Physical Oceanographic Studies of the Scotia Sea Winter Marginal Ice Zone: A Component of AMERIEZ

Information

• NSF Award
• 8715979

Owner

• Science Applications International Corporation

• Award Id

  8715979

• Award Effective Date

  1/1/1988 - 37 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  6/30/1990 - 34 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 163,389.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

This project is the physical oceanography component of the interdisciplinary Antarctic Marine Ecosystem Analysis in the Ice Edge Zone (AMERIEZ) program. It will measure, document, and analyze mesoscale physical oceanographic features in the mid-winter marginal ice zone of the Scotia Sea, by obtaining temperature and salinity data along closely-spaced transects through the study region in the austral winter 1988. A series of satellite-tracked drifting buoys will be set out along the western margin and followed through the area to give the Lagrangian current field. The hydrographic and current measurements will define fronts, eddies, meanders, and other mesoscale features, and will provide a framework within which the chemical and biological data can be interpreted.

• Program Officer

  Bernhard Lettau

• Min Amd Letter Date

  1/29/1988 - 36 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  3/5/1990 - 34 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Leidos, Inc.

• City

  Reston

• State

  VA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  11951 Freedom Dr.

• Postal Code

  201905656

• Phone Number

  5715267028

• First Name

  Robin

• Last Name

  Muench

• Email Address

  rmuench@esr.org

• Start Date

  1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Biological Oceanography

• Code

  43