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USAP Program Overviews |
Project Indexes | USAP Program overviews | Station schedules & overviews | Technical Events |
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Aeronomy & Astrophysics |
The polar regions have been called Earth's window to outer space. Research projects here require the unique conditions of the Antarctic. What scientists learn from these projects contributes to the understanding of Antarctica's role in global environmental change. The Aeronomy & Astrophysics branch of Antarctic science promotes interdisciplinary study of geosphere-biosphere interactions in the middle and upper atmosphere. It contributes to our understanding of the interactions between the polar atmosphere and the magnetosphere and how solar activity affects both. Program Manager: Dr. Vladimir Papitashvili. Read more about Dr. Papitashvili. List this year's Aeronomy & Astrophysics projects
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Biology & Medicine |
The Antarctic Biology & Medicine program funds research that will improve understanding of the physiology, behavior, adaptations, and processes of Antarctic life forms and ecosystems. Support is focused on these areas:
Program Manager: Dr. Polly Penhale. Read more about Dr. Penhale List this year's Biology & Medicine projects
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Geology & Geophysics |
Antarctica represents about 9 percent of the Earth's continental crust and has been in a near-polar position for more than 100 million years. It is covered by a continental ice sheet with an average thickness of 3 kilometers. In geophysics, the Antarctic continent and its environs have a central role in the geodynamic processes that have shaped the present global environment. Important program areas include:
Program Manager: Dr. Scott Borg. Read more about Dr. Borg List this year's Geology & Geophysics projects
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Glaciology |
The Antarctic Glaciology program is concerned with the history and dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet including the study of near-surface snow and firn, floating glacier ice (ice shelves), ice streams, and continental and marine ice sheets. Program emphases include paleoenvironments from ice cores, ice dynamics, numerical modeling, glacial geology, and remote sensing of ice sheets. Some specific objectives are:
Program Manager: Dr. Julie Palais. Read more about Dr. Palais List this years Glaciology projects
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Oceans & Climate |
Antarctic oceanic and tropospheric studies focus on the structure and processes of the ocean-atmosphere environment and their relationships with the global ocean, the atmosphere, and the marine biosphere. As part of the global heat engine, the Antarctic has a major role in the world's transfer of energy. Its ocean/atmosphere system is both an indicator and a component of climate change. Major program elements include:
Program Manager: Dr. Bernhard Lettau. Read more about Dr. Lettau List this year's Oceans & Climate projects
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Artists & Writers |
The Artists & Writers Program provides opportunities for the humanities -- painting, photography, writing, history, and other liberal arts -- to be a part of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Artists and writers work at stations and field camps, often with science groups but also on their own. The program helps record America's Antarctic heritage and responds to White House direction that the USAP support a range of U.S. Antarctic interests. Candidates apply for the program and compete in a peer-review selection process. Awardees receive field support including air travel, but no direct award of funds. Program Manager: Mr. Guy Guthridge. Read more about Mr. Guthridge List this year's Artists & Writers projects
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