WE PROPOSE A COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER THE SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY DIVISION AND THE BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BAER INSTITUTE) TO PERFORM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE AREA OF SPACE SCIENCE (IN PARTICULAR INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND CLIMATE OF MARS). THESE RESEARCH TOPICS ARE WELL ALIGNED WITH NASA'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES IN PLANETARY SCIENCE TO ASCERTAIN THE CONTENT ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. WE PROPOSE TO CONDUCT BASIC RESEARCH: TO FURTHER DEVELOP NUMERICAL CLIMATE MODELS; TO ANALYZE MODEL OUTPUT AND OBSERVATIONAL DATA; TO PUBLISH RESEARCH RESULTS; AND TO MAKE MODELS AND MODEL OUTPUT PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE. THE RESEARCH WILL BE PERFORMED IN COOPERATION WITH SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL AT NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER.

Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Moffett Field CA

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