Award Abstract #0619908
Collaborative Research: Development of a Power and Communication System for Remote Autonomous GPS and Seismic Stations in Antarctica

NSF Org:	ANT Antarctic Sciences Division
Initial Amendment Date:	September 21, 2006
Latest Amendment Date:	April 4, 2008
Award Number:	0619908
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Vladimir O. Papitashvili ANT Antarctic Sciences Division OPP Office of Polar Programs
Start Date:	October 1, 2006
Expires:	September 30, 2010 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$641182
Investigator(s):	Charles Meertens meertens@unavco.org (Principal Investigator) William Prescott (Former Principal Investigator) Bjorn Johns (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	UNAVCO, Inc. 6350 Nautilus Dr. Boulder, CO 80301 303/381-7636
NSF Program(s):	MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
Field Application(s):	0311000 Polar Programs-Related
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	1189

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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