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NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Doing business as DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
RENO, NV, 89512
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Prime contracting experience
39 records from government sources. Past participation is not evidence of current teaming interest.
| Role | Agency | Description | Vehicle | Obligated | Action date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | THE WRWRC WILL PROVIDE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS REGIONAL LONG TERM WEATHER RECORDS NEEDS AND ISSUES IN THE CONTEXT OF NCEIS BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION RESPONSIBILITIES. | 1332KP26D0009USAspending | $660,935 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 – Apr 16, 2027 |
| Prime | Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions | EXPERT WITNESS | — | $379,121 | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 7, 2023 – Apr 30, 2028 |
| Prime | Department of Energy Department of Energy | TECHNICAL RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (TREDS) II SUPPORTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (NNSA) - NEVADA FIELD OFFICE (NFO) | — | $17,790,849 | Aug 26, 2026 | May 3, 2022 – Apr 30, 2027 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE | — | $1,130,169 | Jul 20, 2026 | Aug 15, 2022 – Sep 27, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of the Interior National Park Service | NR-ARD-4 DRI-IMPROVE CARBON ANALYSIS | 140P2123D0001USAspending | $773,310 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 – Jul 25, 2028 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | CLIMATE ENGINE ADVANCING CLOUD-BASED ANALYTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION FOR ENHANCED DROUGHT INFORMATION ACCESS AND APPLICATION POP: 9/30/2026-9/29/2027 | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $500,000 | Jul 10, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 – Sep 29, 2027 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | WXCODER STAMS SYSTEMS REAL-TIME O&M | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $260,000 | Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 – Jul 8, 2027 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Defense Threat Reduction Agency | SEE ATTACHMENT 01 - STATEMENT OF WORK ENTITLED - TREATY MONITORING AND VERIFICATION COLLECTIONS AND ANALYSIS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE DATED 27 MARCH 2025 | 47QRAA20D000BUSAspending | $523,324 | May 21, 2026 | Apr 28, 2025 – Apr 27, 2027 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NCEI CORE TASK ORDER WRCC UNDER IDIQ CONTRACT 1332KP21DNEEN0006, 5-MONTH EXTENSION 17 APRIL 2026 THROUGH 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $454,953 | Apr 15, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of the Interior National Park Service | NR-ARD-42 IMPROVE CARBON ANALYSIS | 140P2123D0001USAspending | $694,980 | Jan 26, 2026 | Jul 26, 2023 – Apr 30, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION OF CLOUD-BASED PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION OF CLIMATE AND DROUGHT INFORMATION - PHASE II BASE PERIOD PLUS 1 OPTION PERIOD | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $599,941 | Sep 25, 2025 | Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | FY25 TASK ORDER AWR WRCC | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $297,018 | Sep 8, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BAA #24-0007 "EXPLORING EMERGING SENSOR AND COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TARGET DETECTION IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS" U437N00 | — | $1,350,000 | Aug 25, 2025 | Aug 27, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ADVANCING CLOUD-BASED PROCESSING OF CLIMATE AND DROUGHT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT DROUGHT RISK AND RESILIENCE PLANNING PLATFORM AND DROUGHT RISK ASSESSMENTS | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $425,995 | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 16, 2024 – Aug 15, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of the Interior National Park Service | NR-ARD-3 DRI-IMPROVE CARBON ANALYSIS | 140P2123D0001USAspending | $766,260 | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 – Jul 25, 2028 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BAA-24-0038 - DEVELOPMENT OF WATERSHED-SCALE APPROACH TO PREDICTING CROSS COUNTRY VEHICLE MOBILITY WITH APPLICATIONS TO WET-GAP CROSSINGS AND TARGETED REGIONS OF INTEREST | — | $1,768,567 | Jun 12, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 – Apr 17, 2028 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | TASK ORDER FOR CORE REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER SERVICES - WESTERN REGION | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $3,862,500 | May 16, 2025 | Apr 17, 2021 – Apr 16, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | DRI BAA | — | $399,971 | May 1, 2025 | Sep 1, 2021 – Apr 28, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | R&D SERVICES | — | $370,721 | Apr 21, 2025 | Sep 29, 2024 – Apr 21, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BAA 19-0079 DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT U437N00 | — | $4,747,627 | Mar 31, 2025 | Sep 25, 2020 – Sep 25, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | CSO "DATA INTEGRATION AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION FOR SNOW MOBILITY MAPS" U437A00 | — | $886,887 | Mar 5, 2025 | Jul 10, 2024 – Jul 14, 2027 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | CSO "A PACKAGE FOR PREDICTION OF BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS USING MULTIPLE SENSOR AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES" U437A00 | — | $1,244,004 | Jan 23, 2025 | Aug 15, 2024 – Aug 18, 2027 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | WESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER SERVICES TASK ORDER FOR THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $3,026,814 | Nov 26, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of Energy Department of Energy | IGF::OT::IGF TECHNICAL RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (TREDS) SUPPORTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (NNSA) - NEVADA FIELD OFFICE (NFO) | — | $11,811,000 | Sep 16, 2024 | May 1, 2017 – May 2, 2022 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | FY24 NIDIS DROUGHT AND WILDFIRE NEXUS (NDAWN)TASKORDER POP: IS 24-MONTHS FROM DATE OF AWARD. | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $542,548 | Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 – Aug 15, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | YPG 3-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MODELING | — | $6,098,610 | Jul 3, 2024 | Sep 28, 2023 – Sep 27, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of the Interior National Park Service | NR-ARD-04 IMPROVE CARBON ANALYSIS | 140P2123D0001USAspending | $870,260 | Apr 17, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 – Jul 25, 2025 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BAA 20-0001 DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT U437H00 | — | $5,636,246 | Dec 19, 2023 | Sep 29, 2020 – Sep 24, 2024 |
| Prime | Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey | IGF::OT::IGF LANDSAT SCIENCE TEAM CONTRACT FOR THE EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE CENTER (EROS), U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LOCATED IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE | — | $950,565 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 22, 2017 – Jun 21, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Army | BAA-22-0004 BASE YEAR "ADVANCING METHODS FOR RAPID AND REMOTE PREDICTION OF SOIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED DURING GAP-CROSSING OPERATIONS" | — | $5,000,000 | Oct 20, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 – Jan 24, 2026 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NEW FY23 TASK ORDER FOR REGIONAL CLIMATE SERVICES TO WESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $848,326 | Sep 1, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024 |
| Prime | Department of the Interior National Park Service | NRSS - IMPROVE CARBON ANALYSIS - 8 MONTH (FY23) | — | $741,180 | Nov 22, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | WESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER NEW TASK ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL WORK REQUIREMENTS. | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $294,997 | Sep 15, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | WESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER TASK ORDER FOR RED FLAG AND ISD SLA DOWNSLOPE WINDS | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $539,102 | Sep 13, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2024 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NDAWN | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $620,000 | Jul 18, 2022 | Aug 11, 2021 – Aug 31, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | TASK ORDER ADVANCING | 1332KP21DNEEN0006USAspending | $747,000 | Jun 16, 2022 | Aug 11, 2021 – Feb 28, 2023 |
| Prime | Department of the Interior National Park Service | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ASSIST THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN ALL TASKS RELATED TO CARBON ANALYSIS FROM MODULE C FILTERS FROM THE IMPROVE NETWORK. THE AWARDEE SHALL COMPLETE THE WORK AS REQUIRED: (1) PURCHASE, PRE-FIRE AND SHIP ALL MO | — | $741,180 | Mar 3, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 – Oct 31, 2022 |
| Prime | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | IGF::OT::IGF REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ALERT SYSTEM (REMAS) | — | $1,266,828 | Jan 12, 2022 | Sep 27, 2017 – Sep 27, 2022 |
| Prime | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | LCAI ROUND 12 - STARCH RESIDUE ANALYSIS | — | $346,647 | Nov 19, 2021 | Sep 25, 2020 – Oct 31, 2023 |
Contract vehicles are shown only when present in the source record. Linked award numbers and vehicles open the authoritative record on USAspending.gov.
Subcontracting experience
9 records from government sources. Past participation is not evidence of current teaming interest.
