Announcement of Opportunity
Arctic Observing Network
National Science Foundation
Full Proposal Deadline: 30 September 2008
To view the full announcement, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503222&org=OPP&from=home
For further information, please contact:
Martin O. Jeffries
Email: mjeffrie [at] nsf.gov
Phone: 703-292-7442
The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S.
organizations to submit proposals for projects that will contribute to
the further development of the Arctic Observing Network (AON) and enable
the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH). Compared with much of
the Earth, the Arctic is a data-sparse region where large, rapid, and
system-wide environmental change is occurring. The goal of AON is to
enhance the environmental observing infrastructure required for the
scientific investigation of Arctic environmental change and its global
connections.
This solicitation invites proposals for the following activities:
- Continuation of existing NSF-supported AON projects
- The initiation of new AON projects
- Projects that address environmental observing system coverage, design
and optimization
AON encompasses physical, biological and human observations, including
indigenous knowledge, of the land, ocean and atmosphere (to a maximum
altitude of ~90 km, i.e., the top of the mesosphere). Proposals must
include a scientific rationale that includes an explanation as to why
the proposed activity, data (including frequency and duration of
observations) and geographic location are essential to research that
will advance the understanding of arctic environmental change. Proposals
for the research, e.g., data analysis, data synthesis, process studies
and computer modeling, that will lead to understanding of Arctic
environmental change will not be considered.
For the complete AON solicitation, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503222&org=OPP&from=home
For further information, please contact:
Martin O. Jeffries
Email: mjeffrie [at] nsf.gov
Phone: 703-292-7442