Arctic Mobile Observing Systems: Improved met/ice/ocean drifters, moored sensors and communication capabilities
Abstract
Under the umbrella of the Arctic Mobile Observing Systems (AMOS) project, we will build, deploy, gather and interpret data from a total of four met/ice/ocean ice-tethered drifters (Weather, Wave, Ice Mass Balance and Ocean - WIMBO). These systems will be deployed as part of a larger on-ice cluster program from the US Coastguard Cutter Healy in 2020 and 2021, in collaboration with WHOI and NPS. In addition, we will build three moored breakaway chains which provide temperature and salinity at very high vertical resolution from the top of a mooring (e.g. at 40m depth) to the surface. Finally, given the importance of satellite communication for data transfer to and from the Arctic, we will perform in-depth testing and review of the new Iridium Certus system. Together these developments deliver enhanced autonomous observing tools and data-communication protocols that together provide a greatly improved ability to deliver near-real-time information on the key processes that occur within the upper Arctic Ocean, its sea ice cover and the overlying atmosphere. These efforts will increase our observation capabilities and ultimately drive improvements in regional numerical models and their predictions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012771
Entities
People
- Lovro Valcic
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy