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Anuma Aerospace seeks to develop the conceptual design for, and determine the technical and economic feasibility of, a Persistently-Elevated, Gas-free, Aerostatic Sensor Utility System (PEGASUS), which will work like a data buoy in the sky, continuously collecting and transmitting weather data from the marine atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) with the data being made available via application progr ...

In Phase I we developed a software capability for predicting the future positions of ocean drifters. We demonstrated the capability to predict drift for objects of varying shapes and train models based on historical observations. In Phase II we will leverage this software to perform high volume experimentation through which we will fully develop trained models using historical data for both passiv ...

We propose AI capabilities that improve modeling complex ocean dynamics and assist in the logistical management and planning of uncrewed deployment campaigns. Uncrewed sensor platforms sense and collect data for many interests, including tracking chemical and biological tracers, assimilating ocean dynamics observations into forecast models, and enhancing naval situational awareness. The recent eme ...

Nanoplastics (plastic debris

NOAA has used historical documents such as ship logs and many other resources to collect weather data critical to modeling global and regional climate and weather conditions. To date, the optical character recognition (OCR) technology developed over the past three decades remains limited in the ability to recognize handwriting and reliably extract text in context. Machine Learning (ML) algorithms ...

This Phase I SBIR Project proposes the development of a novel Yeast-Based Biosensor for detecting pathogenic microbes in aquaculture water. Diseases due to bacteria and viruses cost aquaculture producers tens of millions of dollars annually in lost production. Early detection of the microbes that cause these diseases is the key to stopping the spread of the disease and limiting losses. Current tes ...

Seafood consumption in the United States has reached over 50% per capita over the last 25 years with over 75% of total U.S. seafood consumption coming from import. Many of the U.S. seafood import sources are located in tropical areas where bacteria and toxin hazards thrive. This concern is exacerbated by the increasing trade deficit. In 2001, the United States imported $6.8 billion more than expor ...

The primary goal of this research is to advance flood extent delineation modeling by enhancing the ability of the modeling community to access and utilize the forecasts and reanalysis products of the National Water Model. One of the most difficult challenges facing stakeholders in the flood inundation domain is the lack of easily accessible tools to query and process the large and complex datasets ...

The importance of weather and climate variability forecasts in the U.S. is amply demonstrated by the billions of dollars appropriated annually for the NWS and for surface, air, and satellite observations and by the existence of a vibrant private weather enterprise delivering value-added forms of NWS information to a wide range of public and private users. We have loyal customers in the energy sect ...

Computer forecasts of weather and climate variability created by the U.S. and other nations on the subseasonal scale (weeks) and on the seasonal scale (months) are increasingly used by private and public activities to mitigate risk and seize opportunity. These forecasts are produced as ensembles of tens of individual computer forecasts and are most useful when calibrated by comparing histories of ...