NSF Org:	OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences
Recipient:	WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Initial Amendment Date:	September 20, 1993
Latest Amendment Date:	August 14, 1995
Award Number:	9313670
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Phillip R. Taylor OCE  Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	October 1, 1993
End Date:	March 31, 1998 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$2,854,299.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$2,792,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1993 = $850,000.00 FY 1994 = $684,553.00 FY 1995 = $1,257,447.00
History of Investigator:	Kenneth Brink (Principal Investigator) kbrink@whoi.edu James Irish (Co-Principal Investigator) Richard Limeburner (Co-Principal Investigator) Robert Beardsley (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 266 WOODS HOLE RD WOODS HOLE MA  US  02543-1535 (508)289-3542
Sponsor Congressional District:	09
Primary Place of Performance:	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 266 WOODS HOLE RD WOODS HOLE MA  US  02543-1535
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	09
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	GFKFBWG2TV98
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Primary Program Source:	app-0193  app-0194  app-0195
Program Reference Code(s):	1308, 1577, EGCH, GLCH
Program Element Code(s):	165000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

9313670 Brink The GLOBEC NW Atlantic/Georges Bank observational program is planned to last for 4.5 years, beginning in 1994. As part of this effort, Dr. Brink and colleagues will deploy three moorings throughout the period at the Bank center, on the northwestern end, and on the south flank. All moorings would measure currents, temperature, conductivity, phytoplankton proxies (fluorescence and light transmission) and photosynthetically available radiation. Most deployments will use acoustic Doppler current profilers which also allow estimates of zooplankton stocks. The central mooring will be equipped with a complete suite of meteorological sensors. This project will also deploy Argos tracked drifters on each of the broad scale hydrographic cruises. The drifters will provide quantitative estimates of water residence times and preferred exit sites from the Bank. This measurement program will provide continuous records of the physical and biological status of waters over the Bank, and a context for all other measurements made during the GLOBEC Georges Bank study. The data base will be used to understand the effects of advection and stratification on the plankton population over the Bank. ***

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