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OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP) |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | May 21, 2021 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | April 19, 2022 |
| Award Number: | 2127763 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Frank R. Rack
frack@nsf.gov (703)292-2684 OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP) GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | June 1, 2021 |
| End Date: | May 31, 2023 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $399,979.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $479,972.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2022 = $79,993.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
266 WOODS HOLE RD WOODS HOLE MA US 02543-1535 (508)289-3542 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
86 Water Street Woods Hole MA US 02543-1026 |
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| NSF Program(s): | ARC Rsch Support & Logistics |
| Primary Program Source: |
0100XXXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.078 |
ABSTRACT
The International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has requested the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution?s (WHOI) Mooring Operations and Engineering Groups (MOE) expertise in the design of nine under ice subsurface moorings being deployed in the Arctic in the summer of 2021 for a period of two years. MOE personnel will also provide mooring operations expertise and will participate on the deployment cruise being staged from Kirkenes, Norway. WHOI will define the science and instrumentation requirements prior to the construction of the moorings by taking into consideration environmental factors (such as ocean currents and sea ice). Following the design phase, the UAF and MOE teams will oversee the construction of the moorings.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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Project Title: Nansen and Amundson Basins Observational System (NABOS), Mooring Design and Cruise Support.
The main goal of the NABOS program is to enhance our understanding of the role of stratification in controlling transports of Atlantic Water heat and other properties to the upper ocean and ice in the Nansen and Amundson Basins. In order to measure these properties, nine long term oceanographic moorings were designed and built to support a variety of physical and chemical sensors. The moorings were specifically designed to be deployed/recovered in ice covered regions in the high arctic. The moorings would be deployed for approximately two years, then recovered to collect the stored data.
The mooring components and operations gear were shipped to Kirkenes, Norway in July of 2021 for preparations prior to the NABOS cruise. The NABOS cruise departed Kirkenes on September 9th on the Russian Research Vessel Akademik Tryoshnikov. WHOI lead the at-sea operations for the mooring deployments and also directed the on-ice deployment of the buoy systems and instrumentation. All nine oceanographic moorings were successfully deployed during the 40-day research cruise.
Observations carried out in this key part of the arctic provide new insight into the increasing role of the Arctic Ocean in driving climate changes.
Last Modified: 09/25/2023
Modified by: John N Kemp
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