[Program Guideline] NSF 94-173 THE U.S. TROPICAL OCEAN GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE PROGRAM COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE RESPONSE EXPERIMENT
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Title : NSF 94-173 THE U.S. TROPICAL OCEAN GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE PROGRAM COUPLED
OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE RESPONSE EXPERIMENT
Type : Program Guideline
NSF Org: GEO
Date : January 3, 1995
File : nsf94173
THE U.S. TROPICAL
OCEAN GLOBAL
ATMOSPHERE PROGRAM
COUPLED OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE RESPONSE
EXPERIMENT
Announcement of Opportunity
Target Dates: May 1, 1995 and May 1, 1996
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Divisions of Atmospheric Sciences and Ocean Sciences
and
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
Office of Global Programs
The National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) support U.S.
participation in the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere
(TOGA) Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment
(COARE), a key element of the U.S. Global Change
Research Program and the World Climate Research
Program.
The NSF's Divisions of Atmospheric Sciences and Ocean
Sciences and the NOAA's Climate and Global Change
Program will consider TOGA COARE proposals from U.S.
scientists under this announcement. All proposals involving
academic, private sector, and/or federal scientists should be
submitted directly to the U.S. TOGA Project Office at the
address below. The target dates for submissions in response
to this announcement are May 1, 1995 and May 1, 1996.
Contingent on the availability of funds and facilities, final
award decisions will be made in the fall of 1995 and the fall
of 1996, respectively.
TOGA COARE recently completed its Intensive
Observation Period (IOP) in the equatorial western Pacific
Ocean during the period November 1, 1992 through
February 28, 1993. The IOP was set within a period of
Enhanced Monitoring (EM) from September 1, 1991
through February 28, 1994 for physical oceanography and
from July 1, 1992 through June 30, 1993 for meteorology.
During the IOP and the EM, data were collected from a
wide variety of oceanographic, meteorological and satellite
systems encompassing a variety of phenomena over a wide
range of space and time scales, with the aim of fulfilling the
scientific objectives of COARE, which are to describe and
understand:
I. The principal processes responsible for the coupling of the
ocean and the atmosphere in the western Pacific warm pool
system;
II. The principal atmospheric processes that organize
convection in the warm pool region;
III. The oceanic response to combined buoyancy and wind
stress forcing in the western Pacific warm pool region; and
IV. The multiple scale interactions that extend the oceanic
and atmospheric influence of the western Pacific warm pool
system to other regions and vice versa.
The following documents describing the various phases of
TOGA COARE can be obtained from the TOGA COARE
International Project Office (TCIPO), UCAR, P.O. Box
3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA (Internet:
rchi...@ghoti.coare.ucar.edu). TOGA COARE: The
Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment, reprinted
from the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,
Vol 73, No. 9, Sept. 1992, summarizes the scientific basis
and goals of TOGA COARE and how the field program was
designed to carry out those goals. The TOGA COARE
Operations Plan describes the experimental design,
including the methodology and platforms used to perform
the measurements. The TOGA COARE Intensive Observing
Period Operations Summary, published by TCIPO in June
1993, provides a day-by-day guide to the information
received and monitored in the COARE Operations Center
in Townsville, Australia. The material from forecasts,
satellite, ship, and soundings is presented as it was viewed
during COARE field operations. The TOGA COARE
Meteorological Atlas, published by TCIPO in June 1994,
gives, in text and figures, a summary of the meteorological
conditions as observed day-to-day during the COARE
operations, produced by the forecasters who supported those
operations. The Guide to the TOGA COARE Data Catalog
gives instructions for accessing the catalog which is the
initial reference for all collected TOGA COARE data.
