polar oceanography

Ocean BGC

PI(s):

Raymond N. Sambrotto

This page contains information on the research activities in R. Sambrotto's Lab. at Lamont-Doherty. Its covers the people involved and the analytical work we do on the biogeochemistry of oceans and estuaries. It includes the analytical capabilities available to outside users as well as information and protocols for people working in the lab.

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oceanbgc

Arctic Observing Network: Switchyard Region

PI(s):

Peter Schlosser

PI(s):

William M. Smethie Jr.

PI(s):

Dale N. Chayes

The proposed research will document the circulation, variability, and driving mechanisms of the upper ocean in the “freshwater switchyard of the Arctic Ocean.” This unexplored reg

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Arctic Observing Network: Switchyard Region

ICE Bridge

PI(s):

Robin E. Bell

PI(s):

James R. Cochran

The Ice Sheets at both poles are changing - shrinking at increasing rates - rates that are faster than was ever expected by scientists.

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ICE Bridge - Bridging the Gap: Measuring the Changing Poles

MGDS: MediaBank

PI(s):

Vicki Ferrini

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

The MGDS MediaBank contains high quality images, illustrations, animations and video clips that are organized into galleries.

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MGDS: MediaBank

MGDS: Virtual Ocean - A Visualization Application for Ocean Data

PI(s):

William B. Ryan

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

Virtual Ocean integrates the GeoMapApp tool suite and the NASA World Wind 3-D

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Virtual Ocean

Polar Climate Group

PI(s):

Douglas G. Martinson

Research and analysis of the Polar Regions and their impact on global climate.

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Polar Climate Group

Location

Antartica

Antarctica

MGDS: Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) - Create Maps and Grids

PI(s):

William B. Ryan

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

Make your own maps and custom grids to download from our Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) database by selecting a geographic region or focus/study site.

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Create Maps and Grids

MGDS: Marine Geoscience Data System

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

PI(s):

William B. Ryan

Unified data portal for the NSF Ridge 2000 program, MARGINS program, Marine Seismic Reflection data, Antarctic Multibeam Bathymetry Synthesis, and RIDGE Multibeam Bathymetry Synthesis; includes Geo

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Marine Geoscience Data System: MGDS

ANZFLUX

PI(s):

Douglas G. Martinson

The Antarctic Zone Flux Experiment (ANZFLUX) was conducted aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer in the Eastern Weddell Sea.

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ANZFLUX

Location

United States

65° 0' 0" S, 5° 0' 0" W

See map: Google Maps

Antarctic Sea Ice Forecast

PI(s):

Xiaojun Yuan

Antarctic sea ice seasonal forecasts based on a linear Markov model are in high demand for both observational and climate communities. They are provided by Xiaojun Yuan and Dake Chen.

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Antarctic Sea Ice Forecast

Location

United States

74° 57' 33.8112" S, 22° 51' 5.6268" E

See map: Google Maps

MGDS: Search For Data

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

Find, map and download marine geoscience and other data by ship, region, program, investigator, data and more.

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MGDS: Search For Data

Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal

PI(s):

Suzanne M. Carbotte

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal provides access to geoscience data, primarily marine, from the Antarctic region.

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Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal

Location

United States

81° 20' 5.4384" S, 97° 12' 25.3116" W

See map: Google Maps

Southern Ocean Circulation and overturning

PI(s):

Arnold L. Gordon

The ring of deep water around Antarctica not only links the major ocean [Atlantic/Pacific/Indian] , but also produces dense waters along the continental margins of the frozen continent, which sinks

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AnSlope: Cross-Slope Exchanges at the Antarctic Slope Front

Name	Title	Fields of interest
David Porter	Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Julius Busecke	Graduate Research Assistant
Bruce A. Huber	Senior Staff Associate
William M. Smethie Jr.	Lamont Research Professor
Douglas G. Martinson	Lamont Research Professor	Oceans and their role in climate; onset and termination of ice ages.
Xiaojun Yuan	Lamont Associate Research Professor	My primary research interest is in the Antarcitc atmosphere, ocean and sea ice/glacial ice fields.

New Salt Map of the Seas Gives Scientists a Taste of Discoveries Ahead

October 03, 2011

After less than a month in operation, a new NASA satellite has produced the first map showing how saltiness varies across the surface of the world’s oceans. Until now, salt measurements came only from ships, moorings and buoys floating at sea; NASA says its Aquarius satellite will capture in three years as much data as those earlier methods did in 125 years.
Ocean Currents Speed Melting Of Antarctic Ice

June 24, 2011

Stronger ocean currents beneath West Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf are eroding the ice from below, speeding the melting of the glacier as a whole, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience. A growing cavity beneath the ice shelf has allowed more warm water to melt the ice, the researchers say—a process that feeds back into the ongoing rise in global sea levels. The glacier is currently sliding into the sea at a clip of four kilometers (2.5 miles) a year, while its ice shelf is melting at about 80 cubic kilometers a year - 50 percent faster than it was in the early 1990s - the paper estimates.