NSF Org:	AGS Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Recipient:	NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
Initial Amendment Date:	February 9, 2001
Latest Amendment Date:	March 21, 2003
Award Number:	0082612
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Jay S. Fein AGS  Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	March 1, 2001
End Date:	February 28, 2005 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$431,420.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$431,420.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2001 = $133,519.00 FY 2002 = $147,117.00 FY 2003 = $150,784.00
History of Investigator:	David Raymond (Principal Investigator) david.raymond@nmt.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 801 LEROY PL SOCORRO NM  US  87801-4681 (575)835-5496
Sponsor Congressional District:	02
Primary Place of Performance:	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 801 LEROY PL SOCORRO NM  US  87801-4681
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	HZJ2JZUALWN4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Climate & Large-Scale Dynamics
Primary Program Source:	01000102DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT app-0102  app-0103
Program Reference Code(s):	9150, 1324, EGCH
Program Element Code(s):	574000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

EPIC (Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate processes in the coupled ocean-atmosphere system) is an activity of the US Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) Program. EPIC 2001 consists of four components focussing on (i) intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) warm pool phenomena; (ii) cross-equatorial inflow into the ITCZ; (iii) upper ocean structure and mixing; and (iv) an exploratory study of boundary layer cloud properties in the southeasterly tradewind regime. The field phase of EPIC 2001 is scheduled for a 6-week period during the interval Sept 1 to Oct 15, 2001. In addition to the eight awards made by the Division of Atmospheric Sciences, this collaborative research has awards made by NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences and NOAA's Office of Global Programs.

Under this award, the PI will gather various data sets in the field phase, and use these to examine the set of mechanisms that force convection in the east Pacific ITCZ. The work will be key to the development and verification of parameterizations for diabatic processes in the atmospheric components of coupled ocean-atmosphere global circulation models. The work is important because it will improve understanding and modeling of climate variability over the eastern tropical Pacific.

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