CIRA Projects/Themes Matrix
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 Promoting Education and Outreach on Behalf of NOAA and the University Satellite Algorithm Development, Training and Education Regional to Global Scale Modeling Systems Data Assimilation Climate-Weather Processes Data Distribution Assessing the Value of NOAA Research via Societal/Economic Impact Studies
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NRA/NASA-Modeling, Analysis and Prediction Denis O'Brien 6/23/2006 6/22/2011  
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Five Year Cooperative Agreemnt for Center for GeoSciences/Atmospheric Research, Technology Transition and Interactions Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Ken Eis 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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CG/AR Geosciences and Atmospheric Research Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Hydrometeorology Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Dr. Andrew S. Jones 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Hydrologic and Erosion Modeling Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Pierre Julien 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Micro-scale Hydrologic Modeling Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Soil Moisture/WindSat Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Dr. Andrew S. Jones 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Clouds/Icing/Aerosol Effects Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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CLEX Field Experiment Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Aerosol Observations and Predictions Analysis Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Prof. Sonia Kreidenweis-Dandy 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Environmental Modeling and Assimilation Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Dr. Andrew S. Jones 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Ensemble Kalman Filtering for Army-Scale Met Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Dr. Milija Zupanski 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
Mesoscale Modeling and Assimilation in Very Cloudy Conditions Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Dr. William Cotton 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Urban and Boundary Layer Environment Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Boundary Layer and Urban Studies Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Remote Sensing of Battlespace Parameters Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Advanced Neural Net Processing of Acoustic Data Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Prof. Mahmood Azimi 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Tropical Cyclone Prediction Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Dr. John A. Knaff 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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CG/AR Atmospheric Acoustics Studies Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Dr. Steve Miller 5/01/2006 4/30/2011  
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Improving Parameterizations of non-convective Precipitation Processes by Data Assimilation Dr. Isidora Jankov 5/01/2008 4/30/2011  
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IPY: Collaborative Research: A prototype network for measuring arctic winter precipitation and snow cover (snow-net) Dr. Glen E. Liston Dr. Christopher A. Hiemstra 3/15/2007 2/28/2011  
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Monsoon flow and its variability during NAME: observations and models Prof. Richard H. Johnson 8/01/2007 7/31/2010  
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Development of an improved climate rainfall dataset from SSM/I Prof. Chris Kummerow 7/01/2007 6/30/2010  
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Using a regional-scale model to analyze the scale dependence of convection, cloud microphysics, and fractional cloudiness Dr. Laura D. Fowler 7/01/2007 6/30/2010  
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Simulation and analysis of the interaction between aerosols and clouds, precipitation and the radiation budget over the Gulf of Mexico and Houston Dr. William Cotton 5/01/2007 4/30/2010 6/30/2010
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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 4/30/2010 6/30/2010
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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 3/31/2010  
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Collaborative Research: Norwegian-United States IPY Scientific Tranverse: climate variability and glaciology Dr. Glen E. Liston 2/01/2007 1/31/2010 1/31/2011
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High Resolution Dynamic Precipitation Analysis for Hydrological Applications. Stage II: Include NASA unified WRF and satellite precipitation observations Prof. Chris Kummerow Dr. Dusanka Zupanski, Dr. Milija Zupanski 1/01/2009 12/31/2009  
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CoCoRaHS: The community collaborative rain, hail and snow network--enhancing environmental literacy through participation in climate monitoring and research Nolan Doesken 10/01/2006 9/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Environmental Applications Research Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 10/01/2004 6/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Satellite Data Reception and Analysis Support Prof. Graeme Stephens Michael Hiatt 7/01/2008 6/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Investigation of smoke aerosol-cloud interactions using large eddy simulations Dr. Hongli Jiang Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 6/01/2005 6/30/2009 6/30/2010
