2005-2006 Science Planning Summary
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2005-2006 Science Planning Summary Project Indexes
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Principal Investigator Event No. Project Title
Ainley, David G B-031-M Geographic structure of Adelie penguin populations: Demography of population expansion
Anandakrishnan, Sridhar I-205-M Tidal modulation of ice stream flow
Anderson, John B. G-083-N Shallow drilling along the Antarctic continental margin (SHALDRIL); A demonstration drilling cruise to the James Ross Basin
Anderson, John B. G-435-N Controls on sediment yields from tidewater glaciers from Patagonia to Antarctica
Andrews, Sarah W-218-M In cold pursuit (working title): A mystery novel set in Antarctica
Asper, Vernon B-390-P/N Development of a polar remote interactive marine observatory (PRIMO) near Palmer Station on the Western Antarctic Peninsula
Besson, Dave A-123-S Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment (RICE)
Bieber, John A-120-M/S Solar and heliospheric studies with antarctic cosmic rays
Blanchette, Robert A B-038-M Investigations on deterioration in the historic huts of Antarctica
Bowser, Samuel S B-015-M Remotely operable micro environmental observatory for antarctic marine biology research
Bowser, Samuel S B-043-M Evolution of morphology and trophic strategies in antarctic agglutinated foraminifera
Butler, Rhett G G-090-P/S Global seismograph station at Palmer Station and the South Pole
Caldwell, Douglas A. A-103-S A search for extrasolar planets from the South Pole
Campbell, Alan W-219-M Images from a frozen continent
Carlstrom, John E A-379-S South Pole observations to test cosmological models
Charette, Matt B-276-N Plankton community structure and iron distribution in the southern Drake Passage
Chereskin, Teresa K O-317-L Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling (ADCP) on R/V Laurence M. Gould
Chin, Yu-Ping B-300-M Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic material in Pony Lake, Ross Island
Church, Sarah E A-366-S Next generation CMB polarization measurements with the QUEST experiment on DASI
Conrad, Lawrence (Larry) J W-224-M Field guide to antarctic features: McMurdo Sound region
Dalziel, Ian W G-087-M A GPS network to determine crustal motions in the bedrock of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Day, Thomas A B-003-P Response of terrestrial ecosystems along the Antarctic Peninsula to a changing climate
Dempsey, John Patrick O-316-M Physics and mechanics of the breakup of warm antarctic sea ice: In-situ experiments and modeling
Deshler, Terry A-131-M Measurements addressing quantitative ozone loss, polar stratospheric cloud nucleation, and large polar stratospheric particles during austral winter and spring
DiTullio, Giacomo R B-272-N Interaction of iron, light and CO2 on phytoplankton community dynamics in the Ross Sea
Domack, Eugene G-096-L Paleohistory of the Larsen Ice Shelf System
Doran, Peter T B-211-M NASA-ASTEP: Subsurface ice and brine sampling: Life detection and characterization in the McMurdo Dry Valleys using an ultrasonic gopher
Doran, Peter T B-426-M The role of resource legacy on contemporary linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a cold desert ecosystem: The McMurdo Dry Valley LTER program
Dowling, Carolyn B G-060-M The timing of the holocene climate change in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Ducklow, Hugh W B-045-L/P Palmer Long Term Ecological Research (LTER): Climate migration, ecological response and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment
Dunbar, Robert B-258-N Interaction of iron, light and CO2 on phytoplankton community dynamics in the Ross Sea
Eisele, Fred O-176-M/S Antarctic Troposphere Chemistry Investigation (ANTCI)
Ejiri, Masaki A-117-S All-sky imager at South Pole
Engebretson, Mark J A-102-M/S Conjugate studies of ULF waves and magnetospheric dynamics using ground-based induction magnetometers at four high-latitude manned sites
Firing, Eric O-315-N Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling (ADCP) on R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer and R/V Laurence M. Gould
Fountain, Andrew George B-425-M The role of resource legacy on contemporary linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a cold desert ecosystem: The McMurdo Dry Valley LTER program
Fraser, William R B-013-L/P Palmer long-term ecological research project: Climate migration, ecological response and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment (Seabird component)
Fraser, William R B-198-P Monitoring the effects of tourism and environmental variability on Adelie penguins at Palmer Station
Fraser-Smith, Antony C. A-100-M The operation of an ELF/VLF radiometer at Arrival Heights
Fricker, Helen A I-277-E Monitoring an active rift system at the front of Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica/
Gargett, Ann E B-208-N Interactive effects of UV and vertical mixing on phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in the Ross Sea
Garrott, Robert Andrew B-009-M Patterns and processes: Dynamics of the Erebus Bay Weddell seal population
Gast, Rebecca J B-207-N Comparative and Quantitative Studies of Protistan Molecular Ecology and Physiology in Coastal Antarctic Waters
Goes, Joaquim I B-206-N Ultraviolet radiation induced changes in the patterns of production and biochemical composition of Antarctic marine phytoplankton
Gogineni, S. Prasad I-188-M A mobile sensor web for polar ice sheet measurements
Gooseff, Michael N B-268-M Hydrologic controls over biogeochemistry and microbial community structure and function across terrestrial/aquatic interfaces in a polar desert
Hall, Brenda L B-068-M Former elephant seal colonies in the Antarctic: Implications for holocene climate change and genetic diversity in the Southern Ocean
Hallet, Bernard I-139-M Mechanics of dry-land calving of ice cliffs
Halzen, Francis A-333-S ICECUBE
Hansen, Anthony D I-414-S Hyper-insulated instrumentation system to support year-round research in polar regions
Hansen, Anthony D O-314-S Solar / wind powered instrumentation module development for polar environmental research
Harvey, Ralph P G-058-M The Antarctic Search for Meteorites ANSMET -- collection team
Harwood, David Michael G-049-M ANDRILL - Investigating Antarctica's role in Cenozoic global environmental change
Heideman, Kathleen M W-227-M The scientific method: Poems of antarctic inquiry
Hernandez, Gonzalo A-110-M/S Austral high-latitude atmospheric dynamics
Hofmann, David O-257-S South Pole monitoring for climatic change
Hofmann, David O-264-P Collection of atmospheric air for the NOAA/CMDL worldwide flask sampling network
Hofmann, Gretchen Eva B-134-M Towards an understanding of protein homeostasis in cold-adapted antarctic fish
Hollibaugh, James T B-114-L Distribution and ecology of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in the Palmer LTER study area
Holzapfel, William L A-378-S High resolution obervations of the CMB with ACBAR
Hutchins, David B-279-N Interaction of iron, light and CO2 on phytoplankton community dynamics in the Ross Sea
Inan, Umran S A-108-S A VLF beacon transmitter at South Pole
Inan, Umran S A-306-P ELF/VLF observations of lightning discharges, whistler-mode waves and electron precipitation at Palmer Station
Jeffrey, Wade H B-200-N Collaborative Research: Interactive effects of UV and vertical mixing on phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in the Ross Sea
Johns, Bjorn G-295-M Unavco GPS Survey Support
Kanagaratnam, Pannirselvam I-346-M High resolution ice thickness and plan wave mapping of near-surface layers
Kanatous, Shane B B-018-M The molecular signals that regulate the ontogeny of aerobic capacity, lipid metabolism and elevated myoglobin concentrations in the skeletal muscles of Weddell seals
Keeling, Ralph O-204-P/S Changes in atmospheric oxygen (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and argon (Ar) concentrations in relation to the carbon cycle and climate
Kemerait, Robert C G-078-M Dry Valley seismic project
Kennicutt, Mahlon B-518-M Temporal variability in natural and anthropogenic distrubance of McMurdo Station
Kieber, David J B-266-N Impact of solar radiation and nutrients on biogeochemical cycling of DMSP and DMS in the Ross Sea
Kiene, Ronald P B-002-N Impact of solar radiation and nutrients on biogeochemical cycling of DMSP and DMS in the Ross Sea
Kreutz, Karl J I-191-M Dry Valleys Late Holocene Climate Variability
Kyle, Philip R G-081-M Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory and Laboratory (MEVOL)
LaBelle, James W A-128-S Direction-finding measurements of LF/MF/HF auroral radio emissions at South Pole
Lange, Andrew A-033-S Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization (BICEP)
Lee, Richard B-256-P Physiological and molecular mechanisms of stress tolerance in a polar insect
Lessard, Marc R A-136-S A proposal for the measurement and analysis of Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) waves at South Pole Station
Lessard, Marc R A-362-S Development of an Autonomous Real-time Remote Observatory (ARRO)
Licht, Kathy J G-084-M Integrated study of east antarctic ice sheet tills (ISET): Tracers of ice flow and proxies of the ice-covered continental shield
Lyons, W. Berry B-420-M The role of resource legacy on contemporary linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a cold desert ecosystem: The McMurdo Dry Valley LTER program
MacAyeal, Douglas R I-190-M Earth's largest icebergs
Madin, Laurence P B-307-L Salpa thompsoni in the Southern Ocean: Bioenergetics, population dynamics and biogeochemical impact
Manahan, Donal B-301-M A graduate training program in Antarctica: Integrative biology and adaptation of antarctic marine organisms
Marchant, David R G-063-M Deducing late neogene antarctica climate from fossil-rich lacustrine sediments in the Dry Valleys
Marsh, Adam G B-029-M CAREER: Genomic networks for cold-adaptation in embryos of polar marine invertebrates
Martinson, Douglas G B-021-L Palmer Long Term Ecological Research Project (LTER): Climate migration, ecological response and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment
Matrai, Patricia B-048-P Complex molecular to global interactions and feedbacks in the marine DMS cycle
McKnight, Diane M B-421-M The role of resource legacy on contemporary linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a cold desert ecosystem: The McMurdo Dry Valley LTER program
McPhee, Miles O-325-N Maud Rise Nonlinear Equation of State Study (MaudNESS)
Measures, Christopher B-225-N Plankton community structure and iron distribution in the southern Drake Passage
Mende, Stephen B A-104-S Dayside auroral imaging at South Pole
Miller, Molly B G-093-M Reconstructing the high latitude permian-triassic: Life, landscapes, and climate recorded in the Allan Hills, South Victoria Land
Mitchell, B. Greg B-228-N Plankton community structure and iron distribution in the southern Drake Passage and Scotia Sea
Mullins, Jerry L G-052-M/P/S Geodesy and geospatial data program
Murcray, Frank J A-255-M/S Infrared measurements of atmospheric composition over Antarctica
Naveen, Ron B-086-E Long-term data collection at select Antarctic Peninsula visitor sites
Neale, Patrick J B-203-N Interactive effects of UV and vertical mixing on phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in the Ross Sea
Palo, Scott Edward A-284-S Dynamics of the antarctic MLT region using ground-based radar and TIMED Instrumentation
Petzel, David Henry B-012-M Drinking and Na/K-ATPase alpha-subunit isoform expression in antarctic fish
Pitman, Robert L B-289-M Genetic and photogrammetric investigations of three ecotypes of killer whales in the southern Ross Sea
Ponganis, Paul John B-197-M Diving physiology and behavior of Emperor penguins
Priscu, John C B-195-M Microbial diversity and function in the permanently ice-covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Priscu, John C B-422-M The role of resource legacy on contemporary linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a cold desert ecosystem: The McMurdo Dry Valley LTER program
Putkonen, Jaakko G-076-M Stability of landscapes and ice sheets in Dry Valleys: A systematic study of exposure ages of soils and surface deposits
Quetin, Langdon B B-028-L/P Palmer long-term ecological research project: Climate migration, ecological response and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment (Prey component)
Raymond, Charles F I-163-M Detection of crystal orientation fabrics near the Ross/Amundsen sea ice-flow divide and at the Siple Dome ice core site using polarimetric radar methods
Saito, Mak A O-398-N Interactions between Cobalt, Cadmium, and Zinc Biogeochemistry and Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Ross Sea
Sanderson, Colin O-275-P/S Remote atmospheric measurements program (RAMP) of the University of Miami/ U.S. Department fo Energy's Environmental Measurements Lab
Scambos, Theodore I-186-E Investigating iceberg evolution during drift and break-up: A proxy for climate-related changes to antarctic ice shelves
Sedwick, Peter B-267-N Interaction of iron, light and CO2 on phytoplankton community dynamics in the Ross Sea
Seo, Eun-Suk A-137-M Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM)
Siddoway, Christine S G-088-M Gneiss dome architecture
Sivjee, Gulamabas G A-129-S The antarctic investigations of upper atmospheric disturbances over the South Pole Station
Smith, Kenneth L B-050-L Free drifting icebergs: Influence of floating islands on pelagic ecosystems in the Weddell Sea
Smith, Raymond C B-032-L/P Palmer long-term ecological research project: Climate migration, ecological response and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment (Bio-optical component)
Smith, Walker O B-047-N Interannual variability in the Antarctic - Ross Sea (IVARS): Nutrients and seasonal production
Smith, Walker O B-386-N Interaction of iron, light and CO2 on phytoplankton community dynamics in the Ross Sea
Sowers, Todd I-177-M Gases in firn air and shallow ice at the proposed WAIS Divide drilling site
Sprintall, Janet O-260-L The Drake Passage high density XBT/XCTD Program
Stacey, Gordon J A-377-S Wide-field imaging spectroscopy in the submillimeter: Deploying SPIFI on AST/RO
Stark, Antony A A-371-S Continued operation of the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO)
Stearns, Charles R O-202-M/P/S Antarctic Meteorological Research Center (AMRC)
Stearns, Charles R O-283-M/P/S Antarctic Automatic Weather Station Program (AWS)
Steinmetz, George W-222-M Antarctica: The frozen desert
Stock, Joann M G-071-N Collection of marine geophysical data on transits of the Nathaniel B. Palmer
Sullivan, David W A-145-M Long Duration Balloon Program (LDB)
Takahashi, Taro O-214-L/N Processes driving spatial and temporal variability of surface pCO2 in the Drake Passage
Tang, Kam Wing B-230-M Environmental and ecological regulation of differences and interactions between solitary and colonial forms of phaeocystis antarctica
Taylor, Kendrick C I-477-M Investigation of climate, ice dynamics, and biology, using a deep ice core from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ice Divide
Thompson, Linda D A-138-M Wallops Flight Facility component of the CREAM balloon payload
Tortell, Philippe B-282-N Interaction of iron, light and CO2 on phytoplankton community dynamics in the Ross Sea
Travouillon, Tony A-442-E Measurements of the surface layer turbulence at Dome C
Trivelpiece, Wayne Z B-040-E Foraging behavior and demography of Pygoscelis penguins
Tulaczyk, Slawek M. I-345-M Is Kamb Ice Stream restarting? Glaciological investigations of the bulge-trunk transition on Kamb Ice Stream
Vernet, Maria B-016-L/P Palmer long-term ecological research project: Climate migration, ecological response and teleconnections in an ice-dominated environment (Phytoplankton component)
Vial, Francois A-360-M Strateole-Vorcore
Virginia, Ross A B-423-M The role of resource legacy on contemporary linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a cold desert ecosystem: The McMurdo Dry Valley LTER program
Wall, Diana H B-424-M The role of resource legacy on contemporary linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a cold desert ecosystem: The McMurdo Dry Valley LTER program
Ward, Bess B B-310-M What limits denitrification and bacterial growth in Lake Bonney, Taylor Valley?
Warren, Gabriel Penn W-217-M Examination of crevasses and other iceforms as artistic sources
Warren, Joseph B-320-E RUI: Improving acoustic estimates of Antarctic krill populations
Weatherwax, Allan T A-111-M/S Studies of the polar ionosphere and magnetosphere from measurements in Antarctica and conjugate regions
Weatherwax, Allan T A-112-M/S Polar experiment network for geospace upper-atmosphere investigations: PENGUIn -A new vision for global studies
Wefel, John P A-143-M Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter (ATIC)
Wilson, Terry J G-079-M Transantarctic Mountains deformation network: GPS measurements of neotectonic motion in the antarctic interior
Zesta, Eftyhia A-357-M/P Extending the South American Meridional B-field Array (SAMBA) to auroral latitudes in Antarctica
Zhou, Meng B-248-N Plankton community structure and iron distribution in the southern Drake Passage and Scotia Sea

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