Atmosphere Cluster
Atmosphere Cluster supports diverse atmospheric research spanning Earth's surface to stratosphere, with focus on processes impacting weather, climate, air quality, and water cycle through various observational and modeling methods.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Amounts: No maximum specified; award size and duration vary by project and mechanism (see details).
Summary: Supports fundamental research on atmospheric processes influencing weather, climate, air quality, and the water cycle.
Description
The Atmosphere Cluster program, managed by the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), funds fundamental research addressing the chemical, physical, and dynamical processes of Earth's atmosphere. The program welcomes proposals on a rolling basis and supports a broad range of research methods, including modeling, field and laboratory experiments, observational campaigns, and analytical measurement technique development.
Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Chemical processes and mechanisms of atmospheric gases and aerosols.
- Dynamics governing climate and hydroclimate, including variability, response to external forcing, and roles in global energy and water balance.
- Coupled atmosphere-ocean and land-atmosphere interactions, and the interplay among clouds, circulation, and climate.
- Observational/modeling studies of past climate, paleoclimate proxy development, and synthesis.
- Atmospheric motions across scales, from planetary to microscale, including general circulation, waves, convection, turbulence, and boundary layer dynamics.
- Physical meteorology (aerosol, cloud, precipitation physics, atmospheric electricity).
- Synoptic and mesoscale meteorology, including severe and hazardous weather.
The program encourages proposals that integrate education, outreach, open science, and workforce development, with a strong emphasis on broadening participation from diverse and underrepresented communities. Proposals from Minority Serving Institutions, Emerging Research Institutions, and EPSCoR jurisdictions are especially welcome.
