Earth Sciences Procurement Branch Code 210.Y - The Earth Sciences Procurement Branch provides the procurement support and expertise necessary to the Earth-Sun Explortation Division (Code 610). As the Division
conducts scientific studies in the Earth Sciences leading to a better understanding of processes affecting global change and the distribution of natural
resources through research, development, and application of space technologies, this support and expertise is continually improving.
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EOS Project Science Office (Code 610) - The Earth Observing System (EOS) is the centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). It is composed of a series of satellites, a science component, and a data system supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans. EOS will enable an improved understanding of the Earth as an integrated system. The EOS Project Science Office (EOSPSO) is committed to bringing program information and resources to program scientists and the general public alike.
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Global Change Data Center (Code 610.2) - The mission of the Global Change Data Center is to develop and operate data systems, generate science products, and provide archival and distribution services for earth science data in support of the U.S. Global Change Research Program and NASA's Earth-Sun System.
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Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (Code 610.1) - The Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) was formed from the Data Assimilation Office (DAO), which focused on atmospheric modeling and data assimilation, and the NASA Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project (NSIPP), which focused on coupled (ocean-atmosphere-land-surface) climate modeling and prediction and on ocean and land data assimilation. In addition to developing, integrating and using these systems for research, we routinely generate products for use by some of NASA's instrument teams and by the U.S. operational climate prediction centers (NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI)). We address the optimal use of satellite and in situ observations to generate research quality data sets for climate analyses and also for weather, climate, and air quality forecasts. Our modeling and assimilation research includes coupling to and assimilation of atmospheric chemistry and ocean biology and carbon.
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Goddard Institute for Space Studies (Code 611) - Current research, under the direction of Dr. James Hansen, emphasizes a broad study of Global Change, which is an interdisciplinary initiative addressing natural and man-made changes in our environment that occur on various time scales (from one-time forcings such as volcanic explosions, to seasonal/annual effects such as El Niņo, and on up to the millennia of ice ages) and affect the habitability of our planet. Program areas at GISS may be roughly divided into the categories of climate forcings, climate impacts, model development, Earth observations, planetary atmospheres, paleoclimate, radiation, atmospheric chemistry, and astrophysics and other disciplines. However, due to the interconnections between these topics, most GISS personnel are engaged in research in several of these areas.
A key objective of GISS research is prediction of atmospheric and climate changes in the 21st century. The research combines analysis of comprehensive global datasets, derived mainly from spacecraft observations, with global models of atmospheric, land surface, and oceanic processes. Study of past climate change on Earth and of other planetary atmospheres serves as a useful tool in assessing our general understanding of the atmosphere and its evolution.
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Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory (Code 614) - To explore and understand the Earth's hydrosphere and biosphere, and the linkages between the oceans, land, atmosphere and life on Earth. This mission supports NASA and the nation by conceiving, developing, and implementing cutting-edge observations from space to enable community-wide climate, hydrologic and Biospheric research that addresses issues of importance to society. Our mission defines the multiple roles that the HBSL serves as a federal research and development organization. The Laboratory's water cycle on Earth and Terrestrial Ecosystems foci are closely aligned with NASA's mission to "understand and protect our home planet" and to "improve life here". As a part of our mission, we accept the challenge of the President's vision of exploration as we apply our expertise "to explore the universe and search for life".
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Laboratory for Atmospheres (Code 613) - The Laboratory for Atmospheres is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of the atmospheres of the Earth and other planets.
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Laboratory for Solar and Space Physics (Code 612) - The LSSP provides scientific leadership to achieve NASA.s strategic science goals in solar, heliospheric, and geospace physics. It leads the definition and development of missions in support of these goals and performs research including: solar structure and magnetic activity, generation of the solar wind, heliospheric structure and dynamics produced by solar disturbances, magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling in response to the solar wind, upper atmospheric effects, and possible effects on the Earth.s climate.
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Software Integration and Visualization Office (Code 610.3) - The mission of the Software Integration & Visualization Office (SIVO) is to provide leadership in the development of advanced scientific software and state-of-the-art visualization tools and products in support of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate.
We provide competencies in the areas of computational science, visualization techniques, and software engineering. Our goal is to develop effective, high performance software using industry practices that minimize cost and risk, and visualization tools that enable science and help explain our work to policymakers and to the public.
We work with the science research community as a trusted partner to achieve the Goddard goal of scientific excellence.
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