On-line information is also available on the TCIPO-installed
TOGA COARE World-Wide Web server (the WWW
Universal Resource Locator [URL] is
http://www.coare.ucar.edu) accessible via Mosaic from
Internet. The contents of the TOGA COARE WWW server
are continually updated and include detailed information on
dataset access and on the TOGA COARE International Data
Workshop held in Toulouse, France in August 1994. Access
to information (e.g., data availability list, data set access
paths and README files) concurrently available via
anonymous ftp (to tcdm.coare.ucar.edu) is easier and faster
using Mosaic. With Mosaic, users can view the data
availability list as a formatted document (not just ASCII
text) and, with a simple mouse click on a dataset name
within the list, automatically display the README file for
that dataset. Clicking on the appropriate phrase in the
README document will automatically connect the user to
the source (e.g., an investigator's anonymous ftp account or
an on-line national data archive site) of the data described.
The free Mosaic program (available for Unix, Macintosh,
and Windows systems) provides Internet users with powerful
graphical, audio, and hypertext tools to find and obtain
information and data of interest, quickly and easily. TCIPO
is prepared to advise COARE scientists about obtaining,
installing, and using Mosaic. In addition, TCIPO has
implemented "Other Mosaic Sites of Interest" within the
TOGA COARE WWW server and wants to hear what other
links should be established. All on- line information can
also be obtained in the form of magnetic media or hard
copy via traditional mail services.
Proposals submitted in response to this Announcement of
Opportunity should emphasize synthesis, modeling and
interpretation of the TOGA COARE data sets relative to
the scientific objectives listed above, and in the context of
the tropical climate. It is anticipated that new teams of
investigators will form to work on crosscutting scientific
issues involving multiple data sets and/or models. Where
appropriate, proposals should include plans for the
documentation, archiving, and dissemination of TOGA
COARE research data products. Each proposal must adhere
to the TOGA COARE data management policies and the
policies applying to recipients of federal funding in
geosciences.
Priority will be given to proposals that address one or more
of the following:
(1) Synthesis and analysis of TOGA COARE data sets (i.e.,
oceanographic and meteorological, in-situ, satellite and
model assimilated) for studying the seasonal to interannual
variability of the tropical climate;
(2) Utilization of TOGA COARE data sets for the
development, validation and improvement of numerical
climate models, especially with respect to interfacial fluxes,
atmospheric convection, ocean mixing and mixed layer
dynamics; and
(3) Development of coupled mesoscale models to gain a
better understanding of the mesoscale atmospheric responses
to prescribed Sea Surface Temperature (SST) variations, and
their relationship to regional and global scale processes.
In addition, the following areas were identified at the
TOGA COARE International Data Workshop as needing
attention, and it may be appropriate to include them in the
context of the proposed science: ocean data assimilation
products for the Intensive Observation Period, high
resolution rainfall products, improved near-surface humidity
estimates from ISS soundings, comprehensive radiative flux
estimates from aircraft sensors, and near-surface ocean
velocity products. All TOGA COARE research proposals are
required to relate explicitly to questions relevant to climate
processes and modeling on seasonal to interannual time
scales, i.e., to the objectives of the U.S. Global Change
Research Program, including TOGA.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION and REVIEW
The review and support for this program will be handled
cooperatively by NSF and NOAA. Proposals will be
reviewed in accordance with established NSF and NOAA
procedures for external merit review. The Principal
Investigator(s) (PI) may state in the cover letter any agency
preference which will be considered should the proposal be
recommended for an award. Intrinsic merit of the research,
technical soundness and utility, and responsiveness to the
stated goals of TOGA COARE will be considered by the
mail reviewers. In addition, it is intended to convene a
review panel to evaluate the relative merit of the proposals
and their contribution to the climate objectives of the parent
program TOGA, and to identify gaps and overlaps. PIs
should provide in their proposals a full scientific justification
for the research and not simply reiterate justifications laid
out in the Science Plan.
