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OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP) |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 2, 2015 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | September 2, 2015 |
| Award Number: | 1535632 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Peter Milne
OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP) GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | September 1, 2015 |
| End Date: | August 31, 2018 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $97,460.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $97,460.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
21 N PARK ST STE 6301 MADISON WI US 53715-1218 (608)262-3822 |
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1225 West Dayton Street Madison WI US 53706-1612 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Polar Cyberinfrastructure |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.078 |
ABSTRACT
The project provides addtional support for the Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The AMRC currently supports distribution of meteorological data services within the Division of Polar Programs (NSF USAP; United States Antarctic Program),and provides access by US users and interested international meterological and climatological scientists. Reflecting rapidly changing polar cyberinfrastructure needs, the project also will establish a task force, of knowlegeable users, that will provide guidance concerning the future sustainability of Antarctic meteorological and climate data sharing and cyber-infrastructure needs. This concerted effort represents the USAP's meteorological contribution to the NSF's Geosciences Directorate broader Earth Cube program.
Educational outreach efforts also extends into the classroom. This outreach efforts aim to demonstrate the use of Antarctic meteorological datasets to spur interest in high latitude weather, and to improve student learning in STEM subject areas. Together with formal education, the project will continue to be invovled with a broader outreach to the general public.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
Disclaimer
This Project Outcomes Report for the General Public is displayed verbatim as submitted by the Principal Investigator (PI) for this award. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Report are those of the PI and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation; NSF has not approved or endorsed its content.
The United States (US) makes a significant investment in collecting meteorological observations in the remote regions of Antarctica.These observations are multipurpose: They often initially support weather forecasting and ensure the safety of the many scientists and support personnel going to Antarctica as a part of the US Antarctic Program (USAP). After this initial use, weather observation collections are important for science research. This project gathered a group of professionals across the USAP to formulate a set of recommendations centered on what the USAP should do to ensure the investment in weather observation collections in keeping these vital observations available for future use. A report was successfully written during this project by a Task Force, and the report is available for public view here:
http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/cyberinfrastructure.html
and specifically:
http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/CyberinfrastructureReport_August01_2017.pdf
Throughout this project, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Antarctic Meteorological Research Center continued to safeguard important and unique meteorological observations from US field camps and stations in Antarctic were collected, archived and made available to the community. It was important to have continuity and no gaps in the dataset, as yet to be identified research, will rely on these collections in the future.
Another aspect of this project included a focused educational outreach effort where participants from this project at UW-Madison partnered with schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels to foster aspects of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This effort was also conducted across multiple states. It included everything from aiding in curriculum development and teaching aspects of weather including Antarctic weather to invigorate STEM aspects of an elementary school classroom, all the way to intimate high classroom visits to talk about aspects of doing Antarctic science and STEM careers. The outreach efforts extended into public venues as well.
Last Modified: 09/04/2018
Modified by: Matthew A Lazzara
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