FY2008 Funded Projects

The following is a list of projects (showing the project title and the lead PI and institution) funded under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) in FY2008. Discussions on the contractual details of each award were initiated at the appropriate funding agency.

For abstracts of each project and the partners involved, click on the project title.

Topic 1. Sensors for Measurement of Biological, Bio-Optical or Chemical Properties of the Ocean

Funding for this award was provided by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

• Plankton Analysis by Automated Submersible Imaging Flow Cytometry: Transforming a Specialized Research Instrument into a Broadly Accessible Tool and Extending its Target Size Range
  Lead PI: Dr. Robert Olson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

• Developing ChemFin (TM), a Miniature Biogeochemical Sensor Payload for Gliders, Profilers, and other AUVs
  Lead PI: Dr. Alfred Hanson, SubChem Systems, Inc.

• An Autonomous Indicator-based pH Sensor for Oceanographic Research and Monitoring
  Lead PI: Dr. Michael DeGrandpre, University of Montana

• Long-term in situ Chemical Sensors for Monitoring Nutrients: Phosphate Sensor Commercialization and Ammonium Sensor Development
  Lead PI: Dr. Andrew Barnard, WET Labs, Inc.

• Development and Deployment of a Modeular, Autonomous in situ Deep Sea Stable Isotope Analyzer
  Lead PI: Dr. Peter Girguis, Harvard University

• Autonomous Measurements of Oceanic Dissolved Nitrate from Commercially Available Profiling Floats Equipped with ISUS
  Lead PI: Dr. Stephen Riser, University of Washington

Topic 2. Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)

Funding for this award was provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

• A NOPP Partnership for Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC): Focused Analysis of Satellite Data Sets
  Lead PI: Dr. Peter Minnett, University of Miami, RSMAS

• Variability and Forcing Mechanisms of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
  Lead PI: Dr. Tong Lee, California Institute of Technology

• Observing System Simulation Experiments for the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
  Lead PI: Dr. George Halliwell, University of Miami, RSMAS

• Atlantic MOC Observing System Studies Using Adjoint Models
  Lead PI: Dr. Carl Wunsch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Topic 3. Exploration and Research of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Natural and Artificial Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Coral Communities: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks

Funding for this award was provided by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) , the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the US Geological Survey (USGS).

• Exploration and Research of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Natural and Artificial Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Coral Communities: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks
  Lead PI: Dr. James Brooks, TDI International, Inc.