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 National Science
Foundation Award #9020975 |
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Warm Climate Antarctic Ice Dynamics: Sirius Formation Evidence
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| Investigator(s): |
Michael Prentice (PI)
; Harold Borns (Co-PI)
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| Sponsor: |
University of Maine, ME 04469 2075811484
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| Start Date/Expiration Date |
1991-08-01 to 1994-07-31 (amended 1993-08-19) |
| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$159,647 |
| Abstract: This award supports a detailed geological investigation of the Sirius Formation, Antarctica, in order to determine: 1) its relation to alpine glaciers and ice sheets; 2) its age and stratigraphy; and 3) the source of the enclosed marine microfossils. The results of this research will provide a critical test for the leading hypotheses of the origin of the Sirius Formation and, thereby, contribute significantly to resolving Antarctic Ice Sheet response to Tertiary climate warmth. Given the important role that the Antarctic Ice Sheet plays in global climate, this new knowledge will significantly aid resolution of global-scale paleoclimate problems, principally by constraining interpretation of the deep sea oxygen-isotope record. This data will also permit the testing and tuning of ice sheet models. |
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| NSF Org: |
OPP - Office of Polar Programs |
| Award Number: |
9020975 |
| Award Instrument: |
Continuing grant |
| Program Manager: |
Julie Palais
OPP Office of Polar Programs
O/D OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
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| NSF Program(s): |
ANTARCTIC GLACIOLOGY, ANTARCTIC GLACIOLOGY
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| Field Application(s): |
Geological Sciences, Other Sciences NEC, Polar Programs-Related |
| Program Element Code(s): |
5116
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