Antarctic Geology and Geophysics Antarctic Science Section Thomas

Antarctic Geology and Geophysics Antarctic Science Section Thomas Wagner Program Manager NSF/Office of Polar Programs U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators Workshop 23 - 24 August 2004

Antarctica U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Antarctic Geology & Geophysics • All areas of G&G • Microcosm of EAR and OCE/MG&G • Compelling research that can only be done, or is best done, in Antarctica • Many opportunities • No mosquitoes and no snakes U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamic ice-sheet system -Interacts with and is affected by the underlying continent

Antarctic Subglacial Topography < 2 % of exposed bedrock -Many intriguing features are known – but much is not known.

Antarctica and the surrounding sea-floor • Marine geological records of ice sheet evolution – implications for a warmer world • SHALDRIL • ANDRILL • Seafloor tectonics – global importance U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Mc. Murdo Dry Valleys Landscape Evolution Periglacial Processes

Antarctic Geology Dinosaurs, fossil forests, and marsupials.

Continental Evolution and Global Tectonics U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Volcanology and Active Tectonics U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Crary Science and Engineering Center U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Remote Field Research U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Aerogeophysical Research Bouguer Gravity U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Palmer Station Research U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Marine Research U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

International Collaboration • Diverse array of opportunities within USAP • Many countries have active research programs that encourage partnerships U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

What happens after you submit your proposal U. S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop 23 – 24 August 2004

Resources WAIS: http: //igloo. gsfc. nasa. gov/wais/ ANDRILL: http: //andrill-server. unl. edu/index. htm SHALDRIL: http: //www. arf. fsu. edu/arfhtml/arfpages/shaldril. html Antarctic Working Group on Geology and Geophysics: http: //wwwbprc. mps. ohio-state. edu/ANTWGGG/ Antarctic Research Facility (Sediment Core Repository): http: //www. arf. fsu. edu Antarctic Master Directory: http: //gcmd. gsfc. nasa. gov/Data/portals/amd/ Antarctic Rock Repository: http: //bprc. mps. ohio-state. edu/rr/samples/ United States Antarctic Resources Center: http: //usarc. usgs. gov/ Antarctic Marine Geology (Cambridge 1999) by John Anderson, Rice University