Join some of the world’s leading experts on the Southern Ocean for a webinar on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to noon Seattle time. Viewers can log on with a Google account, or watch on .
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UW Today | Sept. 11, 2014
The project, based at Princeton University, is a six-year collaborative effort to improve understanding of the Southern Ocean’s role in climate. The effort is funded by a $21 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
, a UW professor of oceanography, is a member of the executive committee. His group at the UW is to be used in the project. He will talk about the sensor technology and the need for more observations of the Southern Ocean. The water circling Antarctica is thought to play a crucial role in the global climate, but few measurements exist due to cold, rough conditions.
Besides Riser, the webinar will feature:
- Project leader of Princeton University.
- of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
- of the University of Arizona.
- of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
- of Climate Central.
The first of the floats will be deployed from a ship that set sail Dec. 2 for the Southern Ocean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAwgqzc3NWw