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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Freeze-up and Break-up of Arctic Sea Ice in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas

Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
801
Category
Arctic
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
Coastal Frontiers Corp. (CFC)
Research Principal Investigator
Craig Leidersdorf
Research Contracting Agency
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Research Contract Award Value
$764,846.00
Description

The proposed study would provide the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) with a continuation of the research efforts conducted since 2009 regarding the conditions that occur during the annual freeze-up season in the US Beaufort and Chukchi seas. Additionally, the study would provide BSEE with the observations and analysis during the break-up of Arctic sea ice in the US Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (first evaluated by BSEE in 2016-2017).

Latest progress update

Project is on schedule to be completed by 3/31/23.