All proposals involving federal, private sector, and/or
academic scientists must be submitted to the address below
and must be prepared in accordance with the guidelines
provided in the NSF brochure, Grant Proposal Guide
(GPG), NSF 94-2 (1/94). Copies of this brochure are
available at no cost from the Forms and Publications Unit,
Room P-15, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, phone (703) 306-1130, or
via e-mail (Internet: pu...@nsf.gov). GPG is also available
through the new on-line Science and Technology
Information System (STIS), described below. Prior to
award, any proposals supported by NOAA will require
submission of additional forms listed in the FY95 NOAA
Climate and Global Change Program Announcement.
Proposals submitted in response to this announcement
should be identified by entering "TOGA COARE" in the
Program Announcement block on the cover page. Proposals
should be received by any of the target dates: 1 May 1995 or
1 May 1996. The original and 20 copies of the proposal
should be marked "Do not open in mail room" and sent
directly to the following address:
U.S. TOGA Project Office
NOAA, Office of Global Programs
1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1225
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
For further information or questions contact:
Dr. Sankar-Rao Mopidevi, Atmospheric Sciences, NSF,
(703) 306-1527, smopide@nsf,gov;
Dr. Eric Itsweire, Ocean Sciences, NSF, (703) 306-1583,
eits...@nsf.gov; or
Dr. Kenneth Mooney, TOGA Program, NOAA, (301) 427-
2089, ext. 14, moo...@ogp.noaa.gov.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Foundation provides awards for research in the sciences
and engineering. The awardee is wholly responsible for the
conduct of such research and preparation of the results for
publication. The Foundation, therefore, does not assume
responsibility for the research findings or their
interpretation. The Foundation welcomes proposals
from all qualified scientists and engineers and strongly
encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities
to compete fully in any of the research and related programs
described here. In accordance with federal statutes,
regulations, and NSF policies, no person on grounds of race,
color, age, sex, national origin, or disability shall be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subject to discrimination under any program or activity
receiving financial assistance from the National Science
Foundation. The National Science Foundation has TDD
(Telephonic Device for the Deaf) capability, which enables
individuals with hearing impairment to communicate with
the Foundation about NSF programs, employment, or
general information. This number is (703) 306-0090.
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with
Disabilities (FASED) provide funding for special assistance
or equipment to enable persons with disabilities
(investigators and other staff, including student research
assistants) to work on NSF projects. See the program
announcement or contact the Program Coordinator at (703)
306-1636. Copies of the text of most program
announcements and other key NSF publications are
available electronically using the Science and Technology
Information Systems, (STIS). The full text can be searched
on line, and copied from the system. Forms and tables,
however, are not included. Instructions for use of the system
are in NSF 94-4 "STIS Flyer". The printed copy of the STIS
Flyer is available from the NSF Forms and Publications
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Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, Tel: (703) 306-1130, or via e-
mail (Internet: pu...@nsf.gov). If you have access to
INTERNET, send a request to pu...@nsf.gov. In your
request, include the reference to "NSF 94-4 STIS Flyer," the
number of copies, and a complete mailing address.
Programs described in this publication are in Category
47.050 (Directorate for Geosciences) in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.
PRIVACY ACT AND PUBLIC BURDEN
Information requested on NSF application materials is
solicited under the authority of the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. It will be used in
connection with the selection of qualified proposals and
may be used and disclosed to qualified reviewers and staff
assistants as part of the review process and to other
government agencies. See Systems of Records, NSF-50,
Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Associated
Records, and NSF-51, Reviewer/Proposals File and
Associated Records, 56 Federal Register 54907 (Oct. 23,
1991). Submission of the information is voluntary. Failure to
provide full and complete information, however, may reduce
the possibility of your receiving an award. The public
reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 120 hours per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions. Send comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden,
to Herman G. Fleming, Reports Clearance Officer, Division
of Contracts, Policy, and Oversight, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230;
and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (3145-0058), Washington, DC 20503.
NSF 94-173 (Replaces NSF 93-57)
OMB 3145-0058
PT:34
KW 1008004, 0103001
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