Polar Science at ESR

Researchers:

	Laurie Padman	(Senior Scientist)
	Robin Muench	(Senior Scientist)
	Susan Howard	(Research Associate)
	Rachael Mueller	(PhD student, Oregon State University)

The polar science group at ESR uses a combination of field work, numerical modeling, and satellite remote sensing to improve our understanding of the physical processes affecting the ocean and cryosphere (sea ice, ice shelves, and ice sheets) in the polar regions.

Downloadable Analysis, Data, and Models

Antarctic Tide Gauge Database: Browse ocean tide height harmonics at locations around Antarctica from a variety of measurement systems.
Polar Tide Models: Download Arctic, Antarctic, and global barotropic tide models and our Matlab "TMD" toolbox.
SO GLOBEC ADCP data: Download the complete archive of processed ensemble and single ping data from the 2001-2003 Southern Ocean GLOBEC cruises.

Current Research Projects

	AnSlope: Cross-Slope Exchanges at the Antarctic Slope Front Understanding vertical mixing at the Antarctic Slope Front.			Antarctic Tide Gauge Database An Antarctic database of ocean tide height harmonic coefficients (amplitude and phase).

	Polar Tide Models Barotropic tide models for the Arctic Ocean, the seas surrounding Antarctica, and the global ocean.			Southern Ocean Global Ecosystem Dynamics (SO GLOBEC) Understanding the physical properties of the western Antarctic Peninsula region and processes that link the physical regime to the upper-ocean biological productivity.

Past Research Projects:

Questions or comments regarding this site should be sent to Susan Howard.