Project Grant 2520482
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded a $1,946,497 Project Grant to Oregon State University to conduct collaborative research on quantifying real-world ice-ocean interaction physics. The research aims to directly measure submarine melt rates and near-ice boundary-layer dynamics at Greenland's marine-terminating glaciers to improve next-generation climate models. The project will integrate field measurements with numerical simulations to develop a robust,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Polar Programs grant program (CFDA 47.078) supports a collaborative research effort to investigate how physical oceanographic processes, such as water circulation and mixing, shape the productivity of fjord ecosystems in Greenland. The $1,038,209 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will fund field observations, computer modeling, and analysis to elucidate the linkages between physical transport...
- This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078), supports collaborative research to investigate how meltwater from surface channels called moulins affects the subglacial drainage system beneath Greenland's glaciers. The $469,008 award, effective from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, will enable the investigators to conduct a field study using seismic sensors, radar, and ice movement measurements to track the evolution of hydraulic...
- The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) has awarded a $160,021 Project Grant to the Trustees of Tufts College to conduct the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GREENFJORD-FIBER, OBSERVING THE ICE-OCEAN INTERFACE WITH EXCEPTIONAL RESOLUTION" scientific study. The project aims to use high-tech sensors and instruments to measure vibrations, temperature, and other data at the interface where Greenlandic glaciers meet the ocean. This will help researchers understand how...
- This $700,962 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will fund a collaborative research study on how meltwater from surface channels affects the subglacial drainage system beneath Greenland's glaciers. The investigators will conduct a field study using seismic sensors, radar, and ice movement measurements to track the evolution of underground drainage cavities and how their connectivity impacts seasonal changes in ice velocity. The research builds...
- This federal Project Grant award of $451,779 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports a collaborative research project to measure the East Greenland Coastal Current on the Northeast Greenland Shelf. The project aims to determine how much fresh, low-salinity water is carried from the Arctic Ocean into the North Atlantic and how this transport may vary as the Greenland and Arctic ice sheets melt. To achieve this, the award will fund the deployment of an...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $505,558 project grant under the Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) to Oregon State University. The 3-year grant, which began on October 1, 2023, will support a collaborative research project to elucidate the ocean dynamics governing melt at glaciers using Lagrangian floats. The research aims to determine the physical processes causing melting at an Alaskan glacier that ends in a fjord, focusing on whether recirculating cells and waves below the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) Project Grant award of $497,704 to the University of Washington supports a collaborative research study called the "GREENFJORD-FIBER" project. The goal of this project is to use advanced instrumentation, including distributed temperature sensing (DTS) and distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) systems, to better understand how Greenlandic glaciers interact with the ocean, particularly the processes by which icebergs detach...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded a $157,585 project grant to Morgan State University to conduct collaborative research on disentangling the effects of runoff and ocean terminus conditions on the velocity variations of fast-flowing outlet glaciers in Greenland. This research aims to improve understanding of how liquid water input and ocean-driven changes impact ice sheet flow and contribute to sea level rise. The project will combine new field...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $505,036 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Trustees of Dartmouth College to improve predictions of sea level rise driven by ice mass loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. The project aims to combine physical understanding of ice dynamics with artificial intelligence techniques applied to satellite imagery datasets, in order to develop physics-informed models of basal sliding and ice calving processes. This...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078), will support a collaborative research project to quantify the physics of ice-ocean interactions at the interface of marine-terminating glaciers in Greenland. The $372,486 award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029, will integrate direct measurements of submarine melt rates and near-ice boundary-layer dynamics with numerical simulations to improve next-generation climate models. The project aims to develop a robust, observationally grounded model for submarine melt prediction at Greenland glacier termini, which is critical for understanding ice sheet mass loss and the impacts on ocean circulation. The award will provide mentorship and support for early career researchers, post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, as well as outreach activities with local communities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $372.5k | 8/6/25 |