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Biology & Medicine
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Dr. Polly Penhale
Program Manager
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B-021-L
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NSF/OPP Award 02-17282
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Station:
R/V Laurence M. Gould
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RPSC POC:
Stephanie Suhr-Sliester
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Research Site(s):
Standard LTER sample stations
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Dates in Antarctica:
Late December to early February
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Palmer Long Term Ecological Research Project (PLTER): Climate migration, ecological response and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment.
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Research Objectives:
This project is the modeling component of Palmer Station Long Term Ecological Research (LTER). It focuses on temperature and salinity profiles of the water column at each standard station in the study areas. The models will include weather and navigational data such as wind speed and direction, air temperature and humidity at east station site, as well as latitude and longitude data. Data from shipboard ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profileer) is also used for interpretation and checking of geostrophic calculations.
Shipboard technicians sample the temperature and salinity of the water column at each standard LTER station, and in any other location during the cruise relevant to other LTER group needs or in response to interesting scientific insights arising during normal sampling.
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