SGER:Mapping the Base of the Arctic Ice Canopy Using SCICEX/SCAMP Data

这个奖项是一个探索性研究（SGER）的小额资助。 首席研究员将修改现有的软件工具，利用1998年和1999年科学冰演习期间收集的声学数据制作北极冰冠的三维图表。冰龙骨/铅位置和冰厚度的地图可以解决正在进行的辩论，关于北极冰冠的质量是否像海冰覆盖的范围，可测量地减少，并可以改善气候模拟。首席研究员将使用收集的独特数据集，并提供一个难得的机会，将在一个研究领域（海底测绘）开发的专业知识和技术用于一组非常不同的科学问题。此外，拟议的项目对美国海军的核潜艇部队有实际应用，并可能产生未来的SCICEX海底测绘合作。

ABSTRACTEdwardsOPP-01-37761This award is being made an a Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER). The Principal Investigator will modify existing software tools to produce three-dimensional charts of the arctic ice canopy using acoustic data collected during the 1998 and 1999 SCience ICe EXercises (SCICEX). Maps of ice keel/lead locations and ice thickness can resolve the ongoing debate regarding whether the mass of the arctic ice canopy is, like the extent of sea-ice cover, measurably decreasing, and can improve climatic modeling. The Principal Investigator will use a unique dataset that has been collected and provides a rare opportunity to channel expertise and technology that have been developed in one field of research (seafloor mapping) to a very different set of scientific problems. In addition, the proposed project has practical applications for the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine force and could engender future SCICEX seafloor mapping collaborations.