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Vladimir PapitashviliVladimir Papitashvili
Antarctic Sciences SectionAntarctic Sciences Section
NSF/Office of Polar ProgramsNSF/Office of Polar Programs
Aeronomy and Astrophysics Aeronomy and Astrophysics ProgramProgram
Aeronomy, Space Physics, and Aeronomy, Space Physics, and Astrophysics ProgramAstrophysics Program
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Antarctic ResearchAntarctic Research
1. Research aimed at exploration of Antarctica
Examples:– Aerogeophysics and geology– Sea-floor mapping– Long-term ecological
research– Life sciences
2. Research on Antarctica’s role in global systems
Examples:– Ozone, greenhouse gases – Ocean circulation and sea level – Climate changes– Continental drift
3. Research using Antarctica as a platform Examples:
Seismic studiesMeteorite collection Aeronomy and upper atmosphereSpace physics Astronomy and astrophysics
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23 – 24 August 2004 U.S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop
South Pole StationSouth Pole Station
– Neutrino astrophysics and radio astronomy
to test cosmological models
– Space physics and upper atmospheric studies
to forecast space weather
– Ozone depletion, monitoring of UV radiation
to test global warming
– Atmospheric constituents and pollution
– Palaeoclimatic records from snow and ice
– Human behavioral studies
– Global seismology
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23 – 24 August 2004 U.S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop
Aeronomy, Space and Aeronomy, Space and Astrophysics ResearchAstrophysics Research
– high, dry, cold atmosphere with negligible variability — almost space-like conditions
– clarity of the continental ice for the largest neutrino telescope
– polar vortex permits long duration balloon-borne experiments
– geomagnetic focus of solar and cosmic particles and fields (aurora australis)
– unique photochemistry creates the ozone hole
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U.S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop
AMANDA - Antarctic Muon and AMANDA - Antarctic Muon and
Neutrino Detector ArrayNeutrino Detector ArrayNeutrino telescopes look through the Earth to understand how Mother Nature can accelerate particles to very high energies (tera- and peta-electron volts)
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23 – 24 August 2004 U.S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop
IceCubeIceCubeIceCubeIceCube
A new neutrino telescope of 1-km3 scale
• To detect high-energy neutrinos from deep space
• To probe new window into the Universe
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Radio Astronomy (Sub-MM and Infrared) Radio Astronomy (Sub-MM and Infrared) – AST/RO, ACBAR, SPARO, SPIREX, – AST/RO, ACBAR, SPARO, SPIREX,
DASIDASI
Temperature variations (µK)(inflationary model and data)
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Cosmic Microwave Background Cosmic Microwave Background Research Research
A new 10-m dish radio telescope – to test inflation of the Universe
SPT– FY07SPT– FY07
45 m
16 m
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NASA/NSF NASA/NSF Long-Duration Balloons ProgramLong-Duration Balloons Program
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Sun –Earth ConnectionsSun –Earth Connections
AURORA BOREALIS AND AURORA AUSTRALISAURORA BOREALIS AND AURORA AUSTRALIS
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23 – 24 August 2004 U.S. Antarctic Program, New Investigators workshop
U.S. Automatic U.S. Automatic Geophysical ObservatoriesGeophysical Observatories
Ozone HoleSeptember 2000
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Antarctic Aeronomy, Space Physics Antarctic Aeronomy, Space Physics & Astrophysics& Astrophysics
Funding FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04
Aeronomy $0.6M $0.6M $1.2M $0.5M
New Proposals 0/2 0/2 4/0 3/2
Space Physics $1.8M $1.0M $1.7M $2.1M
New Proposals 5/0 4/1 3/0 12/5
Astrophysics $3.4M $7.9M $6.7M $7.3M
New proposals 3/4 4/2 3/6 7/3
Total $5.8M $9.5M $9.6M $9.9M
Funded/Declined 8/6 8/5 10/6 22/10
Proposals deadline is around June 1 of each year
OPP also holds funds for cross-directorate programs: ITR ($1.5M) and MRI ($1.1M)
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FY01FY02
FY03FY04
Aeronomy
Space Physics
Astrophysics
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0$M
FY05 commitments: 75% of the base budget ($9.9M)
Antarctic Aeronomy, Space Physics Antarctic Aeronomy, Space Physics & Astrophysics – Budget Profile& Astrophysics – Budget Profile
Antarctic Aeronomy, Space Physics Antarctic Aeronomy, Space Physics & Astrophysics – Budget Profile& Astrophysics – Budget Profile