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Vladimir Papitashvili
Antarctic Sciences Section
NSF/Office of Polar Programs
Antarctic Research
1. Research aimed at exploration 2. Research on Antarctica’s role in
of Antarctica global systems
Examples: Examples:
– Aerogeophysics and geology – Ozone, greenhouse gases
– Sea-floor mapping – Ocean circulation and sea level
– Long-term ecological – Climate changes
research – Continental drift
– Life sciences
45 m
16 m
SPT–
SPT– FY07
FY07
NASA/NSF
Long-Duration Balloons Program
Sun –Earth Connections
Ozone Hole
September 2000
OPP also holds funds for cross-directorate programs: ITR ($1.5M) and MRI ($1.1M)
Antarctic Aeronomy, Space Physics
& Astrophysics – Budget Profile
$M
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
Astrophysics
1.0
Space Physics
0.0
FY01
Aeronomy
FY02
FY03
FY04