Collaborative Research: RAPID: Antarctic Groundwater-Ecosystem Connectivity Across Ice-Oce — NSF Award to University of Tennessee
Antarctica holds vast, hidden reservoirs of salty groundwater beneath its ice and frozen soils; an extensive network that may influence earth system variability, ocean ecosystems, and ice sheet stability. This project will directly measure groundwater discharge and potential associated gas seeps along the Antarctic coa
| Award title | Collaborative Research: RAPID: Antarctic Groundwater-Ecosystem Connectivity Across Ice-Oce |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2602802 |
| Awardee | University of Tennessee Knoxville |
| City | KNOXVILLE |
| State | TN |
| Amount obligated | $48,942 |
| Principal investigator | Jill Mikucki |
| Program | ANT Earth Sciences |
| Start date | 05/15/2026 |
| Abstract | Antarctica holds vast, hidden reservoirs of salty groundwater beneath its ice and frozen soils; an extensive network that may influence earth system variability, ocean ecosystems, and ice sheet stability. This project will directly measure groundwater discharge and potential associated gas seeps along the Antarctic coast, revealing how these subsurface waters transport nutrients, trace metals, microorganisms, and atmospheric-reactive gases to the Southern Ocean. Understanding these exchanges is |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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