Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics

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Synopsis

The Earth is often characterized as "dynamic" because its systems are variable over space and time, and they can respond rapidly to multiple perturbations. The goals of the Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics (FESD) program are to: (1) foster an inter-disciplinary and multi-scale understanding of the interplay among and within the various sub-systems of the Earth, (2) catalyze research in areas poised for a major advance, (3) improve data resolution and modeling capabilities to more realistically simulate complex processes and forecast disruptive or threshold events, and (4) improve knowledge of the resilience of the Earth and its subsystems.

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NO FUTURE DEADLINES ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS SOLICITATION IS THE LAST FOR THE FRONTIERS IN EARTH SYSTEM DYNAMICS PROGRAM.

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
Therese Moretto Jorgensen Program Director, AGS	tjorgens@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8518	GEO/AGS
Robin Reichlin Program Director, EAR	rreichli@nsf.gov	(703) 292-4741	GEO/EAR
Simone Metz Program Director, OCE	smetz@nsf.gov	(703) 292-4964	GEO/OCE
Paul Cutler Program Director, EAR	pcutler@nsf.gov	(703) 292-4961	GEO/EAR
James Beard Program Director, OCE	jbeard@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7583	GEO/OCE
Chungu Lu	clu@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8524	GEO/AGS

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Program status: Archived

Program 12-547 was archived.

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Published:

March 20, 2012

Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

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