Federal contract award
GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION LIDAR" PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION LIDAR INVESTIGATION. THE GEDI LIDAR INVESTIGATION WILL REQUIRE A LASER-BASED SYSTEM DEVELOPED AT NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER TO OBSERVE THE STRUCTURE OF FOREST CANOPY. THE PROJECT WILL USE A LASER-BASED SYSTEM TO STUDY A RANGE OF CLIMATES, INCLUDING THE OBSERVATION OF THE FOREST CANOPY STRUCTURE OVER THE TROPICS, AND THE TUNDRA IN HIGH NORTHERN LATITUDES. THIS DATA WILL HELP SCIENTISTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES IN NATURAL CARBON STORAGE WITHIN THE CARBON CYCLE FROM BOTH HUMAN-INFLUENCED ACTIVITIES AND NATURAL CLIMATE VARIATIONS.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Value
- $17,330,437
- Start
- Feb 25, 2015
- End
- Sep 30, 2027
- Action date
- Mar 12, 2026
- PIID
- NNL15AA03C
- Status
- active
- NAICS
- 541712 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Award type
- DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Description
GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION LIDAR" PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS INVESTIGATION LIDAR INVESTIGATION. THE GEDI LIDAR INVESTIGATION WILL REQUIRE A LASER-BASED SYSTEM DEVELOPED AT NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER TO OBSERVE THE STRUCTURE OF FOREST CANOPY. THE PROJECT WILL USE A LASER-BASED SYSTEM TO STUDY A RANGE OF CLIMATES, INCLUDING THE OBSERVATION OF THE FOREST CANOPY STRUCTURE OVER THE TROPICS, AND THE TUNDRA IN HIGH NORTHERN LATITUDES. THIS DATA WILL HELP SCIENTISTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES IN NATURAL CARBON STORAGE WITHIN THE CARBON CYCLE FROM BOTH HUMAN-INFLUENCED ACTIVITIES AND NATURAL CLIMATE VARIATIONS.
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