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LARISSA

LARISSA is a National Science Foundation funded initiative that will bring an international, interdisciplinary team together to address a significant regional problem with global change implications, the abrupt environmental change in Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf System.



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ROV RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer helicopter
Larsen B ice shelf ship deck sampling
seafloor map marine benthic ecosystems map


NSF Antarctic Program
Funded International Partners
Belgium-Ghent University
Argentina-Argentine Antarctic Institute
Ukrainian, National Antarctic Scientific   Center in Kiev 
Korean Polar Research Institute

2010 Cruise:
January 2 - March 2
More than 30 scientists from 11 states and four countries, led by Hamilton College Geosciences Professor Eugene Domack, will embark upon one of the most complex interdisciplinary Antarctic expeditions ever funded by the NSF. During the two-month trip the scientists will be addressing a significant regional problem with global change implications, the abrupt environmental change in Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf System. The expedition is part of the NSF's International Polar Year (IPY) program. More ...


Marine Geology of the Larsen Ice Shelf, Break-Up
An NSF Sponsored Short Course for Students
July 11-24, 2010
A two-week long short course for students interested in learning about the marine record of ice shelf settings and sediment core methodologies will be held at Hamilton College. This is an NSF sponsored activity related to International Polar Year (IPY) and the LARISSA project. More ...
 

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Larissa was a figure from Greek mythology,a wife of Poseidon; often pictured holding a vessel of water, the vessel having three handles. We think of the three handles as 'Ice/Climate' - 'Marine Geology' - 'Life')