Loop Current Floats: Near-Real-Time Hydrography and Deep Velocity in the Loop Current System Using Autonomous Profilers

Implementing Organization

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$1,155,371

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Gulf Research Program (NASEM - GRP)

Funding Program

NASEM Gulf Research Program Grants

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Physical Aspects Research

Targeted Resources

Other

Project Description

This project will procure, deploy, and maintain a fleet of autonomous ocean dynamics-instrumented profiling floats to measure temperature, salinity, and current velocities in LCS active areas of the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Contact

Amy Bower
None
abower@whoi.email
Project Website

Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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Project ID: 900
Project Name: Loop Current Floats: Near-Real-Time Hydrography and Deep Velocity in the Loop Current System Using Autonomous Profilers
SourceUID: 900
Latitude: 41.524190524788
Longitude: -70.671233417227
Country: USA
State or Province: MA
County: Dukes
Project Category: Science
Project Action: Physical Aspects Research
Additional Project Action(s): Education and Outreach
Additional Project Action(s):
Targeted Resource(s): Other
Targeted Resource(s):
Targeted Resource(s):
Anticipated Project Completion Year: 2022
Implementing Organization: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Implementing Organization Type: Non-Governmental Organization
Point of Contact – Name: Amy Bower
Point of Contact – Phone: abower@whoi.email
Point of Contact – Email: None
Other Partners: None
Affiliated Institutions: Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada)
Link: http://www.nationalacademies.org/gulf/grants/awards/ugos/index.htm#ugos1
Project Comments: None
Acres Acquired: 0
Close Year: 0
Close Month: 0
Close day: 0
Purchase Type: None
Landowner: None
Landowner Type: None
Purpose: No data provided
Public Access: No data provided
Easement Holder Name : No data provided
Easement Holder Type: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 1: No data provided
Secondary Easement Holder 2: No data provided
Duration: No data provided
Term: No data provided
Land Restoration Acreage: 0
Aquatic Restoration Acreage: 0
Restoration Mileage: 0
Restoration Feet: 0
Additional Acreage: None
DWH Funder: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Gulf Research Program (NASEM - GRP)
DWH Funder Type: Private
DWH Funding Program: NASEM Gulf Research Program Grants
DWH Dollar Amount : 1155371
DWH Source: BP and Transocean
Fund Origin: Criminal Settlement
Controlling Documents: Guilty Plea Agreement between BP and U.S. Department of Justice, Guilty Plea Agreement between Transocean and U.S. Department of Justice
Award Year: 2019
Award Month: 5
Total Amount Leveraged: 0