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New Investigator Program (NIP) in Earth Science

NRA-03-OES-04

The New Investigator Program (NIP) in Earth Science was established in 1996 to encourage integrated environments for research and education for scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers. The program, designed for investigators at academic institutions and non-profit organizations, encompasses all areas of research and development in Earth system science, applications, technology, as well as associated activities in education, science communication, and interdisciplinary endeavors. It supports NASA's mission to "understand and protect our home planet" and to "inspire the next generation of explorers." The Office of Earth Science also places particular emphasis on the investigators' ability to promote and increase the use of Earth remote sensing through the proposed research and education projects. The NIP announcement is issued every one-and-a-half years.

For the 2003 NIP announcement (NRA-03-OES-04), a total of 126 proposals were received. Based on an evaluation of the proposed research and education activities with an approximate weight of 2:1, 31 proposals are selected for awards upon verification of eligibility. They are:

Basara, Jeffrey   University of Oklahoma

Quantifying the Structure of the Planetary Boundary Layer In and Around Oklahoma City

Brown de Colstoun, Eric   Goddard Space Flight Center

Consequences of Land Cover/Use Changes on National Parks: A Research/Educational Partnership in the Upper Delaware River Basin

Byrne, Deirdre   University of Maine

A Benchmark for the Meridional Overturning Circulation: The Role of the Agulhas Current System in Oceanic Climate Variability

Cantrell, Will   Michigan Technological University

Ice Nucleation by Organic Compounds Representative of Biomass Burning in the Tropics

Chen, Jianli   University of Texas Austin

Mass and Angular Momentum Budget of the Oceans: An Interdisciplinary Study with Ocean General Circulation Model, Satellite Altimetry, and GRACE Observation

Cherkauer, Keith   Purdue University

Seasonal Soil Frost: A Study of Its Significance to the Hydrologic Cycle of North America

Colarco, Peter   University of Maryland Baltimore County

Simulations of the Aging of Smoke from African Biomass Burning Plumes and Implications for Remote Sensing and Long-Range Transport of Smoke Aerosols

Drake, Jason   University of Georgia Research Foundation Incorporated (Now with GAMES Lab)

Multidimensional Characterization of Southern Pine Forest Structure and Integrity: A Hierarchical Multisensor Remote Sensing Approach

Fontecchio, Adam   Drexel University

Lightweight Mirror with Electronically Switched Focal Point for Remote Sensing

French, Nancy   Altarum Institute

Assessment of Biomass Consumption Variability in Forest Fires Using Satellite Remote Sensing

Fridlind, Ann   Ames Research Center

Combining Satellite and In Situ Observations with High-Resolution Numerical Simulations to Determine Aerosol Effects on Tropical Deep Convection

Graham, Catherine   State University of New York Stony Brook

Remote Sensing and Biodiversity in a Changing Climate

Hochberg, Eric   University of Hawaii

Empirical Radiative Transfer Corrections for Deterministic Coral Reef Remote Sensing

Hurtado, Jose   University of Texas El Paso

Integrated Field Work and Remote Sensing Studies for the Assessment of Geologic Hazards and Groundwater Hydrology in the Southern Rio Grande Rift

Judge, Jasmeet   University of Florida

Improved Estimation of Evapotranspiration and Recharge Through Assimilation of Microwave Observations

Mannino, Antonio   Goddard Space Flight Center

Dynamics of Coastal Ocean Dissolved Organic Matter

Margulis, Steven   University of California Los Angeles

Estimation of Distributed Snowpack Characteristics with Passive Microwave Observations and Physically Based Snow Models Using an Ensemble Data Assimilation Approach

McFadden, Joseph   University of Minnesota

Biophysical Controls on Carbon and Water Fluxes in Changing Urban/Suburban Ecosystems: Linking Tall-Tower Flux Observations, Ground-Based Measurements, and Remote Sensing

Morrison, John   University of New Hampshire

Real Time Observations and Interpretation of Solar Radiation in Coastal Waters of New England: Phytoplankton Fluorescence, Ocean Color, and Heating

Nenes, Athanasios   Georgia Institute of Technology

Toward An Improved Representation of Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in Global Models: Studies Integrating NASA GMI and Remote Sensing Products

O'Connell, Kari   Oregon State University

Effects of Fire Management on Fuels Along Fire Regime and Forest Productivity Gradients in Oregon: Implications for Long-Term Carbon Dynamics

Prenni, Anthony   Colorado State University

Laboratory and Field Measurements of Aerosol Particle Effects on Cloud Ice Formation in the Amazon Basin

Ramage, Joan   Creighton University

Remote Sensing and Digital Reconstruction of Pre-Late-Glacial to Recent Glaciers in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru

Sanderson, Eric   Wildlife Conservation Society

Monitoring of Large Wildlife Directly Through High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing: Experimental and In Situ Approaches

Still, Christopher   University of California Santa Barbara

C4 Photosynthesis and the Carbon Cycle: An Integrated Plan of Research and Education

Tanelli, Simone   Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Observation of Clouds and Precipitation Through Spaceborne Doppler Radar: Designing a System to Improve Current Atmospheric Dynamics Models

Thornton, Joel   University of Washington Seattle

In Situ Studies of Tropospheric Heterogeneous Chemistry: Nitrogen Oxide Radical Reservoirs

Uz, Baris   University of Maryland College Park

Remote Sensing Study of Physical-Biological Interactions in the Ocean; the Role of Baroclinic Disturbances

Wen, Lianxing   State University of New York Stony Brook

Earth's Geodynamical Models Consistent with Surface Geodynamical Observations and Their Evolutions

White, Michael   Utah State University

Parameter Surfaces for Terrestrial Ecosystem Models

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