2003-2004 USAP Field Season
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2003-2004 USAP Field Season |
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Biology & Medicine
B-425-M
Dr. Polly Penhale
Program Manager
NSF/OPP
98-10219
Station:
McMurdo Station
RPSC POC:
Jessie Crain
Research Site(s):
Lake Hoare, McMurdo Station, Beacon Valley, Lake Bonney, Canada Glacier, Explorers Cove, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Glacier, Lake Vanda, Lake Brownworth, Lake Vida, Taylor Valley, Dry Valleys
Dates in Antarctica:
Late October to early February
McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER): The role of natural legacy on ecosystem structure and function in a polar desert
Dr. Andrew Fountain
Portland State University
Geology
bjaf@pdx.edu
http://huey.colorado.edu/LTER/
The Role of Natural Legacy on Ecosystem Structure and Function in a Polar Desert: The McMurdo Dry Valley Long Term Ecological Research Program
Deploying Team Members:
Amy F. Ebnet
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Andrew Fountain
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Thomas H. Nylen
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Peter Sniffen
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Martyn Tranter
Research Objectives:
This project is the glacier mass balance, melt and energy balance component of the McMurdo LTER.