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FFST Expands Deep Ocean Monitoring
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Executive Summary
FFST gives Scripps $15M to expand deep ocean and Antarctic monitoring, adding eDNA surveys, Deep Argo floats, and Thwaites Glacier sampling
- Scripps received a $15 million FFST grant to expand ocean observation in sparse regions
- Funding supports eDNA surveys, Deep Argo floats and work beneath Thwaites Glacier
- About 50 Deep Argo floats will sample to 6,000 meters
- Scripps, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and NOAA PMEL will deploy the floats
- NOAA will provide ongoing data management for the Deep Argo program
- RIFT-OX will help collect water samples through rifts in Thwaites ice tongue
- The project aims to improve climate models and sea level rise projections
Quick Facts
- What: $15 million grant for deep ocean monitoring
- Where: Sparse ocean regions and Thwaites Glacier
- Why: Better data will improve climate models and sea level projections
- Who: Scripps, FFST, Woods Hole and NOAA
- When: Funded in 2025 for near term deployment
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Scripps receives 15 million grant in 2025 to expand ocean observation for climate science and Thwaites Glacier monitoring.
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FFST grant funds Deep Argo floats and RIFT-OX to expand ocean observation in 2025 near Thwaites Glacier
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FFST funds a 15 million dollar grant in 2025 to expand ocean observation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and NOAA PMEL.