GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Predictability of seasonal and interannual variation in a changing climate
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
0830062 |
Funding Agency |
National Science Foundation |
| Total Award Amount |
$3,798,208 |
Project Location - City |
Fairfax |
| Award Date |
08/30/2009 |
Project Location - State |
VA |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
22030-4444
|
| Jobs Reported |
11.54 |
Congressional District |
11 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
077817450
|
| Recipient Address |
4400 UNIVERSITY DR |
| Recipient City |
FAIRFAX |
| Recipient State |
Virginia |
| Recipient Zip |
22030-4422 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
11 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Collaborative Research: Predictability of the Physical Climate System |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Science & Technology, General/Other |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
During this quarter: Response of Hadley circulation to greenhouse gas forcing in future climate; Decadal variability of North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in future climate; Use of interactive ensembles forced by observed weather noise to diagnose and understand the mechanisms of observed decadal predictability in the North Atlantic; A new technique for identifying predictable components on long time scales in century long climate simulations; identification of weather regimes in observations and model simulated climates; predictability of Atlantic and Indian Ocean climate variability; seamless prediction of weather and climate; understanding the role of deep convection in modulating the period and amplitude of ENSO, and the impact of land use change on climate in and around Amazon basin. Research on understanding the mechanisms of intraseasonal, seasonal, and interannual monsoon variations, especially the occurence of major monsoon droughts and floods, is continuing.
During this quarter: Causes of low frequency climate variability in coupled GCMs; statistical optimization techniques to determine the patterns that are most/least consistent between models and observations; growth of initial errors in the current climate and the future climate; evaluation of climate and cloud feedback among climate models; the effect of global warming associated with increases in greenhouse gases on the changes in the distribution of global precipitation; the indirect aerosol effects on cloud microphysical processes and radiative properties of Arctic clouds; the multidecadal variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) in a suite of climate models; absorption of extra heat by oceans associated with anthropogenic global warming; sensitivity of the Hadley circulation and the m |
| Jobs Created |
11.54 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
1 FAC, 4 GRA Positions Created, and 9 FAC, 9 GRA Positions Retained |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
49-0101 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
08/30/2009 |
| Award Number |
0830062 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
49 |
| Funding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
49 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Amount of Award |
$3,798,208 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$2,941,372 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$3,025,175 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
U01 |
| Activity Description |
Science & Technology, General/Other |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
38º 50' 6",
-77º 18' 38" |
| Congressional District |
11 |
| Address 1 |
4400 University Drive |
| Address 2 |
Research I |
| City |
Fairfax |
| County |
Fairfax |
| State |
VA |
| Zip |
22030-4444 |
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