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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

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'LARISSA' -- "LARsen Ice Shelf System, Antarctica"
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')   




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Eugene Domack and Amy Leventer attended the 16th International Symposium on Polar Sciences, June 10-12, 2009, Incheon, Korea. One focus of the symposium was the development of collaborative research programs on the new Korean icebreaker, R/V Araon.  Our attendance at this workshop was instrumental in strengthening our research links with our Korean colleagues, more...