This award to the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat is for the hire of the icebreaker ODEN for breaking an ice channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. This activity is supported through a special agreement between the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the Swedish Research Council and the National Science Foundation for ?Cooperative Research and Logistical Activities in Antarctica.?
This award of $3,732,521 provides funding to cover the initial payment for ODEN services for the 2008-2009 USAP field season.