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A GOES-R Proving Ground for National Weather Service Forecaster Readiness Dr. Steve Miller 7/01/2008 6/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Validation of Satellite-Based Thermodynamic Retrievals in the Tropics Jack Dostalek 7/01/2008 6/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Satellite Analysis of the Influence of the Gulf Stream on the Troposphere: Convective Response Andrea Schumacher 7/01/2008 6/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Advanced Verification techniques for the hurricane weather research and forecast (HWRF) model CIRA Administrator 7/01/2008 6/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Evaluation of hurricane mitigation hypotheses through an interactive program of observational analyses and numerical simulation Dr. William Cotton 10/01/2008 6/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Transitioning ISCCP GOES-West Processing from CIRA to NCDC Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 6/01/2008 5/31/2009 6/30/2010
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Analysis of clouds, radiation and aerosols from surface measurements and modeling studies Dr. Clifford Matsumoto Dr. Shelby A. Frisch 5/01/2006 4/30/2009 6/30/2010
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Expansion of CIRA research collaboration with the NWS Meteorological Development Lab Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 10/01/2005 3/31/2009 6/30/2010
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Cloud and microwave emissivity verification tools for use within the CRTM Dr. Andrew S. Jones Cindy Combs, John Forsythe, Scott Longmore 4/01/2007 3/31/2009 6/30/2010
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An Improved Wind Probability Estimation Program Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 4/01/2007 3/31/2009 6/30/2010
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POES-GOES Blended Hydrometeorological Products Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder John Forsythe, Dr. Andrew S. Jones 3/01/2008 2/28/2009 6/30/2010
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Development of a Polar Satellite Processing System for Research and Training Dr. Bernadette Connell 3/01/2008 2/28/2009 6/30/2010
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High Resolution Dynamic Precipitation Analysis for Hydrological Applications. Stage I: Development of a Basic WRF-MLEF-NCEPos DAS Dr. Dusanka Zupanski Prof. Chris Kummerow, Dr. Milija Zupanski 1/01/2008 12/31/2008 12/31/2009
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East Pacific intraseasonal oscillations and air-sea interaction during northern hemisphere summer Eric Maloney 1/15/2008 12/31/2008 6/30/2010
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Further Expansion of CIRA Research Collaboration with the NWS Meteorological Development Lab Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 10/01/2007 11/30/2008 6/30/2010
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Blended AMSU, SSM/I, and GPS Total Precipitatable Water Products Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 9/01/2007 8/31/2008 6/30/2010
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IPCC Studies for Climate Observations Prof. Tom Vonder Haar John Forsythe 8/01/2007 7/31/2008 6/30/2010
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Ultrasonic depth sensors for NWS snow measurements in the US: evaluation of operational readiness Nolan Doesken 5/01/2006 4/30/2008 6/30/2010
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The Role of Atmospheric Water Content in Climate and Climate Change (NASA) Prof. Graeme Stephens Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 9/01/2004 4/28/2008 9/30/2011
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A high resolution meteorological distribution model for atmospheric, hydrologic, and ecologic applications Dr. Glen E. Liston 2/01/2005 1/31/2008 6/30/2010
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Sensitivity of the N. Am. Monsoon to Soil Moisture and Vegetation Dr. William Cotton 1/01/2005 12/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Processing of organic aerosols by heterogeneous and multiphase processes Dr. Barbara Ervens Prof. Sonia Kreidenweis-Dandy 1/01/2005 12/31/2007 6/30/2010
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GOES West ISCCP Sector Processing Center Prof. Tom Vonder Haar J. Adam Kankiewicz 1/01/2006 12/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Development and Evaluation of GOES and POES Products for Tropical Cyclone and Precipitation Analysis Dr. Louie Grasso 1/01/2006 12/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Evaluation of GOES-13 Imager and Sounder during NOAA’s Science Test: Collection and Analysis of Data Dr. Bernadette Connell 1/01/2007 12/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Collaborative Research with NIDIS for their web portal Dr. Shripad Deo 6/01/2007 12/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Social verification of warnings: How can we improve the response to warnings? Dr. Shripad Deo 7/01/2007 12/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Study of Gulf Surges using QuikSCAT and NAME Observations Prof. Richard H. Johnson 10/01/2004 9/30/2007 6/30/2010
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Weather Satellite Data and Analysis Equipment and Support for Research Activities Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 10/01/2006 9/30/2007 6/30/2010
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Advanced Environmental Satellite Research Support Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 9/01/2005 8/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Funds for the Cooperative Institute for Research, Task 1 Prof. Graeme Stephens 7/01/2002 6/30/2007 6/30/2010
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Impact of Fundamental Assumptions of Probabilistic Data Assimilation/Ensemble Forecasting: Conditional Mode vs. Conditional Mean Dr. Milija Zupanski 3/01/2004 6/30/2007 6/30/2010
Applications of satellite altimetry data to statistical and simplified dynamical tropical cyclone intensity forecast models Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2005 6/30/2007 6/30/2010
