UNIVERSITY OF UTAH-A SUBCONTRACT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH IS INCLUDED FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CO-I DR. JOHN LIN AND A GRADUATE STUDENT. THIS SUBCONTRACT IS NECESSARY DUE TO THE EXPERTISE OF DR. LIN IN MODELING OF GREENHOUSE GASES THE BIOSPHERE (VPRM) AND INVERSE ANALYSES FOR OVER TEN YEARS. AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE SUMMARY TABLE OF WORK EFFORT .25 MONTHS/YEAR ARE ALLOCATED FOR DR. LIN. THE GRADUATE STUDENT IS SUPPORTED AT 6 MONTHS IN YEAR ONE AND 12 MONTHS IN YEARS TWO AND THREE. THE TOTAL COST FOR THIS SUBAWARD IS GIVEN IN THE NSPIRES COVER PAGE BUDGET IN SECTION F LINE 5 AND IS INCLUDED IN THE SEPARATELY UPLOADED TOTAL BUDGET PDF FILE.