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Award Abstract #0619908
Collaborative Research: Development of a Power and Communication System for Remote Autonomous GPS and Seismic Stations in Antarctica
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ANT
Antarctic Sciences Division
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
September 21, 2006 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
April 4, 2008 |
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| Award Number: |
0619908 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Thomas P. Wagner
ANT Antarctic Sciences Division
OPP Office of Polar Programs
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| Start Date: |
October 1, 2006 |
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| Expires: |
September 30, 2009 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$641182 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Charles Meertens meertens@unavco.org (Principal Investigator)
William Prescott (Former Principal Investigator)
Bjorn Johns (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
UNAVCO, Inc.
6350 Nautilus Dr.
Boulder, CO 80301 303/381-7513
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| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Field Application(s): |
0311000 Polar Programs-Related
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR, 0000
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
This project develops power and communications systems to support the operation of seismometers and GPS receivers in Antarctica throughout the polar night. In terms of intellectual merit, this system would allow a new class of geophysical questions to be approached, in areas as varied as ice sheet movement, plate tectonics, and deep earth structure. In terms of broader impacts, this project represents research infrastructure of potential use to many scientific disciplines. In addition, the results will improve society's understanding of the Antarctic ice sheet and its behavior in response to global warming.
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