Development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean-atmosphere-sea ice-snow pack interactions: the O-buoy
A buoy based instrument platform (the "O-buoy") was designed, constructed, and field tested for year-round measurement of ozone, bromine monoxide, carbon dioxide, and meteorological variables over Arctic sea ice. The O-buoy operated in an autonomous manner with daily, bi-directional data t...
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| author | T. N. Knepp J. Bottenheim M. Carlsen D. Carlson D. Donohoue G. Friederich P. A. Matrai S. Netcheva D. K. Perovich R. Santini P. B. Shepson W. Simpson T. Valentic C. Williams P. J. Wyss |
| author_facet | T. N. Knepp J. Bottenheim M. Carlsen D. Carlson D. Donohoue G. Friederich P. A. Matrai S. Netcheva D. K. Perovich R. Santini P. B. Shepson W. Simpson T. Valentic C. Williams P. J. Wyss |
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| description | A buoy based instrument platform (the "O-buoy") was designed, constructed,
and field tested for year-round measurement of ozone, bromine monoxide,
carbon dioxide, and meteorological variables over Arctic sea ice. The O-buoy
operated in an autonomous manner with daily, bi-directional data
transmissions using Iridium satellite communication. The O-buoy was equipped
with three power sources: primary lithium-ion battery packs, rechargeable
lead acid packs, and solar panels that recharge the lead acid packs, and can
fully power the O-buoy during summer operation. This system was designed to
operate under the harsh conditions present in the Arctic, with minimal
direct human interaction, to aid in our understanding of the atmospheric
chemistry that occurs in this remote region of the world. The current design
requires approximately yearly maintenance limited by the lifetime of the
primary power supply. The O-buoy system was field tested in Elson Lagoon,
Barrow, Alaska from February to May 2009, and deployed in the Beaufort Sea
in October 2009. Here, we describe the design and present preliminary data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c41bcebab6c426f8c2db8e7d45f4d092022-12-22T00:00:43ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Measurement Techniques1867-13811867-85482010-02-013124926110.5194/amt-3-249-2010Development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean-atmosphere-sea ice-snow pack interactions: the O-buoyT. N. Knepp0J. Bottenheim1M. Carlsen2D. Carlson3D. Donohoue4G. Friederich5P. A. Matrai6S. Netcheva7D. K. Perovich8R. Santini9P. B. Shepson10W. Simpson11T. Valentic12C. Williams13P. J. Wyss14Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, 560 Oval Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAEnvironment Canada, Toronto, Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4, CanadaJonathan Amy Facility for Chemical Instrumentation, Purdue University, 560 Oval Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK 99775-6160, USAUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK 99775-6160, USAMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd., Moss Landing, CA 95039, USABigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, 180 McKown Pt., West Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575, USAEnvironment Canada, Toronto, Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4, CanadaUS Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, 72 Lyme Rd., Hanover, NH 03755, USAJonathan Amy Facility for Chemical Instrumentation, Purdue University, 560 Oval Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAPurdue University, Department of Chemistry, 560 Oval Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK 99775-6160, USASRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, USAPurdue University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAJonathan Amy Facility for Chemical Instrumentation, Purdue University, 560 Oval Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAA buoy based instrument platform (the "O-buoy") was designed, constructed, and field tested for year-round measurement of ozone, bromine monoxide, carbon dioxide, and meteorological variables over Arctic sea ice. The O-buoy operated in an autonomous manner with daily, bi-directional data transmissions using Iridium satellite communication. The O-buoy was equipped with three power sources: primary lithium-ion battery packs, rechargeable lead acid packs, and solar panels that recharge the lead acid packs, and can fully power the O-buoy during summer operation. This system was designed to operate under the harsh conditions present in the Arctic, with minimal direct human interaction, to aid in our understanding of the atmospheric chemistry that occurs in this remote region of the world. The current design requires approximately yearly maintenance limited by the lifetime of the primary power supply. The O-buoy system was field tested in Elson Lagoon, Barrow, Alaska from February to May 2009, and deployed in the Beaufort Sea in October 2009. Here, we describe the design and present preliminary data.http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/3/249/2010/amt-3-249-2010.pdf |
| spellingShingle | T. N. Knepp J. Bottenheim M. Carlsen D. Carlson D. Donohoue G. Friederich P. A. Matrai S. Netcheva D. K. Perovich R. Santini P. B. Shepson W. Simpson T. Valentic C. Williams P. J. Wyss Development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean-atmosphere-sea ice-snow pack interactions: the O-buoy Atmospheric Measurement Techniques |
| title | Development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean-atmosphere-sea ice-snow pack interactions: the O-buoy |
| title_full | Development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean-atmosphere-sea ice-snow pack interactions: the O-buoy |
| title_fullStr | Development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean-atmosphere-sea ice-snow pack interactions: the O-buoy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean-atmosphere-sea ice-snow pack interactions: the O-buoy |
| title_short | Development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean-atmosphere-sea ice-snow pack interactions: the O-buoy |
| title_sort | development of an autonomous sea ice tethered buoy for the study of ocean atmosphere sea ice snow pack interactions the o buoy |
| url | http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/3/249/2010/amt-3-249-2010.pdf |
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