NSF Org:	OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences
Recipient:	WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Initial Amendment Date:	March 7, 1997
Latest Amendment Date:	April 7, 1999
Award Number:	9617946
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Eric C. Itsweire OCE  Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	May 1, 1997
End Date:	April 30, 2000 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$154,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$154,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1997 = $54,000.00 FY 1998 = $55,000.00 FY 1999 = $45,000.00
History of Investigator:	Michael McCartney (Principal Investigator) mmccartney@whoi.edu Ruth Curry (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):	PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Primary Program Source:	app-0197  app-0198  app-0199
Program Reference Code(s):	1324, EGCH
Program Element Code(s):	161000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

McCartney 9617946 The secular variability in various components of the meridional overturning circulation of the North Atlantic and the linkages between these components and the variability in the overlying atmosphere will be examined by using historical oceanographic data. The work will address the question of whether the decadal trends in warm water transformation, which co-vary with the low frequency North Atlantic Oscillation, represent an oceanic response that is passive, active or a coupled interaction. This proposal is a contribution to the CLImate VARiability and predictability (CLIVAR) program.

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