CIRA Projects
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A Collaborative Effort to Improve Geostationary Products of Hydrologic Variables Prof. Chris Kummerow 11/01/2012 11/30/2015
Collaborative Research - AON: A Snow Observing Network to Detect Arctic Climate Change - SnowNet II Dr. Glen E. Liston Dr. Christopher A. Hiemstra 9/01/2009 8/31/2015
Analyzing the impacts of non-gaussian errors in gaussian data assimilation systems Dr. Steven Fletcher Dr. Andrew S. Jones 9/01/2012 8/31/2015
Tasks Related to Techinical Support of the WMO-GGMS Virtual Lab for Education and Training Dr. Bernadette Connell 9/01/2012 8/31/2015
Collaborative Research: Sensitivity of Regional Climate Due to Land-Cover Changes in the Eastern U.S. Since 1650 Lixin Lu, Ph.D. 8/15/2012 7/31/2015
Hydrologic Research and Water Resources Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 3/01/2012 2/28/2015
Snow Datasets for Arctic Terrestrial Applications Dr. Glen E. Liston 9/22/2012 9/30/2014
North American Regional-scale Flux Estimation and Observing System Design for the NASA Carbon Monitoring System Chris O'Dell 7/24/2012 7/23/2014
Research collaboration with the aviation weather testbed in support of the NWS NextGen weather program Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 8/01/2011 6/30/2014
A Cooperative Institute to Investigate Satellite Applications for Regional/Global-Scale Forecasts Prof. Chris Kummerow 7/01/2009 6/30/2014
NESDIS Environmental Applications Team (NEAT) Dr. Steve Miller 7/01/2009 6/30/2014
HFIP-Ensemble Data Assimilation Research for Hurricane Forecasting Dr. Milija Zupanski 7/01/2010 6/30/2014
CIRA research collaborations with the NWS meteorological development lab on autonowcaster and AWIPS II projects Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 7/01/2010 6/30/2014
CIRA Support for feature-based valication of MIRS soundings for tropical cyclone analysis and forecasting Jack Dostalek 7/01/2012 6/30/2014
NEAT Expanded: VIIRS and HIIRS Calibration/Validation Dr. Steve Miller 10/01/2011 6/30/2014
Effective collaborative NIDIS drought monitoring and early warning in the upper colorado basin Nolan Doesken 7/01/2011 6/30/2014
Environmental Applications Research (EAR) Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 7/01/2011 6/30/2014
Scientific Support to the GOES-R Algorithm Review Board Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2011 6/30/2014
Legacy Atmospheric Sounding Data Set Project Prof. Richard H. Johnson 4/01/2010 6/30/2014
Research Collaboration at the NWS Aviation Weather Center in Support of the Aviation Weather Testbed, Aviation Weather Research Program, and the NextGen Weather Program Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 10/01/2012 6/30/2014
Impact Assessment and Data Assimilation of NOAA NPP/JPSS Sounding products and Quality Control Parameters Dr. Steven Fletcher 4/01/2012 3/31/2014
Modeling of Snow Drift and Mapping of Polar Bear Dens Dr. Glen E. Liston 1/01/2013 3/31/2014
A global high-resolution fossil fuel CO2 inventory built from assimilation of in situ and remotely-sensed datasets to advance satellite greenhouse gas Dr. David Baker 3/10/2011 3/09/2014
Variability in snow sublimation across basin scale systems Nolan Doesken 1/01/2011 12/31/2013
Science and management support for NPP VIIRS EDR imagery algorithm and validation activities and NPP VIIRS cloud validation Dr. Steve Miller 8/31/2011 12/31/2013
Satellite meterological application research, development, and technical support Dr. Steve Miller 7/01/2009 12/31/2013
Design, development, evaluation, integration and deployment of new weather radar technology Chandrasekaran Venkatachalam 11/01/2010 10/31/2013
CoCoRaHs: Capitalizing on Technological Advancements to Expand Environmental Literacy Through a Successful Citizen Science Network Nolan Doesken 10/01/2010 9/30/2013
Quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) Chandrasekaran Venkatachalam 1/01/2011 9/30/2013
Enabling the use of NASA and NAAPS products in the air quality decision-making processes involved in daily forecasting, exceptional event analysis, and development of standards Shawn McClure 1/01/2009 9/30/2013
CIRA Data Processing Center Support for the CloudSat Mission Dr. Steve Miller 10/01/2011 9/30/2013
