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Beginning
in spring 2000, an international research team supported
by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) has conducted annual expeditions
each April to the North Pole to take the pulse of the Arctic
Ocean and learn how the world's northernmost sea helps
regulate global climate. The
team establishes a group of un-manned scientific platforms,
collectively called an observatory, to record data throughout
the remainder of the year on everything from the salinity
of the water to the thickness and temperature of the ice
cover.
Corresponding: Dr.
James Morison ( PSC / APL / UW )
1013 NE 40th, Seattle, WA 98105-6698
Email morisonapl.washington.edu
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