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Regional Transport Analysis for Carbon Cycle Inversions A Scott Denning 7/01/2005 6/30/2007 6/30/2010
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A satellite analysis of atmospheric rivers Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Jack Dostalek 7/01/2006 6/30/2007 6/30/2010
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Analysis of Simulated Radiance Fields for GOES-R ABI Bands for Mesoscale Weather and Hazard Events Dr. Manajit Sengupta Dr. Louie Grasso 6/01/2006 5/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Continued Development of Tropical Cyclone Wind Probability Products Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 1/01/2006 5/31/2007 6/30/2010
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The role of Africa in terrestrial carbon exchange and atmospheric CO2: Reducing regional and global carbon cycle uncertainty A Scott Denning Niall Hanan 5/01/2004 4/30/2007 6/30/2010
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Continued Investigation of the N.A. Monsoon Sensitvity to Boundary and Regional Forcing with a Focus on Land-Atmosphere Interaction Prof. Roger Pielke 4/01/2004 3/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Advanced Weather (AWIPS) Support for Satellite Hydro-Meteorology (SHyMet) and Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) Training and Education Dr. Bernadette Connell 3/01/2006 2/28/2007 6/30/2010
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EPIC ITCZ Radar Data Dr. Rob Cifelli 2/01/2006 1/31/2007 6/30/2010
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Data Fusion to Determine North American Sources and Sinks of Carbon Dioxide at High Spatial and Temporal Resolution A Scott Denning 1/01/2004 12/31/2006 6/30/2010
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Continued Development of Tropical Cyclone Wind Probability Products Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 1/01/2005 12/31/2006 6/30/2010
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Improved Statistical Intensity Forecast Models Jack Dostalek 1/01/2005 12/31/2006 6/30/2010
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Development of Three-Dimensional Polar Wind Retrieval Techniques Using the Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 1/01/2006 12/31/2006 6/30/2010
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NPOESS Applications to tropical cyclone analysis and forecasting Dr. Renate Brummer 1/01/2006 12/31/2006 6/30/2010
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Ship-Based Observations of Precipitation Convection and Environmental Conditions in Support of NAME-2004 Prof. Steven Rutledge 12/01/2003 11/30/2006 6/30/2010
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Climate Process Team on Low-Latitude Cloud Feedbacks on Climate Sensitivity Dr. David Randall 10/01/2003 9/30/2006 6/30/2010
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Incorporation of Census Data in Severe Weather Watches and Warnings Dr. Shripad Deo 10/01/2005 9/30/2006 6/30/2010
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Proposal on Efficient All-Weather (Cloudy and Clear) Observational Operator for Satellite Radiance Data Assimilation Dr. Manajit Sengupta Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 8/01/2004 7/31/2006 6/30/2010
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Advanced weather (AWIPS) support for satellite hydro-meteorology (shymet) and VISIT training and education Dr. Bernadette Connell 7/01/2004 6/30/2006 6/30/2010
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Research & Development for GOES-R Risk Reduction Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2005 6/30/2006 6/30/2010
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Development of an Annular Hurricane eyewall index for tropical cyclone intensity forecasting Dr. John A. Knaff 1/01/2005 6/30/2006 6/30/2010
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Getting Ready for NOAA's Advanced Remote Sensing Programs A Satellite Hydro-Meteorology (SHyMet) Training and Education Proposal Dr. Bernadette Connell 7/01/2005 6/30/2006 6/30/2010
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Pilot Program to Improve Satellite System Utilization Through Education, Training and Outreach Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 1/01/2005 6/30/2006 6/30/2010
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NESDIS Postdoctoral Program Dr. Steve Miller 7/01/2005 6/30/2006 6/30/2010
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CIRA research collaboration with the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) for support of the National Geodetic Survey CORS Project Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 12/01/2005 4/30/2006 6/30/2010
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Development and Evaluation of GOES and POES Products for Tropical Cyclone and Precipitation Analysis Dr. Louie Grasso 1/01/2005 12/31/2005 6/30/2010
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Development of a multi-platform satellite tropical cyclone wind analysis system Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 1/01/2005 12/31/2005 6/30/2010
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Analyses and Diagnostic Studies from SMN Radar and Related Data in support of NAME Dr. Timothy Lang 1/01/2005 12/31/2005 6/30/2010
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Support of the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 1/01/2005 12/31/2005 6/30/2010
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An Evaluation of Ultrasonic Snow Depth Sensors for Estimating 6 and 24 hr Snowfall Totals Nolan Doesken Prof. Roger Pielke 4/01/2004 11/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Science stewardship of thematic climate data records-a pilot study with global water vapor. Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 3/01/2005 11/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Documenting historical climate network stations in Colorado Nolan Doesken Prof. Roger Pielke 7/01/2005 10/31/2005 6/30/2010
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Radar Remote Sensing Processes Dr. Shelby A. Frisch Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 4/01/2005 10/31/2005 6/30/2010
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CIRA Activities and Participation in the GOES I-M Product Assurance Plan Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 10/01/2004 9/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service Dr. Shripad Deo 3/01/2005 9/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Advanced Environmental Satellite Research Support Prof. Tom Vonder Haar Jim Purdom 9/01/2004 8/31/2005 6/30/2010
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The Role of Stratocumulus Clouds In Modifying Pollution Plumes Transported To N. Am. Cont. Prof. Sonia Kreidenweis-Dandy 9/01/2004 8/31/2005 6/30/2010
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Atmospheric CO2 Inversion Intercomparison Project (TransCom3) A Scott Denning 9/01/2004 8/31/2005 6/30/2010
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ORA IT Infrastructure of the Future Dr. Andrew S. Jones Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 4/01/2005 8/31/2005 6/30/2010
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Interactions of the Monsoon and Anticyclones in the Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean System Dr. David Randall Todd Ringler 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Impact of Interactive Vegetation on Predictions of North American Monsoons A Scott Denning Dr. Lixin Lu 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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NESDIS Postdoctoral Program Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project Sector Processing and Analysis Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Harnessing the Spare Computing Power of Desktop PCs for Improved Satellite Data Processing and Technology Transition Dr. Andrew S. Jones Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Study of the direct and indirect effects of aerosol on climate Prof. Graeme Stephens 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Getting Ready for NOAA's Advanced Remote Sensing Programs A Satellite Hydro-Meteorology (SHyMet) Training and Education Proposal Dr. Bernadette Connell 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Severe Weather and Tropical Cyclone Product Development for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project Dr. Louie Grasso 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Global Microwave Surface Emissivity Error Analysis Dr. Andrew S. Jones Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Improvement in Deterministic and Probabilistic Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind Predictions Dr. John A. Knaff 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Development of Three-Dimensional Polar Wind Retrieval Techniques using the Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2004 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Research & Development for GOES-R Risk Reduction Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2003 6/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Variability and Trends in Global Precipitation Prof. Chris Kummerow 5/01/2002 4/30/2005 6/30/2010
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Cross-Sensor Products for Improved Weather Analysis and Forecasting. Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 3/01/2003 2/28/2005 6/30/2010
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Air-Sea Interaction Remote Sensing Processes Dr. Shelby A. Frisch Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2004 12/31/2004 6/30/2010
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CIRA Activities and Participation in DMSP Satellite Data Processing and Analysis Dr. Clifford Matsumoto 7/01/2004 12/31/2004 6/30/2010
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GOES-I/M Product Assurance and Advanced Product Development for Support of the Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 1/01/2004 12/31/2004 6/30/2010
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Applied Research in Support of Implementation of National Weather Service Advance Hydrologic Prediction Services in Central Region Dr. Shripad Deo 1/01/2002 12/31/2004 6/30/2010
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Analysis and Interpretation of Census Data Dr. Shripad Deo 7/01/2004 8/31/2004 6/30/2010
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Carbon Dioxide Measurements from an Airborne Spectrometer in Support of Operational Temperature Soundings and the Study of the Carbon Cycle Prof. Graeme Stephens 5/01/2003 4/30/2004 6/30/2010
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Development of Efficient Satellite Data Compression Techniques: Transmission of GOES Imagery to the NOAA WP-3D Aircraft Dr. John A. Knaff Dr. Ning Wang 1/01/2002 12/31/2003 6/30/2010
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Stochastic Modeling and Simulation of the Great Lakes Net Basin Supplies Dr. Jose Salas 3/01/2002 12/31/2003 6/30/2010
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Research for Validation of NESDIS Microwave Land Emissivity Model Darren McKague 9/06/2002 9/05/2003 6/30/2010
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Research to Improve Tropical Cyclone Intensity Analyses and Predictions Using Satellite Data Prof. Tom Vonder Haar 7/01/2002 6/30/2003 6/30/2010
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Polarimetric Radar Observations of Precipitation: Measurements, Analysis and Modeling Dr. Chandrasekaran Venkatachalam 7/01/2002 6/30/2003 6/30/2010
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Technological Transfer and Validation of the CIRA Scheme for the Tropical Rainfall Potential (TRaP) Technique Dr. Stanley Q. Kidder 3/01/2002 2/28/2003 6/30/2010
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Development of a Virtual Laboratory Web Server for International Satellite Meteorology Training Dr. Bernadette Connell 7/01/2001 6/30/2002 6/30/2010
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