Research


Extramural Contract and Grant Supported Projects

2009 - 2010

  • “A Unified Multi-Sensor Perspective on Upper-Tropospheric Hydration,” ($90,000, 9/1/09 - 8/31/12). Investigator: K.N. Liou (UCLA); A. Eldering (JPL). (NASA Fellowship)
  • Transforming the Representation of the Boundary Layer and Low Clouds for High-Resolution Regional Climate Modeling,” ($565,000, 09/01/09 – 08/31/11). Investigator:  Alex Hall (UCLA); J. Teixeira (JPL). (DOE)
  • "Two Dominant Modes of the Subseasonal Variability of the Eastern Pacific ITCZ: Connections between Extreme Events, Subseasonal and Interannual Variability," ($300,000, 8/1/09 - 7/31/12). Investigator: J. Jiang (JPL). (NOAA)
  • "Remote Sensing of the Spatial Distribution of Ozone Precursor and Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Emissions in the LA Basin during the 2010 CalNex Study," ($475,138, 8/1/09 - 7/31/12). Investigator: J. Stutz (UCLA); S. Sander (JPL). (NOAA)
  • "Continuous Evaluation of Fast Processes in Climate Models Using ARM Measurements," ($500,000, 7/15/09 - 6/14/14). Investigator: Z. Li (JPL/UCLA). (DOE)
  • "Utilizing Ecosystem Information to Improve the Decision Support System for Central California Salmon," ($105,000, 7/1/09 - 6/30/12). Investigator: Y. Chao (JPL/UCLA). (MBARI)
  • Investigation of the Aerosol Indirect Effect on Ice Clouds and its Climate Impact Using A-Train Satellite Data and a GCM," ($549,167, 7/1/09 - 6/30/12). Investigators: Y. Gu and K.N. Liou (UCLA); J. Jiang and H. Sui (JPL). (NSF)

2008 - 2009

  • “Aerosol Impacts on Cirrus Clouds and High Power Laser Transmission,” ($105,000, 6/1/09 - 12/31/09). Investigator: K.N. Liou (UCLA). (AFOSR)
  • "Collaborative Research: Exploring the Chemical Reach of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Satellite/In-Situ Data Analysis and Chemistry/Transport Modeling," ($309,573, 5/1/09 - 4/30/12). Investigator: B. Tian (UCLA). (NSF)
  • "Enhancing California's Water Resource Decision Support System," ($159,954, 3/1/09 - 12/31/11). Investigator: J. Kim (UCLA). (UCOP)
  • "Cancoos: Long Term Monitoring of Environmental Conditions in Support of Protected Marine Area Management in Central and Northern California," ($200,000, 8/1/08 - 7/31/10). Investigator: Y. Chao (JPL/UCLA). (MBARI)

2007 - 2008

  • "An Investigation of the Aerosol Indirect Effect on Ice Clouds Based on Satellite Observations," ($472,000, 6/1/08 - 5/31/10). Investigator: K.N. Liou (UCLA). (NASA)
  • "ROMS Modeling, Data Assimilation and Real-Time Forecasting in Support of ASAP," ($200,000, 6/1/08 - 5/31/10). Investigator: Y. Chao (JPL/UCLA). (ONR)
  • "The Impacts of the Offshore Transport of Carbon and Nutrients from the Continental Margins on the Carbon Cycle and Air-Sea CO2 Balance of the Pacific Ocean," ($344,778, 4/15/08 - 4/14/11). Investigator: X. Jin (UCLA). (NASA)
  • "Upper Tropospheric Clouds: Developing a Global Long-Term Dataset with Quantitative Error Estimates," ($376,000, 2/7/08 - 2/6/11). Investigator: A. Eldering (JPL/UCLA). (NASA)
  • “NGST Airborne Data,” ($27,000, 9/17/07, Gift). Investigator: K.N. Liou (UCLA). (Northrup Grumman)
  • "Climatic Impacts of Contrail and Contrail-Cirrus," ($50,000, 9/5/07 - 8/31/08). Investigator: S. Ou and K.N. Liou (UCLA). (US Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Agency)
  • "Studies of Polar Stratospheric Clouds, Tropical Stratospheric Clouds and Tropospheric Aerosols Using CALIPSO Data," ($124,536, 8/15/07 - 8/14/10). Investigator: K.N. Liou (UCLA). (University of Colorado)
  • Simulating and Understanding Variability in Runoff from the Sierra Nevada," ($47,162, 7/1/07 - 2/28/09). Investigator: A. Hall (UCLA). (UC Water Resources)

2006 - 2007

  • "Aerosol Impacts on Cirrus Clouds and High Power Laser Transmission: A Combined Satellite Observations and Modeling Approach," ($305,000, 5/1/07 - 12/31/08). Investigator: K.N. Liou and S. Ou (UCLA). (Air Force Office of Scientific Research)
  • "A Smart Sensor Web for Ocean Observation: System, Design, Modeling and Optimization," ($270,000, 9/6/06 - 9/8/09). Investigator: Y. Chao (JPL/UCLA). (University of Washington)
  • "Response of the Bering Sea Integrated Circulation-Ice-Ecosystem to Forcing by Climate and the Adjacent North Pacific and Arctic Oceans," ($200,000, 9/1/06 - 8/31/08). Investigator: Y. Chao (JPL/UCLA) and J. McWilliams (UCLA). (NOAA/NPRB: North Pacific Research Board)
  • "Impacts of NASA Data and Models on Decision Support Tools in Prince William Sound, Alaska," ($129,450, 6/1/06 - 12/31/07). Investigator: Y. Chao (JPL/UCLA). (University of Alaska)