Mid-Term Assessment of Progress on the 2015 Strategic Vision for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research (2021) / Chapter Skim
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5 Broad-Based Investigator-Driven Antarctic Research
5 Broad-Based Investigator-Driven Antarctic Research
Pages 87-96
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This committee agrees that strategic initiatives are critical to address large and important science questions and maintain NSF's scientific leadership and recognizes that prioritizing certain areas of science will inevitably lead to reductions in support for other areas unless new funds are made available, through either budget increases (enabling additional logistics resources as well as science funding) , partnerships, or substantial new efficiencies.
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Figure 5-1 shows that the median project funding awarded remained relatively stable, although 2019-2020 showed increasing project funding per project, with a decline in the number of projects, highlighting a possible shift toward larger, collaborative research initiatives. Although there is significant variability in the numbers of projects each year in different fields, there is no discernable evidence that the topical breadth covered by the broad program has been reduced since NASEM (2015)
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. Evolution of Biological Processes: Hibernation Hibernation is a fundamental behavior for many animals especially in polar regions because it helps them survive winter months when food is scarce, temperatures drop, and days are dark.
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Neutrino Research The IceCube Neutrino Observatory near the South Pole detects neutrinos associated with high-energy cosmic rays. Comprising 5,000 digital optical modules, the network detects the faint flash of light that occurs when a neutrino interacts with the ice.
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. NSF's Office of Polar Programs supports two LTER sites: one in the McMurdo Dry Valleys and a second along the West Antarctic Peninsula.
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SOURCE: IceCube Collaboration. FIGURE 5-5 Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Mobile Facility in Antarctica, which monitors precipitation and cold water physics.
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Space Weather Monitoring Antarctic space weather measurements supported by NSF are central to a strategic multidecadal research framework for space physics, called Heliophysics2050 (NRC, 2013; NASEM, 2020) , which was developed at a series of NASA-sponsored community workshops.2 These measurements include highresolution gamma-ray imaging of solar flares from long-duration balloons launched from McMurdo as well as balloon-borne coronagraphs to measure low-coronal magnetic fields.
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During community outreach meetings, researchers provided many examples of core-program proposals that were put on hold, declined, or actively discouraged from submission because of logistical constraints that occurred prior to pandemicrelated delays. Additionally, many proposals requiring field work in regions more difficult to access for U.S.
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However, prior to the pandemic, several supported projects experienced serious delays, and scientifically highly rated proposals have been declined due to logistical constraints. Communication of logistical constraints often comes late in the process after proposals are submitted, with limited options to adjust the scope to reduce the logistics footprint, and delays or rejections are particularly challenging for early-career researchers.
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