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Antarctic Sciences (ANT)

U.S. Antarctic Program Grantee Alert

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)

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Antarctic Research
bullet Antarctic Aeronomy and Astrophysics Program
bullet Antarctic Earth Sciences Program
bullet Antarctic Glaciology Program
bullet Antarctic Integrated System Science
bullet Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
bullet Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems
Antarctic Artists and Writers Program
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research

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Antarctic Artists and Writers Program
(NSF  08-552) Posted Thu Mar 20 16:06:47 EDT 2008

Antarctic Research
(NSF  08-535) Posted Wed Jan 16 10:55:46 EST 2008

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research
(NSF  08-501) Posted Thu Oct 11 15:45:35 EDT 2007


News See All

Image of the AGAP logo. U.S.-Led, International AGAP Team Poised to Probe One of Antarctica's Last Unexplored Places
Released Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Press Release
Photo of bubbles containing ancient gases in a piece of an Antarctic ice core sample. Gas From the Past Gives Scientists New Insights into Climate and the Oceans
Released Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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Sketches of fossils. Antarctic Fossils Paint a Picture of a Much Warmer Continent
Released Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Press Release
fossil ostracod Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer
Released Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 2008
News From the Field
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 Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Press Release
Photo of Rebecca Anderson of the Desert Research Institute examining an ice core section New Antarctic Ice Core to Provide Clearest Climate Record Yet
Released Tue Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2008
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The Antarctic and Arctic from space. IPY scientific publications list available online
Updated Fri Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2007
U.S. South Pole Station U.S. South Pole Station
Released Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007
Special Report

Discoveries See All

Photo of emperor penguins approaching field camp at Cape Washington, Antarctica A Season at the Penguin Ranch in Antarctica
A veteran Antarctic researcher talks about the whys and hows of studying the diving physiology and behavior of emperor penguins on the "Ice"
Released  Mon May 19 00:00:00 EDT 2008

Photo of the CTD/rosette that contains sampling bottles and instruments. How Desert Dust Feeds the World's Oceans
Scientists sample dust and trace metals in seawater to learn more about climatic change
Released  Fri May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2008

Photo shows Gretchen Hofmann and Tom Crombia carrying out a "field repair" on the rover. High School Students Build Antarctic Submersible
Two female high school graduates build an underwater, camera-equipped "rover" that can operate beneath polar ice
Released  Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008

Photo shows Sam Bowser holding a sea star found at McMurdo Sound. Clues to Waterproof Glue Found in Antarctic Creature
Understanding how forams build their shells could lead to stronger biological adhesives
Released  Wed Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2008


Events Calendar See All

Thu May 29 04:00:00 EDT 2008  - Fri May 30 04:00:00 EDT 2008
Office of Polar Programs Advisory Committee Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting

Tue Jul 08 04:00:00 EDT 2008  - Fri Jul 11 04:00:00 EDT 2008
SCAR/IASC 2008 IPY Open Science Conference
Conference

Wed Oct 29 04:00:00 EDT 2008
NSF's Green Day Event
Other

Tue Nov 04 05:00:00 EST 2008  - Wed Nov 05 05:00:00 EST 2008
Office of Polar Programs Advisory Committee Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting

Wed Nov 05 05:00:00 EST 2008  - Thu Nov 06 05:00:00 EST 2008
EHR Advisory Committee Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting




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