SALE-UNITED
type: Concept
change note: 2013-06-23 22:47:27.0 [sgrebas] update Definition (Short Title: SALE-UNITED Project URL: http://salepo.tamu.edu/sale_united Proposal URL: http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/proposal-details.php?id=42 Subglacial Antarctic Lake Environments (SALE) will be an important target of exploration and research during the International Polar Year (IPY). Major campaigns by several nations that will culminate in a series of activities during the IPY have agreed to participate in SALE-UNITED. SALE-UNITED is closely aligned with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Scientific Research Program Subglacial Antarctic Lake Environments (SALE). SALE-UNITED is a coalition of scientists, modellers and technologists from Belgium, Germany, France, Russia, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. The interdisciplinary objectives of SALE-UNITED have been agreed during a series of international workshops and meetings of the SCAR SALE Group of Specialists (SALEGOS) over the last 6-7 years. SALE-UNITED will be an intensive period of exploration and study of subglacial lake environments advancing scientific discovery in glaciology, biogeochemistry, paleo-climate, biology, geology, tectonics, and ecology. The portfolio of SALE-UNITED projects will advance our understanding of the evolution of subglacial environments; their physical, chemical, and biological settings; the interconnectivity of subglacial hydrological networks; the coupling of ice sheets, climate and life; the tectonic settings; and the role of biogeochemical cycles in sustaining life in these harsh environments. The SALE-UNITED research and exploration program will span Antarctica in order to investigate subglacial lake environments of differing ages, evolutionary histories, and physical settings. These comparative studies will provide an holistic view of subglacial environments over millions of years and under differing climatic conditions. SALE-UNITED brings together 5 EoIs and coordinates its activiti…
in scheme: projects
definition: Short Title: SALE-UNITED Project URL: http://salepo.tamu.edu/sale_united Proposal URL: http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/proposal-details.php?id=42 Subglacial Antarctic Lake Environments (SALE) will be an important target of exploration and research during the International Polar Year (IPY). Major campaigns by several nations that will culminate in a series of activities during the IPY have agreed to participate in SALE-UNITED. SALE-UNITED is closely aligned with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Scientific Research Program Subglacial Antarctic Lake Environments (SALE). SALE-UNITED is a coalition of scientists, modellers and technologists from Belgium, Germany, France, Russia, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. The interdisciplinary objectives of SALE-UNITED have been agreed during a series of international workshops and meetings of the SCAR SALE Group of Specialists (SALEGOS) over the last 6-7 years. SALE-UNITED will be an intensive period of exploration and study of subglacial lake environments advancing scientific discovery in glaciology, biogeochemistry, paleo-climate, biology, geology, tectonics, and ecology. The portfolio of SALE-UNITED projects will advance our understanding of the evolution of subglacial environments; their physical, chemical, and biological settings; the interconnectivity of subglacial hydrological networks; the coupling of ice sheets, climate and life; the tectonic settings; and the role of biogeochemical cycles in sustaining life in these harsh environments. The SALE-UNITED research and exploration program will span Antarctica in order to investigate subglacial lake environments of differing ages, evolutionary histories, and physical settings. These comparative studies will provide an holistic view of subglacial environments over millions of years and under differing climatic conditions. SALE-UNITED brings together 5 EoIs and coordinates its activities with an additional 30 or more EoIs including Gam…

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type: Concept