Data Warehouse for Air Quality Modeling in the Oil and Gas Region of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado Shawn McClure 9/23/2011 9/30/2013
New Statistical Dynamical Intensity Forecast Models for the Indian Ocean and Southern Hemisphere Andrea Schumacher 9/22/2012 9/21/2013
Improvements to background error covariances and moisture representation in the Navy Dr. Steven Fletcher 1/09/2012 9/08/2013
Fine resolution CO2 flux estimates from AIRS and GOSAT CO2 retrievals: data validation and assimilation Dr. David Baker 9/01/2009 8/31/2013
Assistance for instrument development to measure the relationship of air quality with night sky visibility Dr. Jenny Hand 8/31/2011 8/31/2013
Web-based environmental database supporting air resource management in National Park and Forest Service lands Dr. Jenny Hand 9/01/2011 8/31/2013
Climate Science Connections to Vulnerability Assessments Dr. Glen E. Liston 9/01/2012 8/31/2013
CIRA Support to the CASA Dallas Fort Worth Urban Demonstration Network Chandrasekaran Venkatachalam Brenda Phillips 4/01/2012 7/31/2013
Development of a probabilistic topical cyclone prediction scheme Andrea Schumacher 8/01/2011 7/31/2013
Collborative Research: Linking Inuit Knowledge and Local-Scale Environmental Modeling to Evaluate the Impacts of Changing Weather on Human Activities at Clyde River, Nunavut Dr. Glen E. Liston 5/01/2008 7/31/2013
A Multisensor 4-D Blended Water Vapor Product for Weather Forecasting Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder John Forsythe, Dr. Andrew S. Jones 1/01/2011 7/04/2013
Summer School on Atmospheric Modeling Dr. David Randall 7/01/2012 6/30/2013
CIRA activities and participation in the GOES improved measurement and product assurance plan (GIMPAP) Dr. Steve Miller 7/01/2012 6/30/2013
CIRA Support to the JPSS Proving Ground and Risk Reduction Program Dr. Steve Miller 7/01/2012 6/30/2013
Application of JPSS imagers and sounders to tropical cyclone track and intensity forecasting Dr. Steve Miller 9/01/2011 6/30/2013
Tropical Cyclone Model Diagnostics and Product Development Wayne Schubert 7/01/2009 6/30/2013
Data fusion to determine North American sources and sinks of carbon dioxide at high spatial and temporal resolution from 2004 to 2008 A Scott Denning 5/01/2007 6/30/2013
CIRA Support for Transition of Tropical Cyclone Forecast Products Andrea Schumacher 7/01/2009 6/30/2013
Getting Ready for NOAA Advanced Remote Sensing Programs A Satellite Hydro-Meteorology (SHyMet) Training and Education Proposal Dr. Bernadette Connell 7/01/2012 6/30/2013
CIRA Support of the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) Dan Bikos Dr. Bernadette Connell 7/01/2012 6/30/2013
CIRA Support to GOES-R Proving Ground for National Weather Service Forecaster Readiness Dr. Steve Miller Dr. Renate Brummer 7/01/2012 6/30/2013
Weather Satellite Data and Analysis Equipment and Support for Research Activities Prof. Chris Kummerow 7/01/2012 6/30/2013
Research and Development for GOES-R Risk Reduction for Mesoscale Weather Analysis and Forecasting; and Analysis of Simulated Radiance fields for GOES-R ABI bands for mesoscale weather and hazard events Dr. Steve Miller 7/01/2010 6/30/2013
Earth system research lab/global monitoring division carbon tracker modeler and software developer David Baker 7/01/2011 6/30/2013
Improvements in Statistical Tropical Cyclone Forecast Models Dr. Renate Brummer 7/01/2011 6/30/2013
Development of a Real-Time Automated Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind Analysis Dr. Renate Brummer 7/01/2011 6/30/2013
CIRA Support to Production of Real-time Nested NAM-based GOES-R Synthetic Imagery Dr. Louie Grasso Dr. Yoo-Jeong Noh 7/01/2012 6/30/2013
Application of "A-Train" Satellite Observations to Support Decision Support Systems for Operational Aviation Weather Products Dr. Steve Miller 10/01/2009 6/28/2013
The Role of the Vertical Distribution of Clouds in the Atmospheric Energetics Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 2/01/2010 6/20/2013
Utility of GOES-R Instruments for Hurricane Data Assimilation and Forecasting Dr. Milija Zupanski 6/01/2010 5/31/2013
Downscaling NCEP Global Climate Forecast System (CFS) Seasonal Predictions for Hydrologic Applications Using Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) Lixin Lu, Ph.D. 7/01/2009 4/30/2013
