Antarctic Ocean and Climate Systems

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Antarctic Ocean and Climate Systems

• Bernhard Lettau
• Program Manager
• NSF/Office of Polar Programs

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Antarctic Oceans and Climate

• Oceanography
• Antarctic Circumpolar Current Dynamics
• Geochemical Cycling
• Water Mass Modification
• Air-Sea Exchange
• Sea Ice Processes

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Antarctic Oceans and Climate
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate
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Antarctic Oceans and ClimateMinimum and Maximum
Sea Ice Extent
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate
Proxy Records from Ice Cores
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate

• Climate Processes
• Synoptic Meteorology
• Ross Island Meteorology Experiment (RIME)
• Remote Sensing
• Solar and Infrared Radiation
• Atmospheric Profiling
• Atmospheric Chemistry

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Antarctic Oceans and Climate Synoptic Meteorology
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate
Direct Observations
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate
Direct Observations
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Antarctic Oceans and Climate

• Planned Programs
• Clivar - DecCen
• Ross Island Meteorological Experiment (RIME)
• U. S. Carbon Cycle Science Program
• International Polar Year