NSF Org:	OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Initial Amendment Date:	October 31, 2008
Latest Amendment Date:	October 31, 2008
Award Number:	0842779
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Robert L. Sanford OPP  Office of Polar Programs (OPP) GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	December 1, 2008
End Date:	November 30, 2010 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$48,827.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$48,827.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2009 = $48,827.00
History of Investigator:	Lee Cooper (Principal Investigator) cooper@umces.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences 2020 HORNS POINT RD CAMBRIDGE MD  US  21613-3368 (410)221-2014
Sponsor Congressional District:	01
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences 2020 HORNS POINT RD CAMBRIDGE MD  US  21613-3368
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	01
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	JHTYTGKYWLL9
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	AON-Arctic Observing Network
Primary Program Source:	0100CYXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 1079, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	529300
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.078

ABSTRACT

This award will support two workshops, including one in the Bering Strait region, that will bring together representatives from the scientific research, local/native and operational observing communities to develop a science plan and recommend priorities for the implementation of a sustained, long-term Bering Strait environmental observing system that is an integral part of the Arctic Observing Network (AON). The Bering Strait is a vital element of the Arctic Ocean environmental system, as it is the only conduit for Pacific Water inflow that carries with it salt water, freshwater, heat and nutrients that affect the ocean and sea ice system further downstream. A Bering Strait environmental observing system would obtain data necessary for documenting seasonal, inter-annual and spatial variability in Pacific Water and related environmental variables, and supporting research into understanding their role in the physical and biological oceanography, and marine ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean and their response to environmental system change.

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