice Cover
Water and Energy Cycle Impacts of Biomass
Burning
Impacts of Population growth on watersheds
and coastal ecology
Role of Permafrost in a Changing Climate
The
results of these investigations will improve our capability for both prognostic
predictions and retrospective simulations of the Earth system. They will also
advance our understanding of the vulnerabilities in human and biogeophysical systems, and their relationships to climate
extremes, thresholds, and tipping points. Meeting these goals requires
approaches that integrate the traditional disciplines of the Earth sciences, as
well as innovative and complementary use of models and data.
Announcement
Number:
NNH12ZDA001N-IDS
Closing
Date:
Apr 01, 2013
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Dr.
Max Bernstein, Lead for Research, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; E-mail: sara@nasa.gov; Telephone: 202-358-0879.