Quantifying the Source of Atmospheric Ice Nuclei from Biomass Burning Aerosols Paul DeMott 5/01/2010 4/30/2013
Five Year Cooperative Agreemnt for Center for GeoSciences/Atmospheric Research, Technology Transition and Interactions Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 5/01/2006 4/30/2013
Development of short term solar forecasting methods Dr. Steve Miller 7/01/2010 4/01/2013
POES-GOES blended hydrometeorological products Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder John Forsythe, Dr. Andrew S. Jones 3/01/2010 3/31/2013
eTRaP Upgrade – Shear, Topography, Storm Rotation, and Rainfall Climatology & Persistence Model (R-CLIPER) Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 4/01/2012 3/31/2013
Severe Weather/Aviation impact from hyperspectral assimilation Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 4/01/2010 3/31/2013
EAGER: Collaborative Research: Interoperability Testbed-Assessing a Layered Architecture for Integration of Existing Capabilities Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 4/01/2012 3/31/2013
Ensemble Based Assimilation and Downscaling of the GPM-like Satellite Precipitation Information Dr. Milija Zupanski 4/01/2010 3/31/2013
GOES-CARB: A Framework for Monitoring Carbon Concentrations and Fluxes Dr. David Baker 9/23/2012 3/27/2013
Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) Task Chris O'Dell 8/22/2011 3/25/2013
RAMMB infrastructure for product development, demonstration and operational transition at CIRA/CSU Dr. Bernadette Connell 3/01/2010 2/28/2013
In Support of NOAA commitment to the coordination group for meteorological satellites: enhancing the international virtual laboratory Dr. Bernadette Connell 3/01/2010 2/28/2013
AFWA Coupled Assimilation and Prediction System Development at CIRA Dr. Andrew S. Jones 10/01/2012 2/28/2013
Assistance for Visibility Data Analysis and Image Display Techniques Dr. Jenny Hand 1/01/2011 2/28/2013
Assistance for Visibility Data Analysis and Image Display Techniques Dr. Jenny Hand 2/15/2012 2/14/2013
Defining Subgrid Snow Distributions within NASA Remote-Sensing Products and Models Dr. Glen E. Liston 9/01/2006 2/06/2013
Algorithm Development for AMSR-2 Prof. Chris Kummerow 2/01/2012 1/31/2013
DoD Center for Geosciences/Atmospheric Research at CSU Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 9/20/2012 1/20/2013
Software Engineering Support for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System Interface Data Processing Segment (IDPS) Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 4/01/2012 12/31/2012
Improvement of the In-Flight Icing Product Algorithm using Satellite Data, Numerical Weather Prediction Model, and Radiative Transfer Model Dr. Yoo-Jeong Noh 8/01/2012 11/30/2012
CIRA Contributions in Formulating geoCARB Igor Polonsky 12/21/2011 10/15/2012
A study of precipitation motion using model winds Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 10/01/2011 9/30/2012
HMT Field Coordinator Position in NOAA ESRL Physical Sciences Division Chandrasekaran Venkatachalam 10/01/2010 9/30/2012
Future changes of the Southern Ocean CO2 fluxes Dr. Steve Miller 9/01/2009 8/31/2012
Assistance for Night Sky Visibility Data Collection, Analysis and Presentation and Web-Based Environmental Database Supporting Air Resource Management in National Park and Forest Service Lands Dr. Jenny Hand 9/01/2010 8/31/2012
Collaborative Research: CMG-Ensemble Data Assimilation for Nonlinear and Nondifferentiable Problems in Geosciences Dr. Milija Zupanski 9/01/2009 8/31/2012
Deriving Mutually-Consistent Carbon-Water Fluxes Lixin Lu, Ph.D. 9/01/2009 8/31/2012
Improving the representation of global snow cover, snow water equivalent, and snow albedo in climate models by applying EOS tera and aqua observations Dr. Glen E. Liston Dr. Christopher A. Hiemstra 4/01/2007 7/02/2012
Improving an Air Quality Decision Support System through the Integration of Satellite Data with Ground-Based, Modeled and Emissions Data Shawn McClure 5/01/2008 4/30/2012
Wind Forecasting Solutions for Clean Energy Applications Dr. Milija Zupanski 4/15/2010 4/14/2012
The Role of the Colorado Climate Center in a meaningful drought early warning system for the upper Colorado basin Nolan Doesken 7/01/2009 6/30/2011
SEMAP-Southeastern Modeling, Analysis, and Planning Project Shawn McClure 6/14/2010 6/13/2011