Seasonal Ice Zone Reconnaissance Surveys Coordination and Ocean Profiles 2019-2020
Abstract
We propose a follow-on grant for the coordination of and participation in the Seasonal Ice Zone Reconnaissance Surveys (SIZRS) program through 4/1/2020 with anticipation of a new proposal or extension to continue SIZRS operation beyond 2020. SIZRS is a multi-investigator program of repeated ocean, ice, and atmospheric measurements. These measurements make use of U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Domain Awareness (ADA) flights across the Beaufort-Chukchi Sea seasonal sea ice zone (SIZ), the region between maximum winter ice extent and minimum summer ice extent. The long-term goal of SIZRS is to track and understand the interplay among the ice, atmosphere, and ocean, contributing to the rapid decline in summer ice extent. In addition to overall coordination of SIZRS, this grant covers profile measurements of ocean temperature, salinity, velocity, and mixing across the SIZ.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 20, 2019
- Source ID
- N000141912555
Entities
People
- James Morison
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Washington