THE High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounce (hirdls) IS an Infrared Limb-Scanning Radiometer Designed to Sound the Upper Troposphere, Stratosphere, and Mesosphere to Determine: Temperature, the Concentrations of O3, H2O, CH4, N2O, HNO3, N2O5, CFC11, CFC12, Ciono12 , and Aerosols; and the Locations of Polar Stratospheric Clouds and Cloud Tops. Hirdls WAS Selected for the Nasa Earth Observing System (EOS) Aura Spacecraft With the Following Goals: to Provide Sounding Observations With Horizontal and Vertical Resolution Superior to That Previously Obtained; to Observe the Lower Stratosphere With Improved Sensitivity and Accuracy; and to Improve Understanding of Atmospheric Processes Through Data Analysis, Diagnostics, and USE of TWO- and Three-Dimensional Models. This Effort Encompasses the Tasks Necessary to Validate, Maintain and Improve the Science Data Retrieval Algorithms for the Hirdls Products Mentioned Above. These Tasks Will Continue the Ongoing Reprocessing, Evaluation and Validation of the Standard Hirdls Products Using the Current Version 4 and Subsequent Versions of the Algorithm. IT IS Anticipated That the Algorithm Tasks in This Statement of Work Will Lead to Further Algorithm Version Updates AS the Work Progresses With Final Release Coming Near the END of the Baseline Contract Period of Performance
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $46,816,566 ($46.8M)
Contractor: THE Regents of the University of Colorado
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2000-01-15
End Date: 2013-06-30
Contract Duration: 4,915 days
Daily Burn Rate: $9.5K/day
Official Description: THE HIGH RESOLUTION DYNAMICS LIMB SOUNCE (HIRDLS) IS AN INFRARED LIMB-SCANNING RADIOMETER DESIGNED TO SOUND THE UPPER TROPOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, AND MESOSPHERE TO DETERMINE: TEMPERATURE, THE CONCENTRATIONS OF O3, H2O, CH4, N2O, HNO3, N2O5, CFC11, CFC12, CIONO12 , AND AEROSOLS; AND THE LOCATIONS OF POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS AND CLOUD TOPS. HIRDLS WAS SELECTED FOR THE NASA EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (EOS) AURA SPACECRAFT WITH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: TO PROVIDE SOUNDING OBSERVATIONS WITH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RESOLUTION SUPERIOR TO THAT PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED; TO OBSERVE THE LOWER STRATOSPHERE WITH IMPROVED SENSITIVITY AND ACCURACY; AND TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS, DIAGNOSTICS, AND USE OF TWO- AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS. THIS EFFORT ENCOMPASSES THE TASKS NECESSARY TO VALIDATE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE SCIENCE DATA RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS FOR THE HIRDLS PRODUCTS MENTIONED ABOVE. THESE TASKS WILL CONTINUE THE ONGOING REPROCESSING, EVALUATION AND VALIDATION OF THE STANDARD HIRDLS PRODUCTS USING THE CURRENT VERSION 4 AND SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS OF THE ALGORITHM. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE ALGORITHM TASKS IN THIS STATEMENT OF WORK WILL LEAD TO FURTHER ALGORITHM VERSION UPDATES AS THE WORK PROGRESSES WITH FINAL RELEASE COMING NEAR THE END OF THE BASELINE CONTRACT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.
Place of Performance
Location: Colorado, 80302
State: Colorado Government Spending