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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Tagging of Oil Under Ice – Phase II: Ice Floe Tracking System

Office/Division Program
OSRR
Project Number
1087
Category
Arctic
In Situ Burn Research
Research Completion Date (POP End)
Research Performing Activity
AECOM
Research Principal Investigator
Ben Schreib
Research Contracting Agency
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Research Contract Award Value
$348,591.00
Description

This is a continuation of design, fabrication, and testing of technology developed in E14PC00028. Field testing of Lamb-wave Detection Geo-Referencing Identification and Satellite (LDGRIDSAT) tag and Underwater Identification (UWID) tag will be tested off of Barrow, Alaska. ThIce Floe Tracking System (IFTS) will advance to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 8 where the fully integrated system will be tested in a real environment. The technology will be ready for field use at the close of the project.

Latest progress update

The contract was completed on June 30, 2019 and the final report posted below.
 

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