NE Chukchi Sea Moored Ecosystem Observatory
Project Description
A multi-institutional, multi-investigator partnership operates and maintains a subsurface moored observatory on the NE Chukchi shelf near 71.6N, 161.5W. The first deployment occurred in September 2014 and the mooring will be redeployed annually through at least 2018. The instruments record with high temporal resolution throughout the year, including the under-sampled and poorly understood seasons when sea ice typically inhibits ship-based sampling. Measurements include ice, ocean physics, nutrient and carbonate chemistry, particulate matter, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fisheries, and marine mammal datasets, thereby providing multifaceted views into the intertrophic covariability of the Chukchi shelf ecosystem. This project is supported by a multi-institutional consortium that includes the Alaska Ocean Observing System, North Pacific Â鶹¹ÙÍø Board, Olgoonik-Fairweather, Université Laval, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks, and University of Washington.
Project Funding
Multiple funding sources
Amount: $2,000,000
Start Date: 2014-06-00
End Date: 2020-07-00
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Team
Seth Danielson
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Specialties:
- Continental shelf circulation processes
- Data processing and analysis
- Atmosphere-ocean interactions
Russell Hopcroft
Principal Investigator
Chair, Department of Oceanography; Professor
Specialties:
- trophodynamics
- midwater ecology
- zooplankton
- Arctic and subarctic ecosystems
Andrew McDonnell
Principal Investigator
Specialties:
- Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles
- Marine Particle Dynamics
- Ocean Acidification
- Oceanographic Optics
- Alaska's Blue Economy
Peter Winsor
Principal Investigator
Specialties:
- Alaska Ocean Observing System
- Physical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks
Catherine Lalande
Marine Biogeochemistry
Marine Mammal Acoustics