Project Grant 2528875
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $233,888 to the Science Museum of Minnesota to study the dynamics of extreme climate disturbance in Arctic lakes. The project aims to quantify the effects of extreme weather events on Arctic lake ecosystems and assess their resilience and recovery over a 10-year period from 2025 to 2030. Key research activities include analyzing over a decade of existing data and continuing data...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $399,959 to the University of Maine System to study the impacts of extreme weather events on Arctic lake ecosystems over the next 10 years. The project aims to quantify the effects of recent extreme heat and rainfall on the ecology of 10 lakes in West Greenland, which have experienced dramatic shifts from clear to murky waters. By building on over a decade of prior data, the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $425,311 to the Carnegie Institution for Science supports collaborative research on how winter conditions affect the ecological function of seasonally-frozen lakes. The multi-year project (11/1/2023 - 10/31/2027) will develop a comprehensive, predictive model of year-round lake ecosystem dynamics by: Conducting detailed seasonal studies of water quality, plankton populations, food webs, and organic matter cycling in 12 lakes with...
- NSF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN BIOLOGY FY 2021: INTEGRATING MICROBIAL DYNAMICS INTO METHANE MODELS FOR NORTHERN PEATLAND AND POST-GLACIAL LAKES This $138,000 NSF project grant, awarded March 1, 2022 with a completion date of February 29, 2024, will fund research into integrating microbial dynamics into methane models for northern peatlands and post-glacial lakes. The National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure is providing the funding under the Biological Sciences program...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) provides $422,121 to The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) to support the continued sampling and analysis of water chemistry in the Yukon and Mackenzie Rivers as part of the ongoing Arctic Great Rivers Observatory (ArcticGRO) research project. The funding will extend crucial time-series data on water discharge and chemistry in these major Arctic rivers, which are critical for understanding...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) supports the continued sampling of water chemistry in the Yukon and Mackenzie Rivers through the Arctic Great Rivers Observatory (ArcticGRO). The $345,087 award, effective from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will ensure the continuity of crucial time-series data on water discharge and chemical analyses for the six largest Arctic rivers. Additionally, the award will support the curation and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will provide $200,470.00 to Elizabethtown College to conduct collaborative research quantifying biogeochemical cycles in sub-Arctic agroecosystems across the United States and Greenland. The project will investigate how farming practices and freshwater changes affect Arctic and sub-Arctic ecosystems, engaging local farmers and training early career scholars. Key activities include studying water...
- This three-year, $302,382 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs will support the Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc. in mapping the capillary hydrological system across Arctic tundra regions. As permafrost thaws due to climate change, dense networks of small surface drainage channels are forming and expanding. These "capillaries" represent the origin of water flowing into large Arctic rivers and influence habitat, infrastructure hazards, and...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078), supports the continued operation of the Arctic Great Rivers Observatory (ArcticGRO). The $229,654 award, valid from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, enables the research team to maintain crucial water sampling and data collection efforts in the Yukon and Mackenzie rivers, which are critical land-ocean linkages in the Arctic. The project will curate and disseminate discharge...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded a $393,692 project grant to The Marine Biological Laboratory under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078) to support the Arctic Great Rivers Observatory (ArcticGRO) from June 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. ArcticGRO will investigate changes in water chemistry and discharge from the six largest Arctic rivers - the Yukon and Mackenzie in North America and Ob, Yenisey, Lena, and Kolyma in Siberia. Water samples...
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: OPP-PRF: TRACKING LONG-TERM CHANGES IN LAKE AREA ACROSS THE ARCTIC -THERE ARE MORE LAKES AND PONDS IN THE ARCTIC THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. THESE LAKES PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE AND SUPPORT THE SUBSISTENCE ACTIVITIES OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. ARCTIC LAKES ARE ALSO AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE CLIMATE SYSTEM. CHANGES IN LAKE AREA COULD STRENGTHEN OR REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE FEEDBACKS, DEPENDING ON WHETHER LAKES EXPAND OR SHRINK. PREVIOUS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS CAUSING ARCTIC LAKE AREA TO CHANGE, BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS UNCLEAR. THIS PROJECT USES HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE DATA TO ASSESS THE DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE OF SURFACE WATER CHANGE IN THE ARCTIC. BASED ON PROJECT FINDINGS, THE PI WILL DEVELOP A SET OF BEST PRACTICES FOR TRACKING ARCTIC LAKE AREA CHANGE AND DETERMINE WHETHER LAKES ARE EXPANDING OR SHRINKING IN FIVE ARCTIC REGIONS. THIS RESEARCH AIMS TO REDUCE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION OF ARCTIC LAKE AREA CHANGE BY ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF INTERANNUAL VARIATION AND DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO IDENTIFY LONG-TERM TRENDS IN ARCTIC SURFACE WATER. THE RESEARCHER WILL USE PLANET (3 M) IMAGES TO GENERATE MULTI-YEAR HIGH RESOLUTION MAPS OF SURFACE WATER IN FIVE ARCTIC REGIONS: THE ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN, THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA, THE YUKON FLATS, THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA, AND THE TUKTOYAKTUK PENINSULA. THESE HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPS WILL BE USED AS A REFERENCE FOR QUANTIFYING THE ACCURACY AND SENSITIVITY OF EXISTING COARSE RESOLUTION (I.E., LANDSAT AND MODIS) SURFACE WATER PRODUCTS. BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS METHODOLOGICAL COMPARISON, THE RESEARCHER WILL DEVELOP A SET OF BEST PRACTICES FOR TRACKING ARCTIC LAKE AREA CHANGE WITH COARSE RESOLUTION (E.G., LANDSAT) IMAGES, AND, IN REGIONS WHERE PREVIOUS WORK IS INCONCLUSIVE, DETERMINE WHETHER LAKE AREA HAS INCREASED OR DECREASED OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $198.2k | 6/13/25 |