U.S. GLOBEC AO Archive


  • 2007 - Pan Regional Synthesis: AO (Abstracts of Funded Projects)

    As the culmination of a series of solicitations for the U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics Program (U.S. GLOBEC), this solicitation seeks a broader understanding of climate impacts on marine ecosystems that builds upon findings from the three regional U.S. GLOBEC studies: the Northwest Atlantic, the Northeast Pacific, and the Southern Ocean. Investigators submitting proposals in response to this solicitation should focus on: (1) synthetic activities, including conceptual and analytical modeling activities that capitalize upon and integrate concepts, methods, and/or data from the prior solicitations; (2) broad-scale studies including comparisons across system types, encompassing both GLOBEC and non-GLOBEC study areas; and/or (3) the development of management strategies at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. Participation of investigators new to the U.S. GLOBEC program is strongly encouraged to maximize the scope of the synthesis.
  • 2005 - Synthesis in the Northwest Atlantic/Georges Bank Program and the Northeast Pacific/Coastal Gulf of Alaska Program

    As part of a continuing series of solicitations for the U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics Program (U.S. GLOBEC), this solicitation covers two distinct regions - the Northwest Atlantic (NWA) and the Northeast Pacific (NEP). Proposals submitted to the NWA regions continued synthesis of data from the NWA/Georges Bank projects and conducted comparative analysis of upstream and broader, basin-scale studies. Proposals submitted to the NEP regions initiated synthesis of data from the Coastal Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) and conducted comparative analyses of the CGOA with the California Current System and other appropriate ocean regions.
  • 2005 - Southern Ocean GLOBEC Synthesis and Modeling

    The overall goals of the U.S. Southern Ocean Global Oceans Ecosystems Dynamics (SO GLOBEC) program are to elucidate shelf-circulation processes and their effect on sea-ice formation and krill distribution, and to examine the factors that govern krill survivorship and availability to higher trophic levels, including penguins, seals and whales. The field and process studies undertaken in the first phase of SO GLOBEC resulted in new data sets and an increased understanding of climatic and geophysical forcing factors that structure ecological communities in the Southern Ocean. This solicitation is for proposals to conduct synthesis and modeling of data from U.S. SO GLOBEC field studies and to incorporate comparative studies using data sets from other appropriate regions and programs.
  • 2004 - Northeast Pacific (NEP) Program Phase IIIa. Synthesis for the California Current System

    This was part of a continuing series of solicitations for U.S. GLOBEC and was the fourth solicitation as part of the U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific (NEP) Program. This solicitation seeks proposals to initiate the Phase IIIa synthesis of data from the California Current System (CCS), and comparative analyses of the CCS with other appropriate ocean regions.
  • 2001 - Northwest Atlantic/Georges Bank Synthesis (Turned Out to be Phase I of NWA Syntesis)

    This request for proposals constitutes the initiation of the fourth and final phase of the U.S. GLOBEC/Northwest Atlantic Program. Its principal objective is to foster integration and synthesis of data collected during the field phases of the program and other relevant data and knowledge, through group interactions and modeling activities. Investigators who were not involved in the first three phases of the program, but who had new ideas about how to analyze or model currently available data sets were strongly encouraged to participate. Investigators involved in the first three field phases of the program were encouraged to collaborate in the integration of their data sets with other data sets to facilitate multi-disciplinary approaches to understanding factors affecting the dynamics of the target organisms.
  • 2000 - Northeast Pacific/Coastal Gulf of Alaska Field Program

    This document solicits proposals to support three field activities in the Coastal Gulf of Alaska ecosystem: (1) process-oriented field studies; (2) mesoscale surveys; and (3) long-term observation projects; and two activities of broader scope: (4) modeling studies in the CCS and CGOA; and (5) retrospective studies in the CCS and CGOA.
  • 1999 - The U.S. Southern Ocean Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (SO GLOBEC) Program Solicitation

    The overall goals of the SO GLOBEC program are to elucidate shelf circulation processes and their effect on sea ice formation and krill distribution, and to examine the factors which govern krill survivorship and availability to higher trophic levels, including penguins, seals and whales. This solicitation seeks broad-scale synoptic studies and process-oriented investigations, conducted primarily during the austral winter. The goals of US GLOBEC include improving the predictability of living marine resources, especially with respect to local and global climatic shifts. Therefore synthesis and modeling studies which address this need are also encouraged.
  • 1999 - Northeast Pacific/California Current System Field Porgram

    This Announcement solicits proposals for all future U.S. GLOBEC research activities in the CCS. This includes process-study research in the two field phases of the CCS program in 2000 and 2002. In addition to soliciting research proposals for field work in the U.S. GLOBEC CCS program, this Notice requests proposals for modeling and retrospective analysis that augments or complements existing U.S. GLOBEC NEP efforts in these components.
  • 1997 - Northwest Atlantic Field Studies, Phase III: Modeling, Observation and Process Field Studies, and Synthesis

    The U.S. GLOBEC effort in the Northwest Atlantic has an overall goal of improving predictability and management of living marine resources of the region through improved understanding of ecosystem interactions and the coupling between the physical environment and the living resources. This Announcement of Opportunity provides an opportunity for U.S. scientists to propose modeling, broad-scale and process-oriented field studies, and synthesis/comparative analysis projects that address the broad intersection of basic and applied research interests of the Northwest Atlantic Georges Bank program. This Announcement of Opportunity addresses the anticipated third and final field phase of the U.S. GLOBEC program on Georges Bank.
  • 1995 - Northwest Atlantic Field Studies, Phase II

    The U.S. GLOBEC Northwest Atlantic / Georges Bank research program comprises four major components: broad-scale field survey and observation studies; process-oriented field studies; modeling investigations; and retrospective analyses. This Announcement invites proposals in these four areas, constituting Phase II of this program.