(D.G. Martinson, PI)
The physical oceanography component takes responsibility for design processing and analysis of hydrographic data. These data are used to describe the hydrography and circulation in the Palmer area in particular and the Western Antarctic Peninsula region in general. Attention is focused on developing circulation and coupled physical-biological models. The Antarctic shelf regions are influenced by circumpolar deep waters and the circulation pattern in the region shows large-scale flows influenced by topography. Work with a shared analysis tool for integrating analysis across components is underway.
