NSF Org:	OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences
Recipient:	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Initial Amendment Date:	November 10, 1994
Latest Amendment Date:	October 21, 1996
Award Number:	9311255
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Phillip R. Taylor OCE  Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	November 15, 1994
End Date:	October 31, 1998 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$370,001.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$370,001.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1995 = $150,001.00 FY 1996 = $120,000.00 FY 1997 = $100,000.00
History of Investigator:	John Marra (Principal Investigator) marra@lamont.ldeo.columbia.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Columbia University 615 W 131ST ST NEW YORK NY  US  10027-7922 (212)854-6851
Sponsor Congressional District:	13
Primary Place of Performance:	Columbia University Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory Rt 9W Palisades NY  US  10964
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	17
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	F4N1QNPB95M4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Primary Program Source:	app-0195  app-0196  app-0197
Program Reference Code(s):	1315, EGCH
Program Element Code(s):	165000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

MARRA 9311255 This proposal is a continuing effort of to collect and process data on optics and pigment distribution by combining the efforts of JGOFS and the Word Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Hydrographic Program (WHP). The program will operate a bio-optical profiler to collect data on the biological and optical properties of the upper water column. Data to collected include spectral irradiance (7 channels each of upwelling and downwelling ), broad-band visible irradiance (PAR), fluorescence, and beam transmission. This is perhaps the first undertaking of a systematic and consistent data collection on the oceans pigment and optical properties, and would be invaluable in improving algorithms for satellite imaging of ocean pigments and in estimating primary production. ***

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