| Role | Agency | Description | Vehicle | Obligated | Action date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | THIS PROPOSAL IS AIMED AT CHARACTERIZING GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN EIGHT INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSBOUNDARY WATERSHEDS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED USE OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING, HYDROCLIMATE, LAND SURFACE, AND OTHER IN-SITU AND MODELED DATA. ONE OF THE KEY DATASETS IS SATELLITE-BASED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET). DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE’S (DRI) TEAM OF EXPERTS IN SATELLITE-BASED ET MODELING AND DATA PROCESSING WILL SUPPORT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) RESEARCHER PARTNERS IN CHARACTERIZING GROUNDWATER RESOURCES FOR THIS PROJECT. DRI RESEARCHERS WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE ON SELECTION OF ET MODELS THAT ARE MOST APPROPRIATE, SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF ET DATA PROCESSING WORKFLOWS, AND SUPPORT QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL OF ET DATA. DRI RESEARCHERS WILL RELY ON EXISTING CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE AND DATA SETS THAT ARE OPERATIONALLY USED (E.G. GEESEBAL, SSEBOP, OPENET, WAPOR) AND SUPPORT INGESTING NEW DATA AND UPDATES TO CODEBASES AS REQUIRED. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL ASSIST WITH WRITING AND REVIEWING SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTS AS NEEDED BY CSU. G-03779-01 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Army Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CO Parent award description: BAA 24-0034 IMPROVED CHARACTERIZATION OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN TRANSBOUNDARY WATERSHEDS USING SATELLITE DATA AND INTEGRATED MODELS View parent award on USAspending | — | $55,972 | Apr 13, 2026 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SERVICES 195391 Parent award context Parent award agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: MD Parent award description: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) SUPPORTS PLANETARY SCIENCE WORK IN NASA'S RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) PROGRAM AND ITS CONSTITUENT PROJECTS, AND NASA'S PLANETARY EXPLORATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY OFFICE (PESTO). View parent award on USAspending | 80MSFC20D0004USAspending | $33,900 | Apr 17, 2025 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | DRI WILL INVESTIGATE THE PHYSICAL PHENOMENA INVOLVED IN THE TRANSFER OF MASS AND ENERGY FROM ABOVE THE
LAND SURFACE (I.E., VIA SNOWPACK, PRECIPITATION, AND RADIATION) TO THE SOIL SURFACE AND SHALLOW SOIL COLUMN.
MODELING AND OBSERVATIONS WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE PROCESSES GENERATING SATURATED SOILS IN A VARIETY
OF SOIL TYPES AND UNDER VARIED PERSISTENCE REGIMES OF SNOW (EPHEMERAL TO SEASONAL). DRI€„¢S STUDIES WILL
FOCUS ON IMPROVING MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING THAT CAN BE TRANSLATED TO MODELS TO IMPROVE
REPRESENTATION OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES. END RESULTS WILL BE IMPROVED FORECASTS OF SNOWMELT, ENERGY INPUT
TO THE SOIL, AND SOIL MOISTURE TO BE USED AS INPUTS TO MOBILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY MODELS.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SHALLOW SNOWPACK AS THEY PERTAIN TO THESE PROCESS MODELS WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED. DATA
WILL BE COLLECTED PRIOR TO AND THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AT MULTIPLE POINT LOCATIONS AND COMBINED WITH
EXISTING SOIL PROPERTIES MAPS AND REMOTELY SENSED AND SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED MODELED SOIL MOISTURE AND
OTHER LAND SURFACE CONDITIONS. THE MODEL OUTPUTS AND DATA PRODUCTS WILL BE ASSESSED TO PROVIDE A MULTISCALE SOIL STRENGTH ASSESSMENT AND UNCERTAINTIES IN THAT ASSESSMENT, BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE USED AS INPUT TO GO/NO GO MOBILITY MAPS. MEASUREMENTS USED TO DEVELOP AND TEST THE MODEL WILL INCLUDE STANDARD
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND TERRESTRIAL CONDITIONS (E.G., SOIL MOISTURE, SOIL TEMPERATURES, LIQUID WATER
PRESENCE IN SOIL AND SNOWPACK) USING PROBES, DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSORS, AND L-BAND RADIOMETRY.
THESE FIELD DATA, INCLUDING BOTH IN-SEASON AND ANTECEDENT OBSERVATIONS, WILL BE USED AS INPUT TO EXISTING,
COUPLED, PROCESS-BASED SNOWPACK (ISNOBAL) AND GEOMECHANICAL SOIL (COMSOL) MODELS TO EXTEND RESULTS
TO SPATIAL SCALES RELEVANT TO MOBILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY (METERS TO 1,000S OF KILOMETERS). THE COUPLED
MODELING WILL BE FOCUSED ON BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, SOIL PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES, AND SNOW PERSISTENCE ULTIMATELY CONTROL SOIL MOISTURE AND LIQUID WATER PRESENCE IN SOIL. IN
COLLABORATION WITH DATA COLLECTED AND MODELING PERFORMED BY BSU AND UCSB RESEARCHERS, DRI WILL ALSO
SEEK TO IDENTIFY OBSERVATIONAL GAPS €€Œ BOTH REMOTELY SENSED AND IN SITU PARAMETERS THAT WE CANNOT EASILY
MONITOR WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES €€Œ THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN COUPLED SNOWPACK-SOIL
MOISTURE MODELING AND MODEL VALIDATION ACROSS SCALES RELEVANT FOR MOBILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY. FINALLY,
DRI WILL WORK WITH UCSB AND BSU COLLABORATORS TO EXPLORE HOW EXISTING AND NOVEL OBSERVATIONS CAN BE
UP- OR DOWNSCALED TO ACHIEVE NECESSARY SCALE AND PROCESS REPRESENTATION. THESE CROSS-SCALE LINKAGES
NEED TO DEVELOPED AND TESTED USING GROUND-BASED POINT-SCALE OBSERVATIONS BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED IN A
FIELD DEPLOYMENT AND/OR ACROSS BROADER SPATIAL REGIONS (E.G., LARGE WATERSHEDS OR MOUNTAIN RANGES)
WHERE IN SITU OBSERVATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DRI€„¢S DELIVERABLES WILL INCLUDE 1) FIELD MEASUREMENTS
DEPOSITED AND PUBLISHED IN FAIR REPOSITORIES, 2) GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MAPS OF SOIL STRENGTH ASSESSMENTS
AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT CAN BE USED AS INPUT TO GO/NO GO MAPS AND A MANUSCRIPT FOR SUBMISSION TO A PEER
REVIEWED JOURNAL, 3) RESULTS FROM THE COUPLED SNOW-SOIL MODELING DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES IN A
MANUSCRIPT FOR SUBMISSION TO A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL, AND 4) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COARSE-SCALE SOIL
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, SOIL MOISTURE, AND SNOW EPHEMERALITY PUBLISHED IN A FINAL REPORT TO ERDC. KK2360 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Army Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT - BAA 22-0004 U437A00 View parent award on USAspending | — | $728,464 | May 16, 2024 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | RFP 2329 WEATHER STUDY 41-7072648 REL 0 MOD 0 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force Parent award NAICS: 334511 Parent award performance state: FL Parent award description: INSTRUMENTATION RANGE SUPPORT PROGRAM - NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER/WEAPONS DIVISION - CHINA LAKE View parent award on USAspending | FA252120D0005USAspending | $1,679,717 | Oct 23, 2023 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | RFP 2330 WEATHER STATION 41-7072646 REL 0 MOD 0 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force Parent award NAICS: 334511 Parent award performance state: FL Parent award description: INSTRUMENTATION RANGE SUPPORT PROGRAM - NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER/WEAPONS DIVISION - CHINA LAKE View parent award on USAspending | FA252120D0005USAspending | $5,905,283 | Oct 23, 2023 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | RFP 2330 WEATHER STATION 41-7072646 REL 0 MOD 0 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force Parent award NAICS: 334511 Parent award performance state: FL Parent award description: INSTRUMENTATION RANGE SUPPORT PROGRAM - NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER/WEAPONS DIVISION - CHINA LAKE View parent award on USAspending | FA252120D0005USAspending | $5,905,283 | Oct 11, 2023 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | RFP 2329 WEATHER STUDY 41-7072648 REL 0 MOD 0 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force Parent award NAICS: 334511 Parent award performance state: FL Parent award description: INSTRUMENTATION RANGE SUPPORT PROGRAM - NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER/WEAPONS DIVISION - CHINA LAKE View parent award on USAspending | FA252120D0005USAspending | $1,679,717 | Oct 11, 2023 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | DRI WILL INVESTIGATE THE PHYSICAL PHENOMENA INVOLVED IN THE TRANSFER OF MASS AND ENERGY FROM ABOVE THE
LAND SURFACE (I.E., VIA SNOWPACK, PRECIPITATION, AND RADIATION) TO THE SOIL SURFACE AND SHALLOW SOIL COLUMN.
MODELING AND OBSERVATIONS WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE PROCESSES GENERATING SATURATED SOILS IN A VARIETY
OF SOIL TYPES AND UNDER VARIED PERSISTENCE REGIMES OF SNOW (EPHEMERAL TO SEASONAL). DRI€„¢S STUDIES WILL
FOCUS ON IMPROVING MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING THAT CAN BE TRANSLATED TO MODELS TO IMPROVE
REPRESENTATION OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES. END RESULTS WILL BE IMPROVED FORECASTS OF SNOWMELT, ENERGY INPUT
TO THE SOIL, AND SOIL MOISTURE TO BE USED AS INPUTS TO MOBILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY MODELS.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SHALLOW SNOWPACK AS THEY PERTAIN TO THESE PROCESS MODELS WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED. DATA
WILL BE COLLECTED PRIOR TO AND THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AT MULTIPLE POINT LOCATIONS AND COMBINED WITH
EXISTING SOIL PROPERTIES MAPS AND REMOTELY SENSED AND SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED MODELED SOIL MOISTURE AND
OTHER LAND SURFACE CONDITIONS. THE MODEL OUTPUTS AND DATA PRODUCTS WILL BE ASSESSED TO PROVIDE A MULTISCALE SOIL STRENGTH ASSESSMENT AND UNCERTAINTIES IN THAT ASSESSMENT, BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE USED AS INPUT TO GO/NO GO MOBILITY MAPS. MEASUREMENTS USED TO DEVELOP AND TEST THE MODEL WILL INCLUDE STANDARD
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND TERRESTRIAL CONDITIONS (E.G., SOIL MOISTURE, SOIL TEMPERATURES, LIQUID WATER
PRESENCE IN SOIL AND SNOWPACK) USING PROBES, DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSORS, AND L-BAND RADIOMETRY.
THESE FIELD DATA, INCLUDING BOTH IN-SEASON AND ANTECEDENT OBSERVATIONS, WILL BE USED AS INPUT TO EXISTING,
COUPLED, PROCESS-BASED SNOWPACK (ISNOBAL) AND GEOMECHANICAL SOIL (COMSOL) MODELS TO EXTEND RESULTS
TO SPATIAL SCALES RELEVANT TO MOBILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY (METERS TO 1,000S OF KILOMETERS). THE COUPLED
MODELING WILL BE FOCUSED ON BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, SOIL PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES, AND SNOW PERSISTENCE ULTIMATELY CONTROL SOIL MOISTURE AND LIQUID WATER PRESENCE IN SOIL. IN
COLLABORATION WITH DATA COLLECTED AND MODELING PERFORMED BY BSU AND UCSB RESEARCHERS, DRI WILL ALSO
SEEK TO IDENTIFY OBSERVATIONAL GAPS €€Œ BOTH REMOTELY SENSED AND IN SITU PARAMETERS THAT WE CANNOT EASILY
MONITOR WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES €€Œ THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN COUPLED SNOWPACK-SOIL
MOISTURE MODELING AND MODEL VALIDATION ACROSS SCALES RELEVANT FOR MOBILITY AND MANEUVERABILITY. FINALLY,
DRI WILL WORK WITH UCSB AND BSU COLLABORATORS TO EXPLORE HOW EXISTING AND NOVEL OBSERVATIONS CAN BE
UP- OR DOWNSCALED TO ACHIEVE NECESSARY SCALE AND PROCESS REPRESENTATION. THESE CROSS-SCALE LINKAGES
NEED TO DEVELOPED AND TESTED USING GROUND-BASED POINT-SCALE OBSERVATIONS BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED IN A
FIELD DEPLOYMENT AND/OR ACROSS BROADER SPATIAL REGIONS (E.G., LARGE WATERSHEDS OR MOUNTAIN RANGES)
WHERE IN SITU OBSERVATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DRI€„¢S DELIVERABLES WILL INCLUDE 1) FIELD MEASUREMENTS
DEPOSITED AND PUBLISHED IN FAIR REPOSITORIES, 2) GLOBAL AND REGIONAL MAPS OF SOIL STRENGTH ASSESSMENTS
AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT CAN BE USED AS INPUT TO GO/NO GO MAPS AND A MANUSCRIPT FOR SUBMISSION TO A PEER
REVIEWED JOURNAL, 3) RESULTS FROM THE COUPLED SNOW-SOIL MODELING DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES IN A
MANUSCRIPT FOR SUBMISSION TO A PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL, AND 4) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COARSE-SCALE SOIL
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, SOIL MOISTURE, AND SNOW EPHEMERALITY PUBLISHED IN A FINAL REPORT TO ERDC. KK2360 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Army Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT - BAA 22-0004 U437A00 View parent award on USAspending | — | $771,355 | Aug 31, 2023 | — – — |
| Subcontractor | Department of Defense | PHD- ENGINEERING SERVICES B1237-01-22-03 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Defense · Department of the Navy Parent award NAICS: 541715 Parent award performance state: CA Parent award description: ALTC/ULTC View parent award on USAspending | — | $524,884 | Aug 18, 2022 | — – — |
Contract vehicles are shown only when present in the source record. Linked award numbers and vehicles open the authoritative record on USAspending.gov.
Agencies supported
- Department of the InteriorGov-sourced
- Department of JusticeGov-sourced
- Department of EnergyGov-sourced
- Department of DefenseGov-sourced
- Department of CommerceGov-sourced
- Department of Health and Human ServicesGov-sourced
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