With this ROSES announcement, NASA is soliciting proposals for the EVS-4 FarmFlux science team. FarmFlux will quantify emissions of reactive and greenhouse gases from U.S. agriculture and characterize agricultural impacts on air quality and ecosystems. The FarmFlux science team will work together to address four related objectives:
- Objective 1. Quantify the magnitude and near-source fate of emissions from animal feeding operations and characterize major human and environmental controls.
- Objective 2. Quantify the bidirectional exchange of gases over major crop systems and connect fluxes to surface and environmental controls.
- Objective 3. Explain physical and chemical properties of particulate matter in agricultural regions.
- Objective 4. Connect agricultural emissions to air quality impacts and advance new satellite data applications over agricultural areas.
Expected program budget for full project duration: Instruments: $5.5M; Model/Forecasting: $1.1M
Number of new awards pending adequate proposals of merit: Instruments: 10 - 12; Model/Forecasting: 2 - 4
Maximum duration of awards: 4 years
Application Deadline: January 17, 2025 (Notice of Intent); March 7, 2025 (Full Proposals)
