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The letter at this link describes the impacts, which are expected based on the anticipated budget situation, on support for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 antarctic seasons.  These are the impacts that were discussed at the 12 August 2008 meeting of the National Science Board.

(Updated:  19 August 2008)

IPY Special Announcements
Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation
(NSF 08-604) Posted September 8, 2008

Arctic Research Opportunities
(NSF 08-597) Posted August 19, 2008

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
(NSF 08-580) Posted July 1, 2008

Arctic Observing Network
(NSF 08-579) Posted July 1, 2008

Changing Seasonality in the Arctic System
(NSF 08-567) Posted June 3, 2008

Upcoming Due Dates See All

Arctic Observing Network
(NSF 08-579) Full Proposal: September 30, 2008

Changing Seasonality in the Arctic System
(NSF 08-567) Full Proposal: October 10, 2008

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
(NSF 08-580) Preliminary Proposal: October 14, 2008

Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change
(NSF 08-505) Full Proposal: October 15, 2008

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
(NSF 08-540) Full Proposal: October 20, 2008

News See All
Photo of a Greenland ice core sitting on a melter head in the research facility. Greenland Ice Core Reveals History of Pollution in the Arctic
Released August 18, 2008
 
Sketches of fossils. Antarctic Fossils Paint a Picture of a Much Warmer Continent
Released August 4, 2008
 
fossil ostracod Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer
Released July 23, 2008
 
Photo of John Goodge and a colleague collecting specimens in the Transantarctic Mountains. A Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected
Released July 17, 2008
 
Greenland Ice Core Greenland Ice Core Analysis Shows Drastic Climate Change Near End of Last Ice Age
Released June 19, 2008
 
Photo of researchers setting up an Antarctic field camp. Study of Glacial Earthquakes Shakes Up Idea of How Ice Streams Move
Released June 5, 2008
 
Photo of battered trunk, whip and hat Archaeology From Reel to Real
Released May 21, 2008
 
U.S. South Pole Station U.S. South Pole Station
Released March 15, 2007
 
Discoveries See All
Photo shows group of children with 5000-year-old mud on snowy surface Getting to the Core of Climate Change
Graduate student tells how University at Buffalo geologists communicate their research on climatic change and its impact to local people
Released October 26, 2007

Ice shelf and sea Demise of Antarctic Ice Shelf Reveals New Life
A research expedition to the site of the former Larsen B ice shelf leads to the discovery of an underwater habitat surviving in the most extreme conditions
Released July 26, 2007

Events Calendar See All

May 29, 2008 - May 30, 2008
Office of Polar Programs Advisory Committee Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting

July 8, 2008 - July 11, 2008
SCAR/IASC 2008 IPY Open Science Conference
Conference

September 24, 2008
Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Social and Technological Networks
Lecture

October 15, 2008 - October 16, 2008
Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
Advisory Committee Meeting

November 19, 2008 - November 20, 2008
Advisory Committee for Geosciences
Advisory Committee